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Logan County, Ohio

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69newspaper titles
2digitized titles
10historic places
1800earliest paper
1818formed
46,150pop. 2020
85cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 69 newspaper titles published in Logan 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 10 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Bellefontaine, Huntsville, Russells Point.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Logan

Library of Congress
69 newspaper titles
TitlePlaceYears
The Huntsville Weekly GazetteHuntsville1800–1899
The Logan GazetteBellefontaine1800–1859
BellefontaineBellefontaine1830–1839
Bellefontaine GazetteBellefontaine1830–1839
Bellefontaine GazetteBellefontaine1830–1899
Bellefontaine Republican, and Logan RegisterBellefontaine1830–1831
GazetteBellefontaine1831–1839
Western Aurora and Farmers' and Mechanics' AdvocateBellefontaine1835–1836
Bellefontaine Gazette and Logan County AdvertiserBellefontaine1836–1836
The Democratic ClubWest Liberty1840–1899
Union GazetteMarysville, Bellefontaine1841–1844
Logan DemocratBellefontaine1842–1899
Logan County GazetteBellefontaine1850–1863
The West Liberty BannerWest Liberty1850–1856
Weekly West-Liberty BannerWest Liberty1850–1852
The West-Liberty Banner and Logan County AdvertiserWest Liberty1853–1859
Bellefontaine RepublicanBellefontaine1854–1999
The Bellefontaine Republican DigitizedBellefontaine1855–1905
The Bellefontaine Republican DigitizedBellefontaine1855–?
The West Liberty BannerWest Liberty1856–1999
West Liberty Weekly TimesWest Liberty1856–1899
The Bellefontaine PressBellefontaine1858–1876
Daily Mac-A-Cheek PressWest Liberty1861–1899
Logan County GazetteBellefontaine1865–1871
The People's AdvertiserBellefontaine1866–1899
The IndependentWest Liberty1870–1899
The LeaderBellefontaine1870–1899
The Degraff BannerDegraff1871–1879
The Weekly ExaminerBellefontaine1871–1883
The Bellecentre PressBelle Center1873–1875
The Rushsylvania PressRushsylvania1873–1879
The EvangelistBellefontaine1876–1876
The Logan County IndexBellefontaine1876–1905
The Lutheran EvangelistSpringfield, Bellefontaine, 1877–1909
De Graff BuckeyeDegraff1879–1905
The Bellefontaine ExaminerBellefontaine1883–1894
The CanteenDegraff1888–1888
The Huntsville GazetteHuntsville1889–1892
The Daily ExaminerBellefontaine1891–1949
The Belle Center HeraldBelle Center1892–1902
The De Graff JournalDe Graff1893–1951
West Mansfield EnterpriseWest Mansfield1893–1945
The Weekly ExaminerBellefontaine1894–1946
The Huntsville NewsHuntsville1895–1921
East Liberty StarEast Liberty1899–1899
The PressEast Liberty1899–1899
Indian Lake AdvertiserBellefontaine1900–1999
The Daily Index-RepublicanBellefontaine1900–1999
The Indian Lake GuideRussells Point1900–?
The Mt. Victory NewsBelle Center, Mount Victory1900–1999
The Quincy ProgressiveQuincy1900–1999
The Weekly ExaminerBellefontaine1900–1999
The Herald-VoiceBelle Center1902–1921
The Weekly Index-RepublicanBellefontaine1906–1921
The East Liberty EchoEast Liberty1908–1916
The Herald-Voice and Huntsville NewsBelle Center1922–1928
The Herald-VoiceBelle Center1928–1987
Fleming's American ExaminerBelle Center1930–1999
Bellefontaine ExaminerBellefontaine1949–?
The AdvertiserLakeview, Bellefontaine1958–?
Rurban JournalDegraff1959–1999
West Liberty AdvertiserWest Liberty1968–1969
The AdvertiserWest Liberty1969–1980
Indian Lake Area LedgerLakeview1970–1973
The Logan County PromoterBellefontaine1973–1999
East Logan AdvertiserBellefontaine1979–1999
West Liberty Degraff Quincy AdvertiserBellefontaine, West Liberty, Degraff1980–1999
Bellefontaine AdvertiserBellefontaine1981–1999
The Indian Lake BeaconRussells Point1987–1989

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 Logan. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.

Courtesy 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.

On this day

Front pages

No digitized front pages for Logan were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

5 of 10 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

10 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Downtown Bellefontaine Historic DistrictBellefontaineDistrict2020
Dunns Pond MoundHuntsvilleSite1974
First Concrete Street In U.S.BellefontaineStructure1974
Lake Ridge Island MoundsRussells PointDistrict1974
Lawrence, William, HouseBellefontaineBuilding1979
Logan County CourthouseBellefontaineBuilding1973
Marmon, Martin, HouseZanesfieldBuilding1986
McColly Covered BridgeBloom CenterStructure1975
Piatt, Abram S., House and Piatt, Donn S., HouseWest LibertyBuilding1982
Schine's Holland TheatreBellefontaineBuilding2001

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Logan was formed in 1818 (1818-03-01) from Champaign.

LOGAN created from CHAMPAIGN.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Logan County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).

46k25k3,1591820184018801920196020002020
182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
3,15914,01520,99626,26730,42030,10429,62431,32934,80339,15546,00546,150

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

85 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 85 listed
NameLatLon
Alexander Cemetery40.27734-83.83402
Armstrong Cemetery40.31825-83.97866
Banks Cemetery40.3181-83.56992
Bellefontaine Cemetery40.36903-83.7456
Blue Jacket Cemetery40.34829-83.7908
Calvary Cemetery40.33723-83.76943
Childrens Home Cemetery40.36059-83.79422
Cooper Farm Cemetery40.31532-83.74798
Cost Cemetery40.2856-83.97271
County Home Cemetery40.40045-83.80887
Darby Creek Cemetery40.30616-83.58465
Day Cemetery40.39394-83.63104
Dorman Cemetery40.47663-83.68356
Early Cemetery40.49009-83.55454
East Liberty Cemetery40.33488-83.58812
Easton Cemetery40.38228-83.71308
Equality Cemetery40.46283-83.63937
Euans Cemetery40.28298-83.59851
Fairview Cemetery40.25949-83.7566
Fairview Cemetery40.50366-83.72966
Fry Cemetery40.477-83.84194
Fulton Cemetery40.45533-83.72743
Garwood Cemetery40.27756-83.56237
Good Hope Cemetery40.46998-83.57925
Goshen Quaker Cemetery40.3283-83.66249
Graham Cemetery40.23478-83.59547
Green Lawn Cemetery40.3745-83.54687
Greenwood Cemetery40.31839-83.91456
Hanger Cemetery40.26866-83.7541
Harper Cemetery40.41865-83.70172
Harrod Cemetery40.42283-83.78271
Hatcher Cemetery40.33711-83.61027
Hathaway Cemetery40.41593-83.54439
Highland Memorial Cemetery40.28144-83.7591
Hodge Cemetery40.38365-83.99994
Huber Cemetery40.3177-83.89108
Huntsville Cemetery40.43033-83.80382
Inskeep Cemetery40.27974-83.58458
Jasinsky Cemetery40.40613-83.66284
Johnston Cemetery40.47755-83.76299
Knight Cemetery40.37171-83.9266
Lewistown Cemetery40.42467-83.88816
Logansville Cemetery40.34893-83.92966
Macochee Cemetery40.27644-83.69021
Marmon Valley Cemetery40.31942-83.63409
McCraken Cemetery40.29891-83.78441
McGraw Cemetery40.4831-83.81132
McKirahan Cemetery40.4749-83.73312
Means Cemetery40.32686-83.92746
Miami Cemetery40.49622-83.67686
Middleburg Cemetery40.28838-83.57909
Miller Cemetery40.35656-83.85607
Moore Cemetery40.31925-83.86582
Moores Cemetery40.35374-83.93558
Mount Mariah Cemetery40.26209-83.58778
Mount Zion Cemetery40.33072-83.71464
Muddy Run Cemetery40.24477-83.77598
New Philadelphia Cemetery40.28477-83.83938
New Salem Cemetery40.37617-83.64299
Newman Cemetery40.27474-83.92612
North Greenfield Cemetery40.37617-83.59965
Northwood Cemetery40.46755-83.73604
Olive Chapel Cemetery40.27532-83.92521
Parish Cemetery40.36355-83.86847
Piatt Cemetery40.24505-83.72743
Pickrell Cemetery40.29835-83.64979
Pickrelltown Cemetery40.30024-83.66482
Pisgy Cemetery40.28561-83.72854
Plum Cemetery40.42212-83.9168
Quaker Cemetery40.37198-83.61409
Quincy Cemetery40.30838-83.96938
Rea Cemetery40.40699-83.93187
Rushsylvania Cemetery40.45422-83.6791
Sagers Cemetery40.31292-83.80716
Sharp Cemetery40.30127-83.57982
South Union Cemetery40.27282-83.76187
Stanfield Cemetery40.41261-83.71372
Stony Creek Cemetery40.30866-83.86104
Tanger Cemetery40.35892-83.84306
Tharps Run Cemetery40.32373-83.69443
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
NameLatLon
Mackachack40.2495-83.72771
Mount Tabor40.39227-83.90938
Muchinippi40.43922-83.94577

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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