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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 66 newspaper titles published in Medina 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 33 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Medina, Lodi, Sharon Center.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
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 Medina. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
“MEDINA MAY No VOLUME NUMBER THIRTYFIVE liediha will iiooi HER SOLDIER DEAD MEMORIAL DAY NEXT FRIDAY JWAY World War Veterans an Addition To Depleted Ranks of theGAR Next Friday May da Memorial day and…”
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“MEBMf VOLUME NUMBER THJTYFIVE MEDINA oTmAY No MS EET HOLD GROb MEDINA LED IN RALL TEST AUXILIARY Program Arranged by Clark Reinhart Superintendent of Northern Group group meeting of the northern part…”
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“MED ENTIMEL VOLUME NUMBER THIRTYFIVE MEDINA JUNE No DEATH SUMMONS AINSWOR WAS VERY PROMINENT IN MASONIC CIR Suffered Stroke of Paralysii Years Ago From Which He Never Recovered Death visited Medina…”
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“SENTINEL MEMBER No MEDINA OHIO THURSDAY DECEMBER VOLUME THIRTYEIGHT MEDINA Tim COUNGIL HIS BUSY Receives Many New Petitions for Paving and Sewer GAS CO SUPT SHOW UP No Action Taken on New Rate But…”
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Front pages from Medina papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).
“MEDINA SENTINEL VOLUME THIRTYSEVEN MEDINX OHIO FRIDAY NOVEMBER Noll DEAD BABIES IN BED WITH MOTHER TRAGIC CASE FOUND BY RED CROSS ATTACHES Attention Comes Too Late and Five Little Children Are Bereft…”
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26 of 33 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.
Medina was formed in 1812 (1812-02-18) from unknown / original county.
MEDINA created from Non-County Area 4 attached to PORTAGE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Medina County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,082 | 18,352 | 22,517 | 21,453 | 21,958 | 26,067 | 33,034 | 40,417 | 65,315 | 113,150 | 151,095 | 182,470 |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| CUVA | Park unit | 32.3 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
66 cemeteries and 7 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Abbeyville Cemetery |
| Bagdad Cemetery |
| Beach Cemetery |
| Beebetown Cemetery |
| Bennetts Corners Cemetery |
| Black River Cemetery |
| Blake Cemetery |
| Branch Cemetery |
| Brunswick Center Cemetery |
| Chatham Cemetery |
| Coddingville Cemetery |
| Crowfoot Cemetery |
| East Granger Cemetery |
| East Homerville Reformed Cemetery |
| Eastlawn Memory Gardens |
| Fairview Park Cemetery |
| Friendsville Cemetery |
| Ganyard Cemetery |
| Greenhoe Cemetery |
| Guilford Mennonite Cemetery |
| Hamilton Corners Cemetery |
| Hillcrest Memorial Gardens |
| Holmes Brook Cemetery |
| Homer Lutheran Cemetery |
| Jerusalem Lutheran Cemetery |
| Lafayette Cemetery |
| Litchfield Center Cemetery |
| Lutheran Memorial Park |
| Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Medina Catholic Cemetery |
| Mound Hill Cemetery |
| Mount Zwingli Cemetery |
| Munson Cemetery |
| Myrtle Hill Cemetery |
| Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery |
| Old Lodi Cemetery |
| Old Medina Cemetery |
| Old Mennonite Cemetery |
| Old Westfield Center Cemetery |
| Pawnee Cemetery |
| Poe Cemetery |
| Reed Hill Cemetery |
| Rest Acre Cemetery |
| Ridge Cemetery |
| River Road Cemetery |
| River Styx Cemetery |
| Saint Martin of Tours Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery |
| Sharon Center Cemetery |
| Shaw Cemetery |
| Southwest Sharon Cemetery |
| Spencer Cemetery |
| Spitzer Cemetery |
| Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Town Line Cemetery |
| Vanderhoef Cemetery |
| Voorhees Cemetery |
| Waltz Cemetery |
| Westfield Center Cemetery |
| Weymouth Cemetery |
| Windfall Cemetery |
| Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Woodlawn Cemetery |
| York Cemetery |
| Zion Lutheran Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Centerville |
| Chamberlain |
| Geisingers Corners |
| Newtons |
| Pliny |
| Risley |
| Weavers |
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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