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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 67 newspaper titles published in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 6 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 27 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Dover, Dennison, Bolivar.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
| Title | Place | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Newcomerstown Eye | Newscomerstown | 1800–1881 |
| The Dennison Paragraph | Dennsion | 1800–1999 |
| The Index | Newcomerstown | 1800–1928 |
| The Tuscarawas Chronicle | New Philadelphia | 1819–1834 |
| Tuscarawas Advocate | New Philadelphia | 1834–1911 |
| Farmers' and Mechanics' Friend and Tuscarawas County Democrat | New Philadelphia | 1837–1838 |
| Dover Telegraph | Canal Dover, Dover | 1838–1899 |
| The Ohio Democrat and Dover Advertiser Digitized | Dover | 1839–1840 |
| The Ohio Democrat and Dover Advertiser Digitized | Dover | 1839–? |
| Tuscarawas Democrat | New Philadelphia | 1839–1899 |
| The Ohio Democrat Digitized | New Philadelphia | 1840–1900 |
| The Ohio Democrat Digitized | New Philadelphia | 1840–? |
| Der Deutsche in Ohio | Dover | 1852–1859 |
| The Dover Citizen | Dover | 1852–1859 |
| Iron Valley Times | Dover | 1857–1899 |
| Der Deutsche Demokrat | New Philadelphia | 1859–1869 |
| Tuscarawas Chronicle | New Philadelphia | 1865–1901 |
| Der Deutsche Beobachter Digitized | New Philadelphia | 1869–1911 |
| Der Deutsche Beobachter Digitized | New Philadelphia | 1869–? |
| Newcomerstown Visitor | Newcomerstown | 1871–1871 |
| The Ohio Independent | Newcomerstown | 1871–1872 |
| Iron Valley Reporter | Canal Dover, Dover | 1872–1905 |
| Newcomerstown Argus | Newcomerstown | 1873–1877 |
| Reich's Bote | Zoar | 1876–1899 |
| The Newcomerstown Weekly Eye | Newcomerstown | 1878–1899 |
| Tuscarawas County Democrat | Uhrichsville, Dover, Canal Dover | 1879–1899 |
| The Dover Weekly Argus | Dover | 1880–1882 |
| The Daily Iron Valley Reporter | Canal Dover, Dover, New Philadelphia | 1881–1999 |
| Newcomerstown Index | Newcomerstown | 1882–1889 |
| The Argus | New Philadelphia | 1883–1883 |
| The Tuscarawas County Argus | New Philadelphia | 1883–1899 |
| New Philadelphia Times | New Philadelphia | 1885–1900 |
| Farmers' and Mechanics' Journal | New Philadelphia | 1887–1892 |
| The Mineral Pointer | Mineral Point, Mineral City | 1887–1900 |
| The Gnadenhutten Press | Gnadenhutten | 1889–? |
| The Daily Democrat | New Philadelphia | 1890–1999 |
| The Sugar Creek Budget | Sugarcreek | 1890–1891 |
| Twin City Independent | Uhrichsville | 1890–1915 |
| The Weekly Budget | Sugarcreek | 1891–1897 |
| The Tuscarawas Tribune | New Philadelphia | 1893–1897 |
| The Evening Chronicle | Uhrichsville | 1895–1981 |
| The Nugitna | Zoar | 1895–1896 |
| New Philadelphia Tribune | New Philadelphia | 1897–1911 |
| The Sugar Creek Budget | Sugarcreek | 1897–1910 |
| The Newcomerstown News | Newcomerstown | 1898–1928 |
| Ohio Democrat and Times | New Philadelphia | 1900–1925 |
| The Labor News | New Philadelphia | 1900–1999 |
| The Mineral City Pointer | Mineral City | 1900–1923 |
| The Uhrichsville Chronicle | Uhrichsville, Dennison | 1901–1931 |
| The Daily Reporter | Dover | 1903–1968 |
| The Daily Times | New Philadelphia | 1903–1968 |
| Strasburg Record | Strasburg | 1907–1942 |
| The Semi Weekly Budget | Sugarcreek | 1910–1910 |
| The Advocate Tribune | New Philadelphia | 1911–1930 |
| The Weekly Budget | Sugarcreek | 1911–1928 |
| The Protestant Home Journal | Sugarcreek | 1924–1926 |
| Newcomerstown News and Index | Newcomerstown | 1928–1948 |
| The Budget | Sugarcreek | 1928–? |
| The Newcomerstown Herald | Newcomerstown | 1929–1999 |
| The Inter County Gazette | Strasburg, Bolivar, Dundee | 1944–1961 |
| Gnadenhutten News | Gnadenhutten | 1947–1999 |
| Newcomerstown News | Newcomerstown | 1948–1988 |
| The Observer | North Industry, East Sparta, Sandyville | 1954–1967 |
| The Times-Reporter | Dover | 1968–? |
| Die Botschaft | Sugarcreek, Lancaster, Millersburg | 1975–? |
| Chronicle | Uhrichsville | 1981–1986 |
| The News | Newcomerstown | 1988–? |
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 Tuscarawas. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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No digitized front pages for Tuscarawas were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
17 of 27 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Tuscarawas was formed in 1808 (1808-03-15) from Muskingum.
TUSCARAWAS created from MUSKINGUM.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Tuscarawas County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,045 | 8,328 | 25,631 | 32,463 | 40,198 | 53,751 | 63,578 | 68,816 | 70,320 | 76,789 | 84,614 | 90,914 | 93,263 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
121 cemeteries and 10 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Baltic Cemetery |
| Beersheba Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bisel Church Cemetery |
| Brandywine Cemetery |
| Broad Run Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Bunker Hill Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Centenary Cemetery |
| Centenary Cemetery |
| Chestnut Ridge Cemetery |
| Couts Family Cemetery |
| Crooked Run United Methodist Cemetery |
| Crossroads Cemetery |
| Deitz Cemetery |
| Dover Burial Park |
| Dundee Cemetery |
| Dutch Valley Cemetery |
| Dye Cemetery |
| East Avenue Cemetery |
| East State Street Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Evans Creek Lutheran Cemetery |
| Evergreen Burial Park |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Fair Street Cemetery |
| Farber Cemetery |
| Feller Cemetery |
| Fiat Cemetery |
| Fort Laurens Cemetery |
| Fourth Street Cemetery |
| Frys Valley Cemetery |
| Garber Cemetery |
| German Cemetery |
| Gnadenhutten - Clay Union Cemetery |
| Gorsuch Cemetery |
| Goshen Cemetery |
| Goshen Hill Cemetery |
| Grandview Cemetery |
| Grove Cemetery |
| Hardscrabble Cemetery |
| Hartline Cemetery |
| Hartwood Cemetery |
| High Hill Cemetery |
| Holmes Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Hostetler Cemetery |
| Indian Cemetery |
| Jerusalem Reformed Cemetery |
| Kennedy Cemetery |
| Kline Grove Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Lima Church Cemetery |
| Lindon Family Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Mears Cemetery |
| Miller - Mast Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Mineral City Catholic Cemetery |
| Mineral City Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Tabor Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mud Run Cemetery |
| New Peoli Cemetery |
| Newport Methodist Cemetery |
| Old Peoli Cemetery |
| Old Town Cemetery |
| Peoples Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Perry Township Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Pleasant View Cemetery |
| Ragersville Cemetery |
| Ridge Road Cemetery |
| River Hill Cemetery |
| River Hill Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Berwyn |
| Deardoffs Mills |
| Egypt |
| Elm |
| Holly |
| Lawrenceville |
| New England |
| Odbert |
| Three Legs Town |
| Yankeetown |
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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