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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 36 newspaper titles published in Mercer 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 30 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Celina, Fort Recovery, Maria Stein.
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 Mercer. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
![Front page thumbnail: The Celina Democrat (celina, O. [ohio]) 1895-1921, December 16, 1910](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_norgay_ver01:data:sn88077067:00415665751:1910121601:0267/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“Just More Business Days Between This Day and Christmas Theyre Going Fast and Wise People Are Making fay INA DEMOCI Bu Men siness We cannot insure you adver tising space in The Democrat next week…”
View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Celina Democrat (celina, O. [ohio]) 1895-1921, December 8, 1911](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_norgay_ver01:data:sn88077067:00415665751:1911120801:0682/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“INA DEMOCRA Only Weeks Until Christmas Advertisers as well as shoppers should paste this In their bonnets TEN PAGES Kitabliihed Mar Entred ftt the Celina Ohio pottoffice at econdclais mail matter…”
View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Celina Democrat (celina, O. [ohio]) 1895-1921, December 15, 1911](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_norgay_ver01:data:sn88077067:00415665751:1911121501:0692/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“DEMOCRA ONLY SEVEN Business DA YS Before CHRISTMAS TEN PAGES EfUblUhpfl Mar Id Entered at the Celina Ohio pottoffica erondclan mail matter Volume Number Carlin Publisher John Carlin Local Editor…”
View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Celina Democrat (celina, O. [ohio]) 1895-1921, August 9, 1912](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_norgay_ver01:data:sn88077067:00415665751:1912080901:0966/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“TTT TT TT FT rTT JJitLlWULJKA One paper la the home worth doxea la the by way TOE OlO CHAT IS TUX HOME PAPER of Mer cer Coonty Better read hundred ad vertisements than mlM the one yoa need Yoa can mti…”
View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Celina Democrat (celina, O. [ohio]) 1895-1921, December 12, 1913](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_norgay_ver01:data:sn88077067:00415665763:1913121201:0552/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“CELINA OCRAT This issue of The Democrat consists of Pages rot ONLY TEN buai ness days between Etubliihed Mm 1ML Entr4 ai the Celina Ohio ftottoffic Mcond clan mall mattar lis and Chrismas Volume…”
View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Celina Democrat (celina, O. [ohio]) 1895-1921, December 11, 1914](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_norgay_ver01:data:sn88077067:00415665763:1914121101:0973/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“DEMOCRAT Cell One Paper ma The Reservoir City the bigge little town on earth the hub of the universe In the iiomk worth dozen In the byway and jurt remember Tin Dkmocrat the home paper of Mercer…”
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 Mercer were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
21 of 30 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.
Mercer was formed in 1820 (1820-04-01) from unknown / original county.
MERCER created from Non-County Area 6 attached to DARKE and Non-County Area 7 attached to SHELBY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Mercer County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 8,277 | 14,104 | 21,808 | 28,021 | 26,872 | 26,256 | 28,311 | 32,559 | 38,334 | 40,924 | 42,528 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
76 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Botkins Cemetery |
| Buck Cemetery |
| Burge Cemetery |
| Burntwood Cemetery |
| Cassella Cemetery |
| Catholic Cemetery |
| Coats Cemetery |
| Coil Cemetery |
| Coil Cemetery |
| Duck Creek Cemetery |
| East Bethel Cemetery |
| Ellis Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fountain Chapel Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Frisinger Cemetery |
| Fryer Cemetery |
| Green Mound Cemetery |
| Hamilton Bethel Cemetery |
| Hamilton Cemetery |
| Hankin Cemetery |
| Hussey Cemetery |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery |
| Landfair Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Live Oak Cemetery |
| Long Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Macedon Cemetery |
| Maria Stein Convent Cemetery |
| Mendon Cemetery |
| Mercer Cemetery |
| Mercer Memory Gardens |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Neptune Cemetery |
| North Grove Cemetery |
| Old Pioneer Cemetery |
| Oldtown Cemetery |
| Otterbein Cemetery |
| Palmer Cemetery |
| Petrie Cemetery |
| Pisgah Cemetery |
| Precious Blood Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery |
| Roebuck Cemetery |
| Roebuck Cemetery |
| Saint Aloysious Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Anthony Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Elizabeth Cemetery |
| Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Mary Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery |
| Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Rose Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Sebastian Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Wendelin Catholic Cemetery |
| Sherer Cemetery |
| Shindeldecker Cemetery |
| Skeels Cemetery |
| Spring Hill Cemetery |
| State Line Cemetery |
| Swamp College Cemetery |
| Tomlinson Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Zimerman Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Brehm |
| Earley |
| Steinman |
| Striptown |
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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