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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 109 newspaper titles published in Lake County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 6 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 83 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Madison, Painesville, Mentor.
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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 Lake. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
“Everyone is Invited Fairport Beacon Show Starts at Vol VL Fairport Harbor Ohio September SPECIAL EDITION Beacons Cooking School To Open Tuesday Prizes to Be Given Away at Lyric Theatre Ninetytwo…”
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“Distributed in Fairport North Painesville and Grand River VoL VI Fairport Beacon Fairport Harbor Ohio Friday November Published each Friday by the Neal Printing Co PHONE No THREE SPEAKERS ON EDUCATION…”
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“Distributed in Fairport North Painesville and Grand River Fairport Beacon Published each Friday by the Neal Printing Co PHONE VoL VI Fairport Harbor Ohio Friday December No Community Center Faces Coal…”
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“Distributed in Fairport North Painesville and Grand River Fairport Beacon Published each Friday by the Neal Printing Co PHONE VOL VII Fairport Harbor Ohio Friday April No Calls Meeting for Aid of…”
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“FAIRPORTBEACOI Vol No FRIDAY JANUARY Fairport Harbor Ohio Per Year Single Copy Se VILLAGE TO RECEIVE FIRST DONATION TO LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM First to respond to request for suitable display material for…”
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No digitized front pages for Lake were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
72 of 83 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Lake was formed in 1840 (1840-03-06) from Cuyahoga, Geauga.
LAKE created from CUYAHOGA and GEAUGA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Lake County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,719 | 15,576 | 16,326 | 21,680 | 28,667 | 50,020 | 75,979 | 148,700 | 212,801 | 227,511 | 232,603 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| jaga | Park unit | 18.2 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
32 cemeteries and 6 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Blackbrook Cemetery |
| Brakeman Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Chardon Road Cemetery |
| Clague Farm Cemetery |
| Concord Township Cemetery |
| Dock Road Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Fairview Memorial Park |
| Gore Church Cemetery |
| Huntoon Cemetery |
| Kirtland South Cemetery |
| Kirtland Temple Cemetery |
| Lane Road Cemetery |
| Lost Nation Road Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Madison Memorial Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Mentor Avenue Cemetery |
| Mentor Municipal Cemetery |
| Middle Ridge Cemetery |
| North Madison Cemetery |
| North Ridge Cemetery |
| Perry Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| SOM Road Cemetery |
| South Ridge Cemetery |
| Waite Hill Village Cemetery |
| West Kirtland Township Cemetery |
| Wickliffe Village Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Willoughby Village Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Clarks |
| Heisley |
| Madison Dock |
| Pease Mill |
| Rush Road |
| Wheeler |
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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