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Ross County, Ohio

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89newspaper titles
0digitized titles
45historic places
1800earliest paper
1798formed
77,093pop. 2020
117cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 89 newspaper titles published in Ross County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 45 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Chillicothe, Bainbridge, South Salem.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Ross

Library of Congress
89 newspaper titles
TitlePlaceYears
Freeman's Journal and Chillicothe AdvertiserChillicothe1800–1800
The Scioto Gazette and Chillicothe AdvertiserChillicothe1800–1800
The Scioto GazetteChillicothe1801–1815
The Ohio HeraldChillicothe1805–1807
The FredonianChillicothe1807–1809
The SupporterChillicothe1808–1821
The Independent RepublicanChillicothe1809–1811
The FredonianChillicothe, Circleville1811–1815
The Weekly RecorderChillicothe1814–1821
The Weekly RecorderChillicothe1814–1821
The Weekly RecorderChillicothe1814–1821
The Scioto Gazette and Fredonian ChronicleChillicothe1815–1821
The Supporter and Scioto GazetteChillicothe1821–1827
Friend of FreedomChillicothe1824–1824
The Scioto GazetteChillicothe1827–1834
The Ohio Plough-BoyChillicothe1828–1828
Ohioan and Chillicothe AdvertiserChillicothe1829–1830
Chillicothe Evening PostChillicothe1830–1831
Chillicothe AdvertiserChillicothe1831–1869
Scioto Gazette and Independent WhigChillicothe1834–1835
The BuckeyeChillicothe1834–1834
The Scioto GazetteChillicothe1835–1854
Log Cabin HeraldChillicothe1840–1849
The Chillicothe GazetteChillicothe1841–1842
Chillicothe IntelligencerChillicothe1842–1843
Chillicothe IntelligencerChillicothe1842–1843
True DemocratChillicothe1843–1845
The Sharp StickChillicothe1844–1844
Ancient MetropolisChillicothe1845–1857
The Ohio Spectator, and Paint Valley RegisterBainbridge1846–1899
The FountainChillicothe1847–1848
The Pledge of HonorChillicothe1847–1899
Daily Evening Despatch [Sic]Chillicothe1849–1849
Der Ohio Correspondent Und Chillicothe AnzeigerChillicothe1849–1854
Scioto GazetteChillicothe1849–1850
The Daily Ancient MetropolisChillicothe1849–1850
The Ancient MetropolisChillicothe1850–1853
The Daily Scioto GazetteChillicothe1850–1857
Printers DevilChillicothe1851–1859
The City ObserverChillicothe1852–1899
The Daily Ancient MetropolisChillicothe1853–1857
Weekly Scioto GazetteChillicothe1854–1860
Chillicothe Morning AdvertiserChillicothe1855–1859
The Scioto GazetteChillicothe1860–1893
The Flag of the UnionChillicothe1861–1861
Ohio HeraldChillicothe1867–1899
The Ross County RegisterChillicothe1868–1909
Unsere Zeit = Our EraChillicothe1868–1917
Scioto Valley PostChillicothe1871–1876
The Weekly SentinelChillicothe1871–1899
The Chillicothe AdvertiserChillicothe1875–1876
The AdvertiserChillicothe1876–1877
Chillicothe AdvertiserChillicothe1878–1925
The National ExpressChillicothe1878–1880
Adelphi Border NewsAdelphi1879–1939
Chillicothe Daily NewsChillicothe1880–1899
The Scioto GazetteChillicothe1880–1899
The Chillicothe LeaderChillicothe1883–1893
The Kingston BladeKingston1887–1900
The Ohio SoldierChillicothe1887–1891
Chillicothe Daily HustlerChillicothe1890–1890
Chillicothe Fair DailyChillicothe1890–1890
The Goosetown AstonisherChillicothe1890–1899
The Chillicothe StarChillicothe1891–1899
The Ohio Soldier and National Picket GuardChillicothe1891–1899
Clarksburg TelegraphClarksburg1892–1999
The Daily GazetteChillicothe1892–1900
The Leader-GazetteChillicothe1893–1900
The Daily AdvertiserChillicothe1896–1899
The AppealChillicothe1898–1999
Chillicothe News-AdvertiserChillicothe1899–1943
The Scioto GazetteChillicothe1900–1930
The Scioto GazetteChillicothe1900–1926
The Eighty-Third Division NewsChillicothe1917–1918
The Eighty-Third Division NewsChillicothe1917–1918
ShrapnelChillicothe1918–1918
The Camp Sherman NewsChillicothe, Cincinnati1918–1919
The Camp Sherman NewsChillicothe, Cincinnati1918–1919
The HowitzerCamp Sherman1918–1999
Adelphi HeraldAdelphi1926–1999
The Clarksburg StarClarksburg1926–1965
The Bainbridge ReminderBainbridge1929–1939
Chillicothe Scioto GazetteChillicothe1930–1939
Scioto Valley Free PressChillicothe1939–1999
Chillicothe GazetteChillicothe1940–?
The Kingston ReviewKingston1940–1999
The Chillicothe CavalierChillicothe1949–1951
The Paint Valley NewsBainbridge1949–1951
The Paint Valley News and Chillicothe CavalierBainbridge, Chillicothe1951–1952

Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.

Coverage timeline

Newspapers

Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.

18001856191319692026

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

22 of 45 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

45 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Adena (Thomas Worthington House) NHLChillicotheBuilding1970
Adena MoundChillicotheStructure1975
Administration Building-United States Industrial ReformatoryChillicotheBuilding2021
Anderson, Levi, HouseChillicotheBuilding1976
Baum, Howard, Site (33RO270)BainbridgeSite1986
Brown, Austin, MoundChillicotheStructure1974
Buchwalter House-Applethorpe FarmHallsvilleBuilding1983
Campbell, T. C., MoundBainbridgeSite1974
Canal WarehouseChillicotheBuilding1973
Cedar-Bank WorksChillicotheStructure1974
Chillicothe Business DistrictChillicotheDistrict1979
Chillicothe Veterans Administration HospitalChillicotheDistrict2012
Chillicothe Water And Power Company Pumping StationChillicotheBuilding1979
Chillicothe's Old Residential DistrictChillicotheDistrict1973
Elmdale Grange Hall 2162 and Watson One-Room SchoolChillicotheBuilding2024
Frankfort Works MoundFrankfortSite1973
Gartner Mound and Village SiteChillicotheSite2005
Grandview CemeteryChillicotheDistrict1978
Great Seal Park Archeological DistrictChillicotheDistrict1974
Harris, Dr. John, Dental SchoolBainbridgeBuilding1973
Higby HouseChillicotheBuilding1979
High Banks WorksChillicotheSite1973
Highbank FarmChillicotheBuilding1980
Hopeton Earthworks NHLHopetownSite1966
Hopewell Mound GroupChillicotheSite1974
Kinzer MoundSouth SalemStructure1974
Mace, Henry, HouseChillicotheBuilding1998
Macomb, Mary Worthington, HouseChillicotheBuilding1976
McCafferty Run FarmsteadChillocotheBuilding2004
Metzger, Charles, MoundChillicotheDistrict1973
Mound City Group National MonumentChillicotheDistrict1966
Mountain HouseChillicotheBuilding1978
Oak HillChillicotheBuilding1973
Renick House, Paint HillChillicotheBuilding1973
Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds DistrictBainbridgeDistrict1974
Seip HouseChillicotheBuilding1981
South Salem AcademySouth SalemBuilding1979
South Salem Covered BridgeSouth SalemStructure1975
Spruce Hill WorksBournevilleSite1972
Stitt, David, MoundChillicotheStructure1972
Story Mound State MemorialChillicotheStructure1973
TanglewoodChillicotheBuilding1979
Vanmeter Church Street HouseChillicotheBuilding1979
Walke, Anthony, and Susan Cardinal, HouseChillicotheBuilding2007
Wesley ChapelHopetownBuilding1979

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Ross was formed in 1798 (1798-08-20) from Adams, Hamilton, Washington.

ROSS created by the Northwest Territory from ADAMS, HAMILTON, and WASHINGTON.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Ross County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).

78k43k8,54018001840188019101920196020002020
1800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
8,54020,61927,46035,07140,30740,94041,55652,14754,42461,21565,00473,34577,093

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
HOCUPark unit7.4 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

117 cemeteries and 16 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 117 listed
NameLatLon
Adelphi Cemetery39.46451-82.7485
Armstrong Burials (historical)39.33173-82.97546
Asbury Chapel Cemetery39.19708-83.05658
Ater Cemetery39.50567-83.12329
Bainbridge Cemetery39.2245-83.27185
Baptist Cemetery39.39979-83.16713
Baptist Hill Cemetery39.262-83.04907
Baum Hill Cemetery39.25531-83.13188
Beals Cemetery39.20815-82.82443
Belleview Cemetery39.46729-82.7435
Benner Cemetery39.24023-83.26719
Bethel Cemetery39.41729-82.89573
Biers Cemetery39.37249-83.08444
Bishop Hill Cemetery39.28923-83.07685
Blands Cemetery39.20063-82.97798
Bourneville Methodist Cemetery39.28534-83.16185
Bowdle Cemetery39.41543-83.09039
Browns Chapel Cemetery39.48867-83.09824
Caldwell Cemetery39.22173-82.85045
Charleston Cemetery39.3645-82.81434
Chillicothe Correctional Institute Cemetery39.36645-83.02324
Clark Cemetery39.44534-83.14269
Clarksburg Methodist Cemetery39.5045-83.15457
Claypool Cemetery39.25924-82.84182
Concord Cemetery39.29201-82.87545
Concord Presbyterian Cemetery39.35395-83.20491
Cook Cemetery39.19451-82.97712
Crouse Chapel Cemetery39.43991-82.96267
DeSale Cemetery39.22951-82.98462
Draper Cemetery39.43672-83.10629
Dwyer Cemetery39.26702-83.3652
Elliot Cemetery39.2159-82.79795
Fels Cemetery39.19311-83.16129
Findley Cemetery39.26376-82.97002
Floral Hills Cemetery39.24034-82.98212
Garner Cemetery39.19784-83.25741
Golden Gate Cemetery39.27738-83.01526
Grandview Cemetery39.32423-82.98601
Green Summit Cemetery39.46479-82.7585
Greenlawn Cemetery39.3284-82.96351
Greenlawn Cemetery39.40756-83.19269
Grey Cemetery39.27895-83.32074
Hamilton Cemetery39.28728-82.96234
Harper Cemetery39.36537-83.26173
Hickle Cemetery39.43819-82.81953
Hixson Cemetery39.30439-83.29269
Hopetown Cemetery39.37729-82.97129
Hudnell Cemetery39.2259-82.92823
Hymiller Cemetery39.26739-83.32076
Johnson Cemetery39.25812-83.11379
Jones Cemetery39.38256-82.79822
Klutz Cemetery39.20587-83.11385
Leasure Cemetery39.41756-82.79434
Liberty Hill Church Cemetery39.28172-83.00823
Little Mound Cemetery39.20923-82.81017
Londonderry Cemetery39.27034-82.80128
Lutz Cemetery39.50085-83.19142
Mallow Cemetery39.42867-83.2238
Malone Cemetery39.28393-82.96794
Maple Grove Cemetery39.43701-82.83629
Massieville Cemetery39.26812-82.96851
McDill Cemetery39.33895-83.03324
Miller Cemetery39.41117-82.88879
Minear Cemetery39.48885-83.07324
Moore Cemetery39.332-83.09657
Mount Carmel Cemetery39.19896-83.20324
Mount Carmel Cemetery39.32895-82.87295
Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery39.46256-82.9299
Mount Tabor Cemetery39.23507-82.99546
Noble Cemetery39.48161-83.05432
Nuckols Cemetery39.28869-83.33633
Old Methodist Cemetery39.39923-83.17963
Old Methodist Cemetery39.46729-82.74461
Old Stone Cemetery39.34295-83.36831
Overly Chapel Cemetery39.38145-82.94879
Pake Cemetery39.19791-83.29277
Peecher Cemetery39.27867-82.78683
Platter Cemetery39.22839-83.24607
Pleasant Hill Cemetery39.19953-83.18956
Pleasant Hill Cemetery39.41284-82.746
Historical populated places — 16 of 16
NameLatLon
Brownstown39.49367-83.10324
Canada39.23868-82.84378
Charleston39.36951-82.81934
Courtright39.4484-82.9274
Ebush39.31118-83.11991
Eustis39.37117-82.97435
Feightner39.41256-82.74711
Franklin39.36395-82.97379
Heglers39.45701-83.2513
New Salem39.3284-83.35825
Newingburg39.26784-83.10129
Poe Valley39.29673-82.77767
Riton39.35284-82.96962
Seymoreville39.34451-82.94712
Thornton39.39201-83.32491
View39.40367-83.05046

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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