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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 71 newspaper titles published in Huron County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 2 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 18 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Norwalk, Monroeville, New London.
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Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.
Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.
Digitized page-1 issues from papers published in Huron. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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View at Library of CongressCourtesy Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Page images are hotlinked from loc.gov; generally public domain / no known restrictions (U.S. papers older than 95 years are public domain in their entirety; newer issues may contain some copyrighted third-party material). Rights & access.
No digitized front pages for Huron were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
11 of 18 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Brown, Seth, House | Monroeville | 1974 |
| Dunton House | Norwalk | 1982 |
| Gregory House | New London | 1984 |
| Hosford, John, House | Monroeville | 1974 |
| Hunts Corners | Monroeville | 1993 |
| Huron County Children's Home | Norwalk | 2004 |
| Huron County Courthouse And Jail | Norwalk | 1974 |
| Macksville Tavern | Peru | 1976 |
| Mead-Zimmerman House | Greenwich | 1978 |
| Miller-Bissell Farmstead | New London | 2002 |
| Norwalk Memorial Hospital | Norwalk | 2007 |
| Norwalk Theatre | Norwalk | 2022 |
| Phoenix Mills | Steuben | 1975 |
| Plymouth Historic District | Plymouth | 2018 |
| Tremont House | Bellevue | 2006 |
| West Main Street District | Norwalk | 1974 |
| Wright, John, Mansion | Bellevue | 1974 |
| Zion Episcopal Church | Monroeville | 1974 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Huron was formed in 1809 (1809-02-07) from unknown / original county.
HURON created from part of Non-County Area 3 attached to GEAUGA and part of Non-County Area 4 attached to PORTAGE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Huron County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,675 | 23,933 | 29,616 | 31,609 | 32,330 | 32,424 | 34,800 | 39,353 | 47,326 | 54,608 | 59,487 | 58,565 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
72 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Axe Factory Cemetery |
| Barre Farm Cemetery |
| Barrett Cemetery |
| Bellevue Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Boughton Cemetery |
| Bronson Cemetery |
| Bullhead Cemetery |
| Centerton Cemetery |
| Collins Cemetery |
| Collinwood Cemetery |
| Day Cemetery |
| Day Cemetery |
| Delphi Cemetery |
| Denton Farm Cemetery |
| East Bronson Cemetery |
| East Creek Cemetery |
| East Norwalk Cemetery |
| East Townsend Cemetery |
| Edwards Grove Cemetery |
| Fayette Cemetery |
| Fitchville Cemetery |
| Five Points Cemetery |
| Forks of Road Cemetery (historical) |
| Fullmer Farm Cemetery |
| Golding Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Grove Street Cemetery |
| Guinea Corners Cemetery |
| Hartland Ridge Cemetery |
| Hester Cemetery |
| Heyman Cemetery |
| Hinckley Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery |
| Hoyt Cemetery |
| Jacobsburg Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| Kniffin Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Lyme Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Mennonite Cemetery |
| Methodist Cemetery |
| New Haven Cemetery |
| Ninevah Road Cemetery |
| North Fairfield Cemetery |
| North Monroeville Cemetery |
| Old Greenwood Cemetery |
| Peru Center Cemetery |
| Pontiac Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Ruggles Cemetery |
| Saint Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Cemetery |
| Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Sebastian Catholic Cemetery |
| Sherman Cemetery |
| South Clarksfield Cemetery |
| Steuben Cemetery |
| Strongs Ridge Cemetery |
| Township Cemetery |
| Trinity Episcopal Cemetery |
| Wakeman Cemetery |
| Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Relief |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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