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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 59 newspaper titles published in Washington County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 2 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 39 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Marietta, Belpre, Watertown.
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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 Washington. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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“Marietta Daily Leader THE ONLY ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT IN MARIETTA BY PRIVATE WIRE VOL VII NO MARIETTA OHIO WEPNESDAY SEPTEMBER lyui TEN CENTS WEEK tlon and executive committees by hundred of personal…”
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No digitized front pages for Washington were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
29 of 39 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.
Washington was formed in 1788 (1788-07-27) from part of the Western Reserve.
WASHINGTON created by the Northwest Territory from non-county area and part of the Western Reserve. This implicit challenge to Connecticut's authority in the Western Reserve went unanswered.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Washington County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,427 | 10,425 | 20,823 | 36,268 | 43,244 | 48,245 | 43,049 | 43,537 | 44,407 | 51,689 | 64,266 | 63,251 | 59,771 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
153 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Atkinson Cemetery |
| Barlow Central Cemetery |
| Barnett Ridge Cemetery |
| Bartlett Cemetery |
| Bartlett Friends Cemetery |
| Beavertown Cemetery |
| Beckett Cemetery |
| Beech Grove Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Beech Grove United Brethren Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Berg Church Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Beverly Cemetery |
| Bowersock Cemetery |
| Boyles Cemetery |
| Brabham Cemetery |
| Burnett Cemetery |
| Burt Cemetery |
| Carson Cemetery |
| Cedar Hill Cemetery |
| Cedarville Cemetery |
| Centennial Church Cemetery |
| Center Memorial Church Cemetery |
| Chambers Cemetery |
| Chapel Cemetery |
| Chapman Cemetery |
| Chapman Cemetery |
| Christopher Cemetery |
| Churchtown Cemetery |
| Cody Cemetery |
| Corner Cemetery |
| Dalzell Cemetery |
| DeLong Cemetery |
| Decatur Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Decatur Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Deming Cemetery |
| Dennis Cemetery |
| Devol Cemetery |
| Dodge Cemetery |
| Dunham Cemetery |
| Dye Cemetery |
| East Lawn Memorial Cemetery |
| Evangelical Cemetery |
| Evangelical Cemetery |
| Evergreen Memorial Cemetery |
| Fairfield Church Cemetery |
| Fairview Church Cemetery |
| Fairview Church Cemetery |
| Flanders Cemetery |
| German Cemetery |
| German Cemetery |
| German Cemetery |
| Good Hope Church Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Grandview Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Greenman Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Harmar Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Hatch Cemetery |
| Hearn Cemetery |
| Henry Cemetery |
| Hill Grove Cemetery |
| Holdren Cemetery |
| Hopkins Cemetery |
| Hopkins Cemetery |
| Huffman Cemetery |
| Independence Chapel Cemetery |
| Ireland Cemetery |
| Jarvis Cemetery |
| Kinderhook Cemetery |
| Ladd Cemetery |
| Lawrence Baptist Cemetery |
| Layman Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Liberty Hill Cemetery |
| Little Hocking Cemetery |
| Lower Newport Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Armenia |
| Buells |
| Carter |
| Muskingum |
| Ward |
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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