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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 3 newspaper titles published in Butler County, Pennsylvania, with the earliest starting in 1863. 2 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 13 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Butler, Saxonburg, Butler Township.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
| Title | Place | Years |
|---|---|---|
| American Citizen Digitized | Butler | 1863–1872 |
| American Citizen Digitized | Butler | 1863–? |
| Allied News | Grove City, Slippery Rock | 1972–? |
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 Butler. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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View at Library of CongressCourtesy Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Page images are hotlinked from loc.gov; generally public domain / no known restrictions (U.S. papers older than 95 years are public domain in their entirety; newer issues may contain some copyrighted third-party material). Rights & access.
No digitized front pages for Butler were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
7 of 13 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Butler Armory | Butler | 1991 |
| Butler County Courthouse | Butler | 1977 |
| Butler County National Bank | Butler | 1995 |
| Butler Historic District | Butler | 2003 |
| Butler Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District | Butler Township | 2022 |
| Elm Court | Butler | 1979 |
| Harmony Historic District NHL | Harmony | 1973 |
| Harmony Mennonite Meetinghouse and Cemetery | Jackson Township | 2016 |
| Lowrie, Sen. Walter, House | Butler | 1979 |
| Passavant House | Zelienople | 1977 |
| Preston Laboratories | Butler | 2012 |
| Roebling, John, House | Saxonburg | 1976 |
| Saxonburg Historic District | Saxonburg | 2003 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Butler was formed in 1800 (1800-03-12) from Allegheny.
BUTLER created from ALLEGHENY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Butler County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,916 | 10,193 | 22,378 | 35,594 | 52,536 | 56,962 | 77,270 | 87,590 | 97,320 | 114,639 | 147,912 | 174,083 | 193,763 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
127 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Allegheny Church Cemetery |
| Annandale Cemetery |
| B'nai Abraham Cemetery |
| Bear Creek Cemetery |
| Brownsdale Cemetery |
| Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery |
| Butler Memorial Park |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Centreville Cemetery |
| Church of God Cemetery |
| Clinton United Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Connoquenessing Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Cumberland Cemetery |
| Dutilh United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| East Unity Cemetery |
| Eau Claire Cemetery |
| Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| English Cemetery |
| English Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Evans City Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fletcher Cemetery |
| German Lutheran Cemetery |
| Glade Run Cemetery |
| Grace Bible Church Cemetery |
| Grace Church Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Gruenwalt Cemetery |
| Harmonist Society Cemetery |
| Harmony Cemetery |
| Hemphill Cemetery |
| Hillview Cemetery |
| Holy Trinity Monastery Cemetery |
| James W Miller Memorial Park |
| Jefferson Center Cemetery |
| Knox Chapel Cemetery |
| Mars Cemetery |
| McCandless Cemetery |
| Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery |
| Middlesex Cemetery |
| Middlesex Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Mount Chestnut Cemetery |
| Mount Nebb Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Mount Union Cemetery |
| Mount Varnum Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Muddy Creek Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| New Salem Cemetery |
| North Butler Cemetery |
| North Cemetery |
| North Union Cemetery |
| North Washington Union Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Alliance Church Cemetery |
| Old Adams Township Valencia Road Cemetery |
| Old Annandale Cemetery |
| Old Brownsdale Cemetery |
| Old Eau Claire Farmington Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Old North Washington Methodist Cemetery |
| Old Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Pape Cemetery |
| Pinewood Memorial Gardens |
| Pisgah Cemetery |
| Plains United Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Portersville Bible Church Cemetery |
| Prairie Cemetery |
| Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery |
| Presbyterian Church of Prospect Cemetery |
| Prospect Cemetery |
| Rider Lutheran Cemetery |
| Rockdale Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Cemetery |
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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