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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 295 newspaper titles published in Montgomery County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 17 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 164 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 7 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Dayton, Centerville, Germantown.
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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 Montgomery. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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“WATCH US GROW PHONE Michigan VOL 1NO DAYTON OHIO SATURDAY FEBRUARY PRICE TEN CENTS FRONTIERS AMERICA DAYTONOHIO CHAPTER Organized FRONTIERS HONOR PAST PRESIDENTS The Frontiers Club of Dayton last week…”
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No digitized front pages for Montgomery were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
103 of 164 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.
Montgomery was formed in 1803 (1803-05-01) from Hamilton.
MONTGOMERY created from HAMILTON and Non-County Area 1.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Montgomery County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,722 | 15,999 | 31,938 | 52,230 | 78,550 | 130,146 | 209,532 | 295,480 | 398,441 | 527,080 | 571,697 | 559,062 | 537,309 |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| DAAV | Park unit | 9.4 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
102 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Arlington Cemetery |
| Arnold Cemetery |
| Bachman Cemetery |
| Bear Creek Cemetery |
| Beavertown Cemetery |
| Beth Abraham Cemetery |
| Beth Jacob Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Booher Cemetery |
| Brown Run Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Cassel Cemetery |
| Cedar Hill Cemetery |
| Centerville Cemetery |
| Clayton Cemetery |
| Compton Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Cooks Cemetery |
| County Infirmary Cemetery |
| Creager Cemetery (historical) |
| Daniel Miller Cemetery (historical) |
| David Cemetery |
| Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Dayton National Cemetery |
| Dille Cemetery |
| Dohner Cemetery |
| Dutch Cemetery |
| Ehrstine Cemetery |
| Ellerton Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Eversole Cemetery |
| Farmersville Cemetery |
| Farmersville United Brethren Cemetery |
| Florence Cemetery |
| Forest Hills Memorial Gardens |
| Forney Cemetery |
| Fort McKinley Cemetery |
| Frantz Cemetery |
| Furnas Cemetery |
| Gebhart Church Cemetery |
| Germantown Cemetery |
| Greencastle Cemetery |
| Happy Corner Cemetery |
| Harshman Cemetery |
| Hay Cemetery |
| Highland Memorial Cemetery |
| Hillgrove Cemetery |
| Himes Cemetery (historical) |
| Hisey Cemetery |
| Holderman Cemetery |
| Holp Cemetery |
| Jewish Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Kemp Cemetery |
| Kreider Cemetery |
| Landis Cemetery |
| Lower Miami Cemetery |
| Lower Stillwater Cemetery |
| Marianist Cemetery |
| McNelly Cemetery |
| Miamisburg Catholic Cemetery |
| Minnich Cemetery |
| Morgan Cemetery (historical) |
| Moyer Cemetery |
| Moyer Cemetery |
| Narrows Pet Cemetery |
| Nicholas Cemetery |
| Old Centerville Cemetery |
| Old Greencastle Cemetery |
| Old Lutheran Cemetery |
| Old Warner Cemetery |
| Phillipsburg Cemetery |
| Phillipsburg Christian Cemetery |
| Pinegrove Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Polk Grove Cemetery |
| Poplar Hill Cemetery |
| Pyrmont Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Rehoboth Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Kingsville |
| Manor |
| Pinchtown |
| Tadmor |
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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