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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 65 newspaper titles published in Scioto County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 4 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 44 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Portsmouth, West Portsmouth, Stout.
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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 Scioto. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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No digitized front pages for Scioto were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
34 of 44 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Mile House | Stout | 2021 |
| All Saints Episcopal Church | Portsmouth | 1982 |
| Anderson Brothers Department Store | Portsmouth | 2001 |
| Bennett Schoolhouse Road Covered Bridge | Minford | 1978 |
| Bigelow United Methodist Church | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Boneyfiddle Commercial Disrict | Portsmouth | 1979 |
| Cunningham-Maier House | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Dole-Darrell House | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Elden House | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Eugene McKinley Memorial Pool | Portsmouth | 2019 |
| Evangelical Church of Christ | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Feurt Mounds And Village Site | Portsmouth | 1973 |
| Feurt Mounds and Village Site (Boundary Increase) | Portsmouth | 1975 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Portsmouth | 1973 |
| General U.S. Grant Bridge | Portsmouth | 2001 |
| Gharky, George H., House | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel | Portsmouth | 1980 |
| Horseshoe Mound | Portsmouth | 1974 |
| Hurth Hotel | Portsmouth | 1983 |
| Kinney, Aaron, House | Portsmouth | 1973 |
| Kinney, Eli, House | Portsmouth | 1988 |
| Labold House and Gardens | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Marsh, Joseph, House | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Meyer House | Portsmouth | 1988 |
| Moore, Philip, Stone House | West Portsmouth | 1975 |
| Newman, William, House | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Odd Fellows Hall | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Ohio & Erie Canal Southern Descent Historic District (Boundary Increase) | Portsmouth | 2022 |
| Otway Covered Bridge | Otway | 1974 |
| Peck, Judge William V., House | Portsmouth | 1979 |
| Portsmouth Fire Department No. 1 | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Portsmouth Foundry and Machine Works | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Purdum-Tracy House | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Reed, Joseph G., Company | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Scioto County Courthouse | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Portsmouth | 1996 |
| Second Street Historic District | Portsmouth | 1983 |
| Sixth Street Historic District | Portsmouth | 1988 |
| St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church | Portsmouth | 1979 |
| Steindam House | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Streich Apartments | Portsmouth | 1987 |
| Tremper Mound And Works | West Portsmouth | 1972 |
| Tripp-Bauer Building | South Webster | 1988 |
| Zottman House | Portsmouth | 1996 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Scioto was formed in 1803 (1803-05-01) from Adams.
SCIOTO created from ADAMS.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Scioto County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,399 | 5,750 | 11,192 | 24,297 | 33,511 | 40,981 | 62,850 | 86,565 | 82,910 | 84,216 | 84,545 | 79,195 | 74,008 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
135 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Adams Cemetery |
| Adams Cemetery |
| Barrett Cemetery |
| Batterson Cemetery |
| Beech Fork Cemetery |
| Bennett Cemetery |
| Bennett Cemetery |
| Berea Cemetery |
| Big Run Cemetery |
| Bloom Furnace Cemetery |
| Bloom Switch Cemetery |
| Blue Run Cemetery |
| Brady Cemetery |
| Branham Cemetery |
| Brant Cemetery |
| Buckeye Cemetery |
| Bussey Cemetery |
| Candy Run Baptist Cemetery |
| Canter Cemetery |
| Careys Run Cemetery |
| Cole Cemetery |
| Colegrove Cemetery |
| Conley Cemetery |
| Cook Cemetery |
| Country Club Cemetery |
| Crabtree Cemetery |
| Dold Cemetery |
| Downey Cemetery |
| Duncan Cemetery |
| Early Cemetery |
| Euton Cemetery |
| Feurt Cemetery |
| Flack Cemetery |
| Floral Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Garvin Cemetery |
| Garvin Cemetery |
| Gerlach Cemetery |
| German Cemetery |
| Glendale Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Gregory Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Harger Cemetery |
| Harmon Cemetery |
| Harrison Furnace Cemetery |
| Hartley Cemetery |
| Haverhill Cemetery |
| Highland Bend Cemetery |
| Hoffer Hill Cemetery |
| Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Jacobs Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| Jewett Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Kellogg Cemetery |
| Kelly Cemetery |
| Kelly Cemetery |
| Kinney Cemetery |
| Knore Cemetery |
| Kronk Cemetery |
| Lair Cemetery |
| Larkin Cemetery |
| Lauman Cemetery |
| Long Run Cemetery |
| Lucasville Cemetery |
| Luckett Cemetery |
| Lute Cemetery |
| Malone Cemetery |
| Marshall Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Mault Cemetery |
| McDermitt Cemetery |
| McKendree Cemetery |
| Meads Cemetery |
| Memorial Burial Park |
| Mershon - Swords Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| East Portsmouth |
| Madland |
| Massie |
| Shannoah Town |
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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