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Blair County, Pennsylvania

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22newspaper titles

0digitized titles

32historic places

1833earliest paper

1846formed

122,822pop. 2020

122cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 22 newspaper titles published in Blair County, Pennsylvania, with the earliest starting in 1833. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 32 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Williamsburg.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Blair

Library of Congress

22 newspaper titles

Title	Place	Years
The Aurora and Courier	Hollidaysburg, Hollidaysburg	1833–1836
Beacon Light	Hollidaysburg	1843–1845
The Altoona Tribune	Altoona	1856–1999
Altoona Vindicator	Altoona	1868–1869
The Altoona Sun	Altoona	1869–1892
Altoona Daily Sun	Altoona	1879–1899
Altoona Evening Call	Altoona	1879–1885
The Altoona Sunday Call	Altoona	1880–1889
Altoona Sunday Morning	Altoona	1884–1887
Altoona Graphic	Altoona	1887–1899
Altoona Mirror	Altoona	1888–?
Altoona Gazette	Altoona	1892–1896
Altoona Evening Gazette	Altoona	1896–1910
Altoona Gazette	Altoona	1911–1914
Altoona Tribune	Altoona	1913–1919
Altoona Times Tribune	Altoona	1920–1920
Altoona Tribune	Altoona	1921–1957
Altoona Tribune and Altoona Times	Altoona	1921–1921
Altoona American	Altoona	1933–?
The Altoona Sun	Altoona	1934–?
The Altoona Collegian	Altoona	1939–?
Altoona Times	Altoona	?–

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.

18301879192819772026

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

14 of 32 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

32 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Allegheny Furnace	Altoona	Structure	1991
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site NHL	Johnstown	District	1966
Altoona Armory	Altoona	Building	1991
Baker Mansion	Altoona	Building	1975
Blair County Courthouse	Hollidaysburg	Building	1976
Broad Avenue Historic District	Altoona	District	2002
Central Trust Company Buildings	Altoona	Building	1984
Chimney Rocks	Hollidaysburg	Site	2021
Downtown Altoona Historic District	Altoona	District	1992
Downtown Altoona Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Altoona	District	2004
Etna Furnace	Williamsburg	District	1973
Etna Furnace (Boundary Decrease)	Mt. Etna	District	1991
Etna Furnace (Boundary Increase)	Mt. Etna	District	1991
Fort Roberdeau	Culp	Site	1974
Highland Hall	Hollidaysburg	Building	1978
Hollidaysburg Historic District	Hollidaysburg	District	1985
Horseshoe Curve NHL	Altoona	Structure	1966
Isett, Jacob, House and Store	Arch Spring	Building	1997
Jaffa Mosque	Altoona	Building	2025
Keith, D.S., Junior High School	Altoona	Building	2011
Knickerbocker Historic District	Altoona	District	2002
Leap-the-Dips NHL	Altoona	Structure	1991
Llyswen Historic District	Altoona	District	2002
Mishler Theatre	Altoona	Building	1973
Noble, J. L. School	Altoona	Building	1996
Penn Alto Hotel	Altoona	Building	1989
Roaring Spring Historic District	Roaring Spring	District	1995
Royer, Daniel, House	Williamsburg	Building	1975
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church	Culp	Building	1978
Tyrone Armory	Tyrone	Building	1989
Tyrone Borough Historic District	Tyrone	District	1993
Williamsburg Historic District	Williamsburg	District	1995

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Blair was formed in 1846 (1846-07-27) from Bedford, Huntingdon.

BLAIR created from BEDFORD and HUNTINGDON.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Blair County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1850	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
21,777	27,829	52,740	85,099	128,334	140,358	139,514	137,270	136,621	129,144	122,822

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

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

Site	Type	Dist.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	National Historic Site	23.0 km
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	National Memorial	42.9 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

122 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 122 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Agudath Achim Cemetery	40.52272	-78.42381
Albright Church of the Brethren Cemetery	40.32243	-78.40486
Alto Reste Burial Park	40.45548	-78.41358
Antis Cemetery	40.57984	-78.35731
Asbury United Methodist Cemetery	40.56542	-78.38222
Bald Eagle Cemetery	40.72592	-78.1807
Baughman Cemetery	40.72894	-78.22751
Bennington Cemetery	40.4813	-78.52257
Blair Memorial Park	40.60349	-78.32205
Blue Knob Cemetery	40.35429	-78.55352
Bosler Cemetery	40.41374	-78.20621
Bowers - Shriver Cemetery	40.29007	-78.29946
Bowers Family Cemetery	40.42691	-78.19033
Brumbaugh Cemetery	40.31133	-78.27848
Burget Cemetery	40.26877	-78.31566
Calvary Cemetery	40.4926	-78.39147
Carson Valley Cemetery	40.4479	-78.43487
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Crypt	40.51574	-78.4041
Charlottsville Cemetery	40.636	-78.28333
Claycomb Burial Site	40.47266	-78.28434
Claysburg Union Cemetery	40.2909	-78.45421
Collinsville Cemetery	40.50211	-78.39082
Colyer Cemetery	40.51361	-78.44296
County Home Cemetery	40.44126	-78.42047
Davis Family Cemetery	40.35472	-78.44405
Detwiler Cemetery	40.33961	-78.31058
Diehls Crossroads Brethren Cemetery	40.2622	-78.3253
Dilling Cemetery	40.37192	-78.27719
Dodsons Graveyard	40.34021	-78.48339
Dry Run Cemetery	40.40909	-78.49398
Dysart Cemetery	40.63269	-78.29578
East Sharpsburg Cemetery	40.33826	-78.36903
Eastern Light Cemetery	40.51145	-78.38942
Eastlawn Cemetery	40.67061	-78.2464
Eldorado Cemetery	40.47224	-78.42932
Fairview Cemetery	40.31455	-78.32093
Fairview Cemetery	40.52284	-78.40148
Fairview Cemetery	40.30485	-78.45441
Feather Cemetery	40.33885	-78.45849
Folkner - Wagner Cemetery	40.28415	-78.30821
Geeseytown Cemetery - North	40.44729	-78.3486
Goods - Wallstown Cemetery	40.47557	-78.27031
Grandview Cemetery	40.54812	-78.39973
Grandview Cemetery	40.66882	-78.24697
Gray Memorial Field	40.68089	-78.24501
Grazierville Cemetery	40.65363	-78.27
Greenlawn Cemetery	40.44034	-78.4039
Greenlawn Cemetery	40.33893	-78.40024
Greenwood Cemetery	40.53173	-78.36418
Hoffs Cemetery	40.52251	-78.42301
Holliday Burial Ground	40.42101	-78.40324
Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery	40.43702	-78.38142
Hutchinson Cemetery	40.48442	-78.42416
Jacker Burial Ground	40.72684	-78.33652
Jackson Burial Ground	40.42102	-78.40348
Kauffman Cemetery	40.28037	-78.34999
Keller Church Cemetery	40.53764	-78.1797
Kensinger Cemetery	40.28993	-78.28265
Logan Valley Cemetery	40.59304	-78.3287
Lower Claar Church of the Brethren Cemetery	40.28588	-78.49861
Markey - Shinnefelt Burial Ground	40.46189	-78.34778
McDowell Cemetery	40.49864	-78.3901
Mennonite Cemetery	40.29757	-78.30936
Mines Methodist Church Cemetery	40.40291	-78.25601
Mount Hope Cemetery	40.31672	-78.57323
Mount Moriah Cemetery	40.35409	-78.57419
Mount Pleasant Cemetery	40.27469	-78.30277
Mount Sinai Cemetery	40.52212	-78.4225
New Canoe Creek Cemetery	40.47332	-78.28305
New Saint Marys Cemetery	40.44006	-78.40633
Newry Lutheran Cemetery	40.39498	-78.44001
Nicodemus Cemetery	40.27109	-78.29466
Noggle Cemetery	40.29019	-78.37188
Oak Grove Cemetery	40.67664	-78.25098
Oak Ridge Cemetery	40.5107	-78.38705
Old Biddle Farm Cemetery	40.43148	-78.20145
Old Canoe Creek Cemetery	40.47665	-78.28669
Old Claysburg Cemetery	40.29131	-78.45315
Old Methodist Cemetery	40.45942	-78.20444
Old Saint Marys Cemetery	40.4329	-78.3947

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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