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Beaver County, Pennsylvania

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52newspaper titles

0digitized titles

22historic places

1816earliest paper

1800formed

168,215pop. 2020

87cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 52 newspaper titles published in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, with the earliest starting in 1816. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 22 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Ambridge, Beaver, Aliquippa.

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Newspapers published in Beaver

Library of Congress

52 newspaper titles

Title	Place	Years
The Beaver Gazette	Beaver	1816–1819
Beaver Republican	Beaver	1826–1835
Beaver River Gazette	Beaver	1834–1899
Beaver Falls Union, and Beaver County Advocate	Fallston	1838–1839
The Beaver City Chronicle	Rochester	1839–1840
The Beaver Falls Chronicle	Beaver Falls, Brighton, Rochester	1839–1840
Beaver County Palladium	Beaver Falls, Brighton	1840–1841
The Beaver County Patriot	West Bridgewater, Bridgewater	1841–1849
The Beaver Argus	Beaver	1843–1853
The Beaver County Argus	Beaver	1853–1859
The Beaver Local	Beaver	1860–1899
The Beaver Weekly Argus	Beaver	1860–1862
The Beaver Argus	Beaver	1862–1873
Beaver County Local	Beaver	1865–1869
The Beaver Radical	Beaver	1868–1873
Beaver Valley Herald	New Brighton	1870–1871
Beaver Conservative	Beaver	1871–1874
The Beaver County Press	New Brighton, Beaver Falls	1871–1874
The Argus and Radical	Beaver	1873–1903
Beaver Valley News	New Brighton	1874–1928
The Beaver Democrat	Beaver	1874–1876
The Beaver Times	Beaver	1874–1912
Beaver Falls Globe	Beaver Falls	1875–1899
Beaver County Post	Beaver	1877–1899
Beaver Falls Tribune	Beaver Falls	1880–1897
Beaver Valley Daily News	New Brighton	1880–1899
Beaver Falls Daily Tribune	Beaver Falls	1892–1909
The Beaver Times	Beaver	1899–1906
The Beaver Argus	Beaver	1903–1930
Ambridge-Economy Citizen	Ambridge, Economy	1904–1911
The Ambridge News-Herald	Ambridge	1906–1942
The Aliquippa Standard	Aliquippa	1907–1909
Beaver Falls Tribune	Beaver Falls	1908–1915
Beaver Falls Tribune	Beaver Falls	1921–1928
Beaver Falls Tribune and the Beaver Valley News	Beaver Falls	1928–1928
The Aliquippa Gazette	Aliquippa	1928–1941
The Aliquippa News	Aliquippa	1941–1942
Aliquippa News-Gazette	Aliquippa	1942–?
Aliquippa News Herald	Aliquippa	1943–?
The Aliquippa Times	Aliquippa	1943–1943
Beaver Valley Times	Beaver, Rochester	1946–1960
Beaver Valley Times	Aliquippa	1950–1959
Beaver Valley Times	Ambridge, Beaver	1950–1959
Aliquippa Times	Aliquippa, Beaver	1959–1959
Ambridge Times	Ambridge, Beaver	1959–1959
Beaver County Times	Beaver	1960–1982
Beaver County Times	Beaver, Beaver Falls, New Brighton	1960–1982
The Beaver County Times	Aliquippa, Ambridge, Moon	1960–1982
Beaver County Times	Beaver	1982–?
Beaver County Times	Beaver	1982–?
Beaver County Times	Beaver	1982–?
Allegheny Times	Beaver, Moon, Coraopolis	1986–?

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

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

14 of 22 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

22 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Ambridge Commercial Historic District	Ambridge	District	2020
Beaver Historic District	Beaver	District	1996
Bridge in South Beaver Township	Cannelton	Structure	1988
Bridgewater Historic District	Bridgewater	District	1996
Carnegie Free Library, Beaver Falls	Beaver Falls	Building	1985
Clow, James Beach, House	Ellwood City	Building	1989
Dunlap, William B., Mansion	Bridgewater	Building	1980
Economy Historic District	Ambridge	District	1985
Fort McIntosh Site	Beaver	Site	1975
Greersburg Academy	Darlington	Building	1975
Irish-Townsend House	New Brighton	Building	2024
Jones, B. F., Memorial Library	Aliquippa	Building	1978
Legionville	Harmony	Site	1975
Littell, David, House	Hookstown	Building	1986
Merrick Art Gallery	New Brighton	Building	1983
Merrill Lock No. 6	Midland	Structure	1980
Old Economy NHL	Ambridge	District	1966
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Passenger Station, Aliquippa	Aliquippa	Building	1990
Quay, Matthew S., House NHL	Beaver	Building	1975
Racoon Creek RDA	Rochester	District	1987
United Steelworkers Local #1211 Union Hall	Aliquippa	Building	2021
Vicary, Capt. William, House	Freedom	Building	1974

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Beaver was formed in 1800 (1800-03-12) from Allegheny, Washington.

BEAVER created from ALLEGHENY and WASHINGTON.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

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

1800	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
5,776	15,340	29,368	29,140	39,605	56,432	111,621	156,754	175,192	206,948	204,441	181,412	168,215

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

87 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 87 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Agudath Achim Cemetery	40.76033	-80.33774
Allison Cemetery	40.69418	-80.16999
Baker Cemetery	40.63879	-80.32443
Baker Cemetery	40.68391	-80.26575
Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum	40.69158	-80.31745
Beaver Falls Cemetery and Mausoleum	40.76076	-80.34683
Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery	40.51603	-80.48148
Bethlehem Cemetery	40.63376	-80.41333
Boggs Cemetery	40.72063	-80.2357
Burns Unionville Cemetery	40.75085	-80.19657
Calvary Cemetery	40.68582	-80.23462
Camp Run Cemetery	40.84256	-80.16922
Christler Family Cemetery	40.62482	-80.42736
Clark Park Cemetery	40.69543	-80.31415
Concord Cemetery	40.79298	-80.27025
Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.65929	-80.18438
Cron's German Lutheran Church Cemetery	40.71899	-80.18958
Daugherty Cemetery	40.72766	-80.26963
Economy Cemetery	40.6042	-80.20561
Four Mile United Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.70197	-80.42005
Frankfort Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.48024	-80.44234
Frankfort Springs United Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.48498	-80.44088
Georgetown Cemetery	40.63706	-80.49975
German Lutheran Cemetery	40.69061	-80.28518
Glass Cemetery	40.71731	-80.47014
Grandview Cemetery	40.79416	-80.33947
Grove Cemetery	40.74415	-80.30231
Hanover Church Cemetery	40.53542	-80.42379
Highland Cemetery	40.72089	-80.48267
Hill Cemetery	40.62689	-80.22995
Holy Redeemer Cemetery	40.8256	-80.29093
Homewood Cemetery	40.81039	-80.33028
Hookstown Cemetery	40.59911	-80.46396
Irvin Cemetery	40.71385	-80.28129
John Anderson Memorial Cemetery	40.58004	-80.36998
Knights Burial Ground	40.67126	-80.42784
Lacock Cemetery	40.70103	-80.27503
Laurel Point Freeds Cemetery	40.79251	-80.30198
Lillyville Church of God Cemetery	40.83964	-80.23415
Lillyville Lutheran Cemetery	40.84384	-80.22616
Locust Grove Cemetery	40.84868	-80.28787
McGuire Chapel Cemetery	40.65518	-80.2995
McLaughlin Cemetery	40.67623	-80.48139
Mill Creek Hill Cemetery	40.56173	-80.49145
Mount Carmel Cemetery	40.61821	-80.29766
Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery	40.57906	-80.25428
Mount Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.54978	-80.37312
Mount Pleasant Cemetery	40.82438	-80.40662
Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery	40.62257	-80.36383
New Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.54479	-80.28573
North Branch Cemetery	40.66874	-80.31141
North Sewickley Cemetery	40.82554	-80.26161
Oak Grove Cemetery	40.68617	-80.24747
Oak Grove Cemetery	40.6719	-80.42721
Oak Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery	40.71348	-80.16528
Ohio United Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.58903	-80.25851
Old Free Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.80888	-80.42062
Old Mill Creek Cemetery	40.57238	-80.47992
Passavant Memorial Homes Cemetery	40.71227	-80.27494
Providence Baptist Cemetery	40.82861	-80.26191
Raccoon Cemetery	40.60273	-80.29338
Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.84351	-80.4128
Reformed Presbyterian White Church Cemetery	40.84257	-80.40811
Rehoboth Cemetery	40.66757	-80.18921
Rocky Spring Cemetery	40.83089	-80.38784
Saint Cecilia Cemetery	40.73008	-80.26797
Saint Elijah Serbian Cemetery	40.57891	-80.25818
Saint John the Baptist Cemetery	40.67402	-80.29002
Saint John's Parish Cemetery	40.64314	-80.20287
Saint Johns Burrys Church Cemetery	40.76937	-80.17184
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery	40.74577	-80.31141
Saint Marys Cemetery	40.76575	-80.3503
Saint Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery	40.63394	-80.15834
Saint Pauls Episcopal Cemetery	40.67352	-80.43934
Saint Teresa Cemetery	40.8484	-80.32742
Saint Titus Cemetery	40.63474	-80.28109
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery	40.60654	-80.20629
Seceder Cemetery	40.79751	-80.4267
Sisters Cemetery Saint Joseph of Baden	40.65122	-80.22984
Sylvania Hills Memorial Park	40.72895	-80.27228

Historical populated places — 1 of 1

Name	Lat	Lon
Esther	40.69368	-80.46896

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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