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Licking County, Ohio

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133newspaper titles

2digitized titles

66historic places

1800earliest paper

1808formed

178,519pop. 2020

91cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 133 newspaper titles published in Licking 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 66 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Newark, Granville, Pataskala.

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Newspapers published in Licking

Library of Congress

133 newspaper titles

Title	Place	Years
Licking County Semi-Weekly Republican	Newark	1800–1899
The Commencement Daily	Granville	1800–1899
The Daily Denisonian	Granville	1800–1899
The Advocate	Newark	1820–1836
The Wanderer	Granville	1822–1824
The Newark Gazette	Newark	1827–1830
The Newark Gazette and Mercantile Advertiser	Newark	1831–1836
Licking Ohio Democrat	Newark	1836–1838
The Newark Gazette	Newark	1836–1838
Newark Advocate	Newark	1837–1883
The Constitutionalist	Newark	1837–1849
The Newark Gazette and Farmer's Journal	Newark	1838–1843
Newark Constitutionalist	Newark	1840–1845
The Ohio Laborer	Newark	1842–1843
The Newark Gazette	Newark	1843–1852
The Licking County Herald	Newark	1844–1899
Licking Herald	Newark	1845–1856
Granville Intelligencer	Granville	1848–1853
The Semi-Weekly Gazette	Newark	1850–1859
The Newark Spy	Newark	1851–1899
Newark Weekly Times	Newark	1852–1859
The Licking Bee	Granville	1853–1859
The North American	Newark	1855–1856
The Newark North American	Newark	1857–1863
The True American	Newark	1863–1865
Licking Record	Newark	1864–1865
The Ohio Reveille, and Wool Growers Monitor	Newark	1866–1866
The Weekly Ohio Reveille, and Wool Growers' Monitor	Newark	1866–1867
Blandy's Monthly Journal	Zanesville, Newark	1867–1999
The American & Wool Grower	Newark	1867–1868
The Collegian	Granville	1867–1869
The True American	Newark	1867–1867
The Newark American	Newark	1868–1884
The Denisonian Collegian	Granville	1869–1896
The Licking Monitor	Granville	1872–1899
The Licking County Republican	Newark	1874–1883
The Newark Banner	Newark	1874–1887
The Newark Buckeye	Newark	1874–1899
Newark Evening Journal	Newark	1876–1876
Newark National Advance	Newark	1877–1879
The Newark Democrat	Newark	1878–1880
The Utica Herald	Utica	1878–?
Daily Evening Star	Newark	1879–1883
Granville Times	Granville	1880–1941
Newark Express	Newark	1880–1917
The Newark Morning News	Newark	1880–1881
The Newark Evening News	Newark	1881–1882
The Newark Monitor	Newark	1881–1899
The Pen	Newark	1881–1884
The Daily Advocate	Newark	1882–1883
Weekly Star	Newark	1882–1899
Fruitman and Farmers Guide	Newark	1883–1899
Newark Daily Advocate	Newark	1883–1892
Newark Weekly Advocate	Newark	1883–1900
The New Era	Newark	1883–1899
The Newark Trade Review	Newark	1883–1899
Business College Journal	Newark	1884–1899
The Newark Daily American	Newark	1884–1898
The Newark Weekly American	Newark	1884–1894
Licking County Monthly	Newark	1885–1899
The Daily Roller	Newark	1885–1899
The Denison Weekly News	Granville	1885–1899
The Hebron Herald	Hebron	1886–1899
The Pataskala Standard	Pataskala	1886–?
The Sunday News	Newark	1886–1899
Golden Leaf	Hartford	1887–1899
Semi-Weekly Licking County Republican	Newark	1888–1891
The Daily Tribune	Newark	1891–1898
The Ohio Tribune	Newark	1891–1894
Town Talk	Newark	1891–1899
The Daily Advocate	Newark	1892–1894
The Denison Exponent	Granville	1892–1894
The Johnstown Independent	Johnstown	1892–?
The Daily Denison Exponent	Granville	1893–1899
Newark Daily Advocate	Newark	1894–1901
Denison Daily Collegian	Granville	1895–1899
Newark Semi-Weekly American	Newark	1895–1896
The Ohio Observer	Newark	1895–1896
Newark Weekly American	Newark	1896–1898
The Denisonian	Granville	1896–1901
The Licking County Sun	Newark	1896–1899
The Newark Daily Sun	Newark	1896–1899
Daily American-Tribune	Newark	1898–1903
Newark Weekly American-Tribune	Newark	1898–1900
The Independent Citizen	Newark	1898–1898
Newark's Young Men	Newark	1899–1999
The Hebron Observer	Hebron	1900–1999
The Newark American-Tribune	Newark	1900–1903
Newark Advocate	Newark	1901–1906
The City of Newark, Ohio	Newark	1901–1901
The Newark Advocate	Newark	1901–1927
The Weekly Denisonian	Granville	1901–1903
The American Tribune	Newark	1903–1905
The American Tribune	Newark	1903–1905
The Denisonian	Granville	1903–?
The Labor Gazette	Newark	1903–1999
The New Era	Newark	1903–1999
The Oracle	Newark	1903–1999
Newark American Tribune	Newark	1905–1927
Newark American Tribune	Newark	1905–1918
Semi-Weekly Advocate	Newark	1906–1907
The News Gazette	Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg	1906–1999
The Weekly Advocate	Newark	1908–1914
The Booster of Newark, Ohio	Newark	1909–1919
Revielle	Newark	1910–1999
The Business Men's Appeal	Newark	1912–1912
The Newark Buckeye	Newark	1916–1999
Newark Leader Digitized	Newark	1917–1946
Newark Leader Digitized	Newark	1917–?
Newark Advocate and American Tribune	Newark	1927–1970
The Reynoldsburg Press	Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg	1932–1942
The Ohioan	Dayton, Newark, Columbus	1935–1999
The Newark Daily News	Newark	1937–1938
The Newark News	Newark	1937–1938
The Newark News	Newark	1938–1938
Licking County Weekly	Newark	1946–1947
Licking Weekly	Newark	1946–1952
Heath Refinery News	Heath	1953–1999
Granville Booster	Granville	1956–?
The Reynoldsburg Record	Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg	1956–1964
The Buckeye Lake Shopper	Hebron	1957–?
The Hebron Tribune	Hebron	1958–1961
Little Weekly	Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg	1959–1973
Ace News	Heath	1963–?
The Reynoldsburg Spectator	Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg	1964–1968
The Spectator	Columbus, Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg	1968–1979
The Advocate	Newark	1970–?
The Advocate	Newark	1970–?
The Granville Sentinel	Granville	1970–?
The Reynoldsburg Spectator	Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg	1970–1974
The New Albany-Plain News	New Albany, New Albany	1973–1981
The Reynoldsburg Reporter	Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg, Reynoldsburg	1973–1991
The Licking Countian	Newark	1979–?

Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.

Coverage timeline

Newspapers

Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.

18001856191319692026

Sample front pages

Chronicling America

Digitized page-1 issues from papers published in Licking. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.

Newark Leader ([newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946

November 1, 1918 · Newark

“Official Organ of Organized Labor LOCAL VOICE OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Subscription price per year Single copies cents INVEST IN THRIFT STAMPS VOL Extend Democracy WashingtonThe national…”

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Newark Leader ([newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946

December 13, 1918 · Newark

“CTO THE WORKERS FREEDOM MUST BE OBTAINED Says Pres Samuel Gompers at Recent Victory Celebration Held In New York City New York Speaking at labor victory jubilee meeting held for the purpose of…”

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Newark Leader ([newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946

December 20, 1918 · Newark

“VAwiiII Official Organ of Organized Labor LOCAL VOICE OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Subscription price per year Singh copies cents INVEST IN THRIFT STAMPS Labor Wins Out LONG UNION CAMPAIGN SUC…”

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Newark Leader ([newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946

April 4, 1919 · Newark

“Official Organ of Organized Labor LOCAL VOICE OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Subscription price per year Single copies cents INVEST IN THRIFT STAMPS Printer is Law Maker INTRODUCES AN ANTIINJUNC…”

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Newark Leader ([newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946

April 2, 1920 · Newark

“Official Orgain of Organized Labor LOCAL VOICE OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR price per year copies cents Subscription Single INVEST THRIFT STAMPS VOL Ill Different View Now ADVOCATES OF SEDITION…”

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On this day — November 5

Front pages

Front pages from Licking papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).

Newark Leader ([newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946

November 5, 1920 · Newark

“Official Organ of Organized Labor LOCAL VOICE OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Subscription price per year Single copies cents INVEST IN THRIFT STAMPS VOL Ill Treated Like Slaves ALABAMA COAL MEN…”

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

50 of 66 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

66 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Alligator Effigy Mound	Granville	Site	1971
Avery-Hunter House (Additional Documentation)	Granville	Building	1979
Bancroft, A. A., House	Granville	Building	1980
Belle Hall Covered Bridge	Croton	Structure	1976
Bethel Baptist Church	Pataskala	Building	1983
Bryn Mawr	Granville	Building	1983
Buxton Inn	Granville	Building	1972
Carpenter, Wallace W., House	Granville	Building	1980
Casterton House	Pataskala	Building	1983
Cedar Hill Cemetery Buildings	Newark	Building	1977
Cilgwyn Bach	Granville	Building	1980
Colony Burying Ground, Old	Granville	District	2005
Contract Airmail Route 34 Columbus-Philadelphia Route Marker 2	Heath	Building	2025
Courthouse Center	Newark	Building	1979
Curry Farm Historic District	Hartford	District	2021
Dawes Arboretum, The	Newark	District	2016
Dixon Mound	Homer	Structure	1973
Dustin Cabin	Granville	Building	1980
Elliot House	Pataskala	Building	1983
Etna Township Mounds I And II	Reynoldsburg	Site	1975
Evans-Holton-Owens House	Newark	Building	1986
Flint Ridge State Memorial	Brownsville	Site	1970
Fuller House	Utica	Building	1991
Granville Historic District	Granville	District	1980
Home Building Association Bank	Newark	Building	1973
Hudson Avenue Historic District	Newark	District	1987
Hull Place	Newark	Building	1979
Jersey Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall	Jersey	Building	2018
Johnstown Jail	Johnstown	Building	2003
Kauber, Warren F., Funeral Home	Pataskala	Building	1983
Licking County Courthouse	Newark	Building	1973
Lynnwood Farm	Johnstown	Building	1979
McCune's Villa	Granville	Building	1982
McDaniel Mound	Utica	Structure	1974
McNamar-McLure-Miller Residence	Newark	Building	1982
Mead House	Pataskala	Building	1983
Melick Mound	Utica	Structure	1974
Monroe Township Hall-Opera House	Johnstown	Building	1981
Newark Downtown Historic District	Newark	District	2002
Newark Earthworks NHL	Newark	Site	1966
Newark High School	Newark	Building	2015
Oakwood	Newark	Building	1980
Ohio Canal Groundbreaking Site	Heath	Site	1973
Outville Depot	Pataskala	Building	1995
Outville Hay and Grain Company Building	Outville	Building	2018
Pataskala Banking Company	Pataskala	Building	1983
Pataskala Elementary School	Pataskala	Building	1983
Pataskala Jail	Pataskala	Building	1983
Pataskala Presbyterian Church	Pataskala	Building	1983
Pataskala Town Hall	Pataskala	Building	1983
Pataskala United Methodist Church	Pataskala	Building	1983
Pennsylvania Railway Station	Newark	Building	1979
Pitzer, Anthony, Jr., House	Newark	Building	1988
Rhoads, Peter F., House	Newark	Building	1980
Rodrick Bridge	Newark	Structure	1998
Rogers House	Granville	Building	1980
Rose, Capt. Levi, House	Granville	Building	1980
Shaub, Martin, Mill Site/House	Alexandria	Building	1985
Sherwood-Davidson And Buckingham Houses	Newark	Building	1977
Shield's Block	Newark	Building	1978
St. Luke's Episcopal Church	Granville	Building	1976
Stanbery, Edwin, Office	Granville	Building	1978
Upham-Wright House	Newark	Building	1979
Upland Farm	Newark	Building	1978
West Side Planing Mill (rear)	Newark	Building	1983
Williams, Elias, House	Newark	Building	1979

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Licking was formed in 1808 (1808-03-01) from Fairfield.

LICKING created from FAIRFIELD.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Licking County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1810	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
3,852	11,861	35,096	37,011	40,450	47,070	56,426	62,279	70,645	90,242	120,981	145,491	178,519

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

91 cemeteries and 6 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 91 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Appleton Cemetery	40.21367	-82.60572
Barnes Cemetery	40.12854	-82.34776
Beard - Green Cemetery	39.976	-82.41346
Bennington Chapel Cemetery	40.24006	-82.60544
Bigelow Cemetery	40.15239	-82.69002
Bowers Cemetery	40.1888	-82.51753
Bowling Green Cemetery	40.06644	-82.32532
Brushy Fork Cemetery	40.04312	-82.2632
Burnside Cemetery	40.09704	-82.68724
Cedar Hill Cemetery	40.06938	-82.38791
Cedar Hill Cemetery	39.94507	-82.2532
Channel Cemetery	40.15756	-82.63461
Clark Cemetery	40.17326	-82.51633
Coad Cemetery	40.19256	-82.436
Conard Cemetery	40.22533	-82.48282
Concord Cemetery	40.14811	-82.63822
Cornell Cemetery	40.11223	-82.65832
County Home Cemetery	40.02103	-82.52222
Denison University Cemetery	40.07254	-82.52744
Devils Den Cemetery	40.01006	-82.54544
Eden Church Cemetery	40.20173	-82.35738
Ellis Chapel Cemetery	39.99923	-82.32932
Etna Cemetery	39.9565	-82.69119
Evans Cemetery	40.16284	-82.40515
Fairmount Cemetery	39.96034	-82.38543
Fallsburg Cemetery	40.20396	-82.23987
Fredonia Cemetery	40.13423	-82.51849
Friendship Cemetery	39.99569	-82.40407
Gaffield Cemetery	40.06108	-82.59352
Glen Rest Memorial Cemetery	39.95411	-82.7805
Gould Cemetery	40.23678	-82.71387
Green Hill Cemetery	40.1645	-82.69794
Hancock Cemetery	40.16988	-82.61153
Hanover Cemetery	40.07701	-82.24042
Hartford Cemetery	40.24045	-82.68306
Hebron Cemetery	39.96229	-82.47738
Holy Cross Cemetery	39.9554	-82.70592
Homer Cemetery	40.25339	-82.52433
Jacksontown Cemetery	39.96868	-82.41154
Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery	40.05229	-82.71989
Jersey Universalist Cemetery	40.07895	-82.73462
Kirkersville Cemetery	39.95644	-82.59071
Lake Cemetery	40.19563	-82.64859
Liberty Cemetery	40.177	-82.56321
Licking Baptist Cemetery	39.98423	-82.5071
Linnville Cemetery	39.95645	-82.34792
Lock Cemetery	40.26839	-82.6085
Luray Cemetery	39.96572	-82.53285
Lutheran Cemetery	40.00565	-82.37234
Maple Grove Cemetery	40.06435	-82.51217
Maple Grove Cemetery	40.09304	-82.613
Marple Cemetery	40.17462	-82.45072
Meek Cemetery	40.20126	-82.21819
Melita Fellowship Church Cemetery	40.23107	-82.35759
Miles Chapel Cemetery	40.18345	-82.32493
Moorehead Cemetery	40.13288	-82.58122
Moreland Cemetery	40.02423	-82.67842
Mount Calvary Cemetery	40.03597	-82.40323
Mount Pleasant Cemetery	40.20437	-82.18727
Newark Memorial Gardens	40.11914	-82.43001
North Lawn Cemetery	40.24354	-82.45258
Oakhill Cemetery	40.01201	-82.29237
Old Colony Cemetery	40.06544	-82.51966
Old Fredonia Cemetery	40.152	-82.5221
Old Stone Church of Christ Cemetery	40.03238	-82.24208
Pataskala Cemetery	39.98877	-82.6731
Patterson Cemetery	40.21839	-82.54377
Patterson Cemetery	40.2323	-82.74302
Perryton Cemetery	40.14673	-82.20375
Phillips-White Cemetery	40.11175	-82.4857
Pike Cemetery	39.95847	-82.63903
Pleasant Chapel Cemetery	40.0359	-82.30932
Poplar Fork Cemetery	39.95341	-82.22383
Rocky Fork Cemetery	40.15117	-82.30848
Saint Jacobs Church Cemetery	39.94034	-82.64405
Saint Joseph Cemetery	40.15506	-82.4271
Saint Joseph Cemetery	40.09867	-82.70461
Sanford Cemetery	40.01083	-82.4042
Shadley Cemetery	40.03583	-82.20054
Sharon Valley Cemetery	40.08214	-82.46314

Historical populated places — 6 of 6

Name	Lat	Lon
Blanchard	40.10756	-82.48571
Central City	40.03423	-82.47016
Green	40.1809	-82.7424
Idlewild Park	40.02562	-82.43571
Long Run	40.20646	-82.28543
Moscow	39.96118	-82.46766

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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