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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 60 newspaper titles published in Preble County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 10 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 20 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Eaton, Lewisburg, West Alexandria.
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 Preble. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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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 Preble were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
15 of 20 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Acton House | Eaton | 1985 |
| Brubaker Covered Bridge | Gratis | 1975 |
| Bunker Hill House | Fairhaven | 2001 |
| Camden City Hall and Opera House | Camden | 1998 |
| Camden Public School | Camden | 1998 |
| Christman Covered Bridge | Eaton | 1976 |
| Christman, Daniel, Homestead | Eaton | 1982 |
| Eaton High School | Eaton | 2014 |
| Euphemia Inn and Tavern | Lewisburg | 2024 |
| Fort St. Clair Site | Eaton | 1970 |
| Geeting Covered Bridge | Lewisburg | 1975 |
| Harshman Covered Bridge | Fairhaven | 1976 |
| Historic Associate Reformed Church and Cemetery | Morning Sun | 2008 |
| Hueston Woods Park Mound | College Corner | 1971 |
| Lange Hotel | West Alexandria | 1991 |
| Roberts Covered Bridge | Eaton | 1971 |
| St. Clair Street Bridge | Eaton | 1978 |
| Unger, George B., House | West Alexandria | 1978 |
| Warnke Covered Bridge | Lewisburg | 1976 |
| West Alexandria Depot | West Alexandria | 2006 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Preble was formed in 1808 (1808-03-01) from Butler, Montgomery.
PREBLE created from BUTLER and MONTGOMERY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Preble County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,304 | 10,237 | 19,482 | 21,820 | 24,533 | 23,713 | 23,238 | 23,329 | 27,081 | 32,498 | 38,223 | 42,337 | 40,999 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
64 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Beechwood Cemetery |
| Brower Cemetery |
| Brower Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Camp Run Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| County Home Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Dixon Cemetery |
| Dry Fork Baptist Cemetery |
| Eikenberry - Wheatville Cemetery |
| Enterprise Cemetery |
| Fair View Cemetery |
| Fair View Cemetery |
| Fairmound Cemetery |
| Fairmount Cemetery |
| Fisher Cemetery |
| Fisher Cemetery |
| Fort Saint Clair Cemetery |
| Frame Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Gard Cemetery |
| Gettysburg Cemetery |
| Hamburg Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Hunt Cemetery |
| John Ramsey Cemetery |
| Kingrey Cemetery |
| Kirven - Pottenger Cemetery |
| Lowes Cemetery |
| Monroe Cemetery |
| Mound Hill Cemetery |
| Muttonville Cemetery |
| Myers Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| New Lexington Cemetery |
| Old Cemetery |
| Patterson Cemetery |
| Patterson Cemetery |
| Petry Cemetery |
| Phillips Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Poyner Cemetery |
| Preble Memory Gardens |
| Ray Cemetery |
| Roselawn Cemetery |
| Sherer Cemetery |
| Shiloh Lutheran Cemetery |
| Spacht Cemetery |
| Spring Lawn Cemetery |
| Stump Cemetery |
| Sugar Grove Cemetery |
| Sugar Hill Cemetery |
| Sugar Valley Cemetery |
| Teague Cemetery |
| Twin Valley Cemetery |
| Verona Cemetery |
| Wares Chapel Cemetery |
| Westville Cemetery |
| Zion Church Graveyard |
| Name |
|---|
| Belfast |
| Claysburg |
| Corvin |
| Oklahoma |
| Orangeburg |
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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