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Trumbull County, Ohio

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82newspaper titles
2digitized titles
42historic places
1812earliest paper
1800formed
201,977pop. 2020
93cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 82 newspaper titles published in Trumbull County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1812. 2 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 42 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Warren, North Bloomfield, Kinsman.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Trumbull

Library of Congress
82 newspaper titles
TitlePlaceYears
Trump of FameWarren1812–1816
Western Reserve ChronicleWarren1816–1854
The News-Letter, and Trumbull RepublicanWarren1830–1830
Warren News-Letter, and Trumbull County RepublicanWarren1830–1839
Republican ArgusWarren1836–1836
Trumbull County DemocratWarren1839–1841
Trumbull DemocratWarren1841–1862
The Evening MercuryWarren1843–1843
The Liberty HeraldWarren, Ashtabula1843–1846
The Olive Branch, and New County AdvocateYoungstown, Youngstown1843–1844
The Olive Branch, and Literary MessengerYoungstown, Youngstown1844–1845
Trumbull County WhigWarren1848–1851
The Buckeye BannerWarren1849–1899
Western Reserve Transcript and WhigWarren, Canfield1851–1854
Western Reserve Chronicle and Transcript of the TimesWarren1854–1854
Western Reserve Chronicle and Weekly Transcript of the Times DigitizedWarren1854–?
Western Reserve Chronicle DigitizedWarren1855–?
The Sharp ShooterWarren1856–1899
The Mecca Oil CommercialWarren1861–1869
The Warren ConstitutionWarren1862–1885
The Daily ChronicleWarren1868–1868
Niles IndependentNiles1869–1874
Niles Home RecordNiles1874–1875
The Newton Falls ReviewNewton Falls1875–1899
Trumbull County IndependentNiles1875–1891
Cortland GazetteCortland1876–1887
Newton Falls IndependentNewton Falls1876–1899
The Warren RecordWarren1876–1883
The Warren TribuneWarren1876–1893
The Hubbard EnterpriseHubbard1880–1925
Tri-County NewsNewton Falls1881–1919
Warren Daily ChronicleWarren1883–1924
Western Reserve DemocratWarren1883–1966
Taxpayers' GuardianWarren1887–1889
Mahoning Valley ReviewWarren1889–1892
Girard GritGirard1890–1895
The Mineral Ridge EchoMineral Ridge1890–1899
The Niles Daily NewsNiles1890–1923
Warren Daily TribuneWarren1891–1921
Warren Weekly TribuneWarren1893–1919
Western Reserve MirrorWest Farmington1896–1999
The Kinsman NewsKinsman1897–1908
Letuche PisʹmoWarren1900–1999
NewsCortland1900–1968
Suburban ReporterVienna1900–1962
Girard Weekly JournalGirard1904–1911
Kinsman JournalKinsman1917–?
Newton Falls HeraldNewton Falls1919–?
The Warren TribuneWarren1921–1924
Niles Evening RegisterNiles1922–1999
The Buckeye AmericanWarren1923–1929
Niles Daily TimesNiles1924–1962
The Cortland Home NewsCortland1924–1985
The Warren Tribune, Warren Daily ChronicleWarren1924–1926
Warren ShopperWarren1924–1999
The Hubbard NewsHubbard1926–1962
Warren Tribune ChronicleWarren1926–1977
The Girard NewsGirard1927–?
The Warren Sunday NewsWarren1930–1930
The Democratic NewsWarren1931–1952
The Niles StandardNiles1932–1949
The UniterMcdonald1938–1999
The Daily TimesNiles1962–1979
The Hubbard News and Suburban ReporterHubbard1962–1963
News-ReporterHubbard1963–1967
Hubbard EagleHubbard1966–?
Western Reserve SentinelWarren1966–1967
The Hubbard News and ReporterHubbard1967–1974
The Liberty NewsNiles, Liberty Township1967–?
Western Reserve DemocratWarren1967–1983
The WelderCortland1968–1977
Warren Free PressWarren1969–1999
Howland BandwagonNiles, Howland1974–1985
The Hubbard NewsHubbard1974–?
The Trumbull County Legal NewsWarren1976–?
The Tribune ChronicleWarren1977–?
Brookfield/Masury NewsBrookfield, Masury1979–1986
Niles Daily TimesNiles1979–1989
The Warren IndependentWarren1983–1986
Cortland IndependentCortland1985–1988
Howland IndependentHowland1985–1988
The Niles TimesNiles1989–?

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.

18101864191819722026

Sample front pages

Chronicling America

Digitized page-1 issues from papers published in Trumbull. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.

Courtesy 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.

On this day

Front pages

No digitized front pages for Trumbull were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

30 of 42 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

42 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Allen, Dr. Peter, HouseKinsmanBuilding1971
Barnhisel, Henry II, HouseGirardBuilding1982
Brookfield Center Historic DistrictBrookfieldDistrict1985
Brown, Charles, Gothic CottageNorth BloomfieldBuilding1975
Brown-Wing HouseNorth BloomfieldBuilding1975
BrownwoodNorth BloomfieldBuilding1971
Congregational-Presbyterian ChurchKinsmanBuilding1971
Darrow, Clarence, Octagon HouseKinsmanBuilding1971
Dunlap-Burnett-Moss HouseMineral RidgeBuilding2023
East Market Street SchoolWarrenBuilding2025
Edwards, John Stark, HouseWarrenBuilding1978
Fowler Center Historic DistrictFowlerDistrict1985
Garlick, Richard, HouseYoungstownBuilding1990
Greene Township CenterNorth BloomfieldBuilding1978
Gustavus Center Historic DistrictGustavus and vicinityDistrict1975
Harshman, Charles, HouseSouthington TownshipBuilding1983
Jones, Elam, Public HouseHartfordBuilding2003
Mahoning Avenue Historic DistrictWarrenDistrict1971
Mahoning Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)WarrenDistrict1978
Mason, John Wesley, Gothic CottageBracevilleBuilding1975
McCorkle, Almon G., HouseLordstownBuilding1982
McKinley MemorialNilesBuilding1975
McLain-Gillmer HouseWarrenBuilding1978
Mesopotamia Village DistrictMesopotamiaDistrict1974
Newton Falls Covered BridgeNewton FallsStructure1974
Newton Falls Downtown Historic DistrictNewton FallsDistrict2025
Newton Falls United Service Organization (USO) CenterNewton FallsBuilding2018
Niles Masonic TempleNilesBuilding2006
Packard, James Ward, HouseWarrenBuilding1985
Raymond, Liberty G., Tavern and BarnKenilworthBuilding1975
Seely, Dr. John W., HouseHowland CornersBuilding1972
Southington Township SchoolSouthingtonBuilding2011
Southington Township School (Boundary Increase)SouthingtonBuilding2012
Swift-Kinsman HouseKinsman TownshipBuilding2016
Trumbull County CourthouseWarrenBuilding1974
Upton, Harriet Taylor, House NHLWarrenBuilding1992
Ward-Thomas HouseNilesBuilding1984
Warren Commercial Historic DistrictWarrenDistrict1983
Warren Public LibraryWarrenBuilding1973
Wells-Clark-Strouss HouseYoungstownDistrict1993
Woodrow, William, HouseChampionBuilding1982
Youngstown Country ClubYoungstownDistrict2024

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Trumbull was formed in 1800 (1800-07-10) from Jefferson, WAYNE (Northwest Territory, extinct).

TRUMBULL created by the Northwest Territory from JEFFERSON and WAYNE (Northwest Territory, extinct).

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

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

242k122k1,30218001840188019101920196020002020
1800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
1,30215,54638,10730,65644,88046,59183,920132,315158,915208,526241,863225,116201,977

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

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

93 cemeteries and 10 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 93 listed
NameLatLon
Artherholt Cemetery41.26103-80.55579
Baptist Hill Cemetery41.34252-80.98475
Bazetta Cemetery41.29297-80.78187
Belmont Park Cemetery41.14422-80.66896
Bowers Cemetery41.4129-80.83619
Braceville Center Cemetery41.22449-80.95731
Brownwood Cemetery41.45921-80.87203
Burghill Cemetery41.35039-80.56812
Cadwallader Cemetery41.26695-80.72002
Casterline Cemetery41.3235-80.72901
Champion Center Cemetery41.31007-80.84673
Church Hill Cemetery41.16199-80.66563
Clark Cemetery41.45921-80.95592
Corner House Cemetery41.19255-80.56757
Cortland Christian Church Cemetery41.32838-80.72757
Crown Hill Cemetery41.24005-80.67868
Deacon Creek Cemetery41.3962-80.83678
Delightful Cemetery41.28464-80.92142
Doud Cemetery41.27133-80.70357
Duck Creek Cemetery41.13949-80.91953
Dugan Cemetery41.29755-80.63535
Dunlap Cemetery41.2231-80.70104
East Cemetery41.16279-80.53943
East Cemetery41.38994-80.9139
East Greene Cemetery41.44866-80.73702
East Gustavus Cemetery41.44681-80.64365
East Mecca Cemetery41.39247-80.73756
East Newton Falls Cemetery41.19255-80.97537
Evergreen Cemetery41.38811-80.87298
Evergreen Cemetery41.38952-80.66129
Ewalt Cemetery41.25616-80.7823
Fairview Cemetery41.46171-80.95231
Fowler Center Cemetery41.31283-80.6548
German Cemetery41.16616-80.93925
Giddings Cemetery41.38492-80.5427
Girard Liberty Union Cemetery41.17005-80.70535
Greene Cemetery41.46974-80.75263
Greenlawn Cemetery41.45116-80.73813
Hartford Center Cemetery41.3106-80.57035
Hillside Cemetery41.39164-80.96485
Hillside Cemetery41.33144-80.74202
House of Israel Cemetery41.20343-80.85435
Howland Township Cemetery41.25227-80.73952
Kerrs Cemetery41.15977-80.77591
Latimer Cemetery41.49005-80.87286
Leavittsburg Cemetery41.2406-80.8648
Logan Cemetery41.47364-80.62952
Lordstown Center Cemetery41.16477-80.85203
Maltby Cemetery41.34113-80.93335
Maple Grove Cemetery41.16756-80.57257
McMurray Cemetery41.30892-80.8237
New Kinsman Cemetery41.44985-80.58823
Niles Union Cemetery41.19588-80.74452
North View Cemetery41.46573-80.66908
Norton Cemetery41.40974-80.87268
Oakwood Cemetery41.23005-80.80644
Ohl Town Cemetery41.13533-80.78952
Old Bristol Pioneer Cemetery41.3878-80.86743
Old Gustavus Cemetery41.46524-80.66513
Old North Cemetery41.16814-80.56926
Paltzgroff Cemetery41.20283-80.86175
Pine Knoll Cemetery41.20338-80.85258
Pineview Memorial Park41.21533-80.76869
Pioneer Cemetery41.38294-80.56893
Portersfield Cemetery41.1698-80.60774
Presbyterian Cemetery41.29131-80.8488
Price Mill Cemetery41.13449-80.96536
Rand Cemetery41.31149-80.69205
Reform Cemetery41.30891-80.92979
Sager Memorial Cemetery41.41957-80.87359
Saint Joseph Cemetery41.28659-80.86413
Saint Marys Cemetery41.22691-80.80351
Saint Michaels Cemetery41.16699-80.93897
Saint Patricks Cemetery41.15266-80.57082
Saint Stephens Cemetery41.19255-80.78813
Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery41.20199-80.86091
Seceders Corners Cemetery41.16199-80.63507
Sheldon Cemetery41.33524-80.65858
Smith Cemetery41.41253-80.77591
Soaptown Cemetery41.14255-80.82675
Historical populated places — 10 of 10
NameLatLon
Antietam41.33256-80.59841
Bentley41.20978-80.52202
Brockway41.27728-80.56841
Dewey41.46839-80.5873
Doughton41.16589-80.59202
Germantown41.18395-80.56841
Superior41.40422-80.55313
Walnut Hill41.24589-80.52202
Wassie41.34811-80.89814
York41.45061-80.63508

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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