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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 28 newspaper titles published in Morgan County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1827. 4 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 6 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Malta, Chesterhill, Stockport.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
| Title | Place | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Morgan Sentinel, and McConnelsville Gazette | Mcconnelsville | 1827–1829 |
| People's Advocate | Mcconnelsville | 1836–1838 |
| The Muskingum Valley | Mcconnelsville | 1836–1844 |
| The Ohio Whig Standard, and Morgan County Democrat | Mcconnelsville | 1838–1843 |
| Ohio Democratic Guard | Mcconnelsville | 1844–1848 |
| The Independent | Mcconnelsville | 1844–1845 |
| The Morgan Herald | Mcconnelsville | 1845–1856 |
| The Peer-Out | Mcconnelsville | 1845–1899 |
| The Workingman's Advocate | Malta | 1846–1899 |
| M'connelsville Enquirer | Mcconnelsville | 1854–1864 |
| The Morgan Weekly Herald | Mcconnelsville | 1856–1861 |
| The Morgan County Herald | Mcconnelsville | 1861–1868 |
| The Valley Democrat | Mcconnelsville | 1864–1864 |
| The Conservative Digitized | Mcconnelsville | 1866–? |
| The M'connelsville Herald | Mcconnelsville | 1869–1904 |
| Morgan County Independent | Malta | 1871–1874 |
| South-Eastern Independent Digitized | Mcconnelsville | 1871–? |
| The Democrat | Mcconnelsville | 1871–1886 |
| Chester Hill Times | Chesterhill | 1878–1899 |
| Morgan County Democrat Digitized | Mcconnelsville | 1886–1943 |
| Morgan County Democrat Digitized | Mcconnelsville | 1886–? |
| The Morgan County Leader | Mcconnelsville, Chesterhill | 1896–1904 |
| The Herald-Leader | Mcconnelsville | 1904–1906 |
| The Citizen | Mcconnelsville | 1905–1906 |
| The Daily Herald | Mcconnelsville | 1906–1917 |
| The Weekly Herald | Mcconnelsville | 1906–1936 |
| The McConnelsville Herald | Mcconnelsville | 1936–1943 |
| The Morgan County Herald | Mcconnelsville | 1943–? |
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 Morgan. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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No digitized front pages for Morgan were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
5 of 6 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Adams Covered Bridge | Malta | 1999 |
| Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge | Chesterhill | 1999 |
| Big Bottom Massacre Site | Stockport | 1970 |
| Helmick Mill Covered Bridge | Malta | 1999 |
| McConnelsville Historic District | McConnelsville | 1979 |
| Rock Hollow School | Ringgold | 1983 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Morgan was formed in 1817 (1817-12-29) from Guernsey, Muskingum, Washington.
MORGAN created from GUERNSEY, MUSKINGUM, and WASHINGTON.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Morgan County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,297 | 20,852 | 22,119 | 20,074 | 17,905 | 14,555 | 14,227 | 12,836 | 12,747 | 14,241 | 14,897 | 13,802 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
93 cemeteries and 13 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Albright Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Andrews Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Bailey Cemetery |
| Bain Cemetery |
| Barr Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Black Oak Cemetery |
| Blackemar Cemetery |
| Boyd Cemetery |
| Brick Church Cemetery |
| Bristol Cemetery |
| Cary Cemetery |
| Centerville Cemetery |
| Chesterhill Cemetery |
| Clark Cemetery |
| Crossroads Cemetery |
| Deen Cemetery |
| Deerfield Cemetery |
| Dutch Hill Cemetery |
| East Branch Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Ellis Cemetery |
| Emery Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fairview Methodist Protestant Cemetery |
| Free Grace Cemetery |
| Friends Burial Ground |
| German Cemetery |
| Harr Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Infirmary Cemetery |
| Jacklot Cemetery |
| Jerusalem Cemetery |
| Jordan Cemetery |
| Joy Cemetery |
| Knox Cemetery |
| Kuntz Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery |
| Lemon Hill Cemetery |
| Liberty Hill Cemetery |
| Lightner Cemetery |
| Locust Grove Cemetery |
| Lovel Cemetery |
| Malta Cemetery |
| McConnelsville Cemetery |
| McKendree Cemetery |
| Meigs Church of Christ Cemetery |
| Meigsville Cemetery |
| Morris Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Methodist Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oakland Cemetery |
| Old Quaker Cemetery |
| Olney Cemetery |
| Payne Cemetery |
| Pennsville Cemetery |
| Phillis Cemetery |
| Pisgah Methodist Cemetery |
| Pisgah Methodist Protestant Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Rehobeth Cemetery |
| Reinersville Cemetery |
| Ringgold Cemetery |
| Risen Cemetery |
| Robinson Cemetery |
| Saint Margaret Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Smiths Chapel Cemetery |
| Stockport Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Airington |
| Brill |
| Cabinville |
| Chadwick |
| Chaneyville |
| Cloud |
| Halls Valley |
| Lewis |
| Linscott |
| Otho |
| Rowland |
| Seeleyburg |
| Shilling |
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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