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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 25 newspaper titles published in Vinton County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1850. 8 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 11 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Zaleski, Arbaugh, Allensville.
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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 Vinton. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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No digitized front pages for Vinton were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
5 of 11 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Eakin Mill Covered Bridge | Arbaugh | 1976 |
| Hope Furnace | Zaleski | 1973 |
| Markham Mound | Zaleski | 1974 |
| Masonic Lodge #472 | Zaleski | 2000 |
| Moonville Tunnel | Zaleski | 2021 |
| Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge | Allensville | 1976 |
| Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge | Wilkesville | 1973 |
| Ranger Station Mound | Zaleski | 1974 |
| Ratcliffe Mound | Londonderry | 1975 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | McArthur | 1976 |
| Zaleski Methodist Church Mound | Zaleski | 1974 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Vinton was formed in 1850 (1850-04-01) from Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Ross.
VINTON created from ATHENS, GALLIA, HOCKING, JACKSON, and ROSS.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Vinton County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,353 | 13,631 | 17,223 | 15,330 | 12,075 | 11,573 | 10,759 | 10,274 | 11,584 | 12,806 | 12,800 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
75 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Arbaugh Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Beard Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethel Holiness Mission Cemetery |
| Blakely Cemetery |
| Boblett Cemetery |
| Bolin Cemetery |
| Bowens Cemetery |
| Brooks Cemetery |
| Cassill Cemetery |
| Centenary Cemetery |
| Chestnut Grove Cemetery |
| Clark Cemetery |
| Creola Cemetery |
| Curry Cemetery |
| Curry Cemetery |
| Dozer Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Elk Cemetery |
| Elk Fork Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fee Cemetery |
| Fisher Cemetery |
| Garrett Cemetery |
| Greer Cemetery |
| Gregory Cemetery |
| Hamden Cemetery |
| Harkins Chapel Cemetery |
| Hixon Cemetery |
| Keeton Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery |
| Locust Grove Cemetery |
| Log Pile Cemetery |
| Mace Cemetery |
| Madison Cemetery |
| Martindill Cemetery |
| McGee Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Old Hamden Cemetery |
| Old McArthur Cemetery |
| Otterbein Cemetery |
| Pawpaw Cemetery |
| Pike Run Cemetery |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Prattsville Cemetery |
| Prose Cemetery |
| Puritan Cemetery |
| Putnam Chapel Cemetery |
| Radcliff Cemetery |
| Randerson Cemetery |
| Saint Sylvester Cemetery |
| Salt Spring Cemetery |
| Scott Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Shoemaker Cemetery |
| Slagle Cemetery |
| Slagle Farm Cemetery |
| Spunk Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Union Ridge Cemetery |
| Walnut Grove Cemetery |
| Weaver Chapel Cemetery |
| Wesley Chapel Cemetery |
| Wilkesville Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Wolf Cemetery |
| Wyckoff Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Bee |
| Cox |
| Goosetown |
| Pincher |
| Ural |
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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