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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 6 newspaper titles published in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, with the earliest starting in 1853. 2 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 33 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Johnstown, Ebensburg, Scalp Level.
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| Title | Place | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Allegheny Mountain Echo, and Johnstown Commercial Advertiser and Intelligencer | Johnstown | 1853–1861 |
| The Alleghanian Digitized | Ebensburg | 1859–1865 |
| The Alleghanian Digitized | Ebensburg | 1859–? |
| The Barnesboro Star | Barnesboro | 1904–? |
| Barnesborský Orol = the Barnesboro Eagle | Barnesboro | 1914–1920 |
| The Barnesboro Eagle | Barnesboro | 1917–1924 |
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 Cambria. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
“Jislasinsim Penwaat VOLXXVII NO ESCAPING IT All Who Live lay Directly or Indirectly Their Share of Uental Value lIOW JOHNSTOWN WAS TAXED Bpeech of Moxliam Esq at the Meeting of the Henry George Cluh…”
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“Aclvortiinfj IluteN The larreand relatla circulation et the Caw tit liit mnmtadi it to lh laToraMo cunuulf rnnu of rboe lavor will inserted at follow low rates lorbl times months ii50 lDob6 moDtb…”
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Front pages from Cambria papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).
“CAHOHIA FREEMAN iMlicil nf Cambria Co lb The re and reltade elrrulatvn of Cw Bill Fbfeiiaw commend ft to tba faToraela eon anderatloti ot advertisers whose avers will he in serted at the following low…”
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18 of 33 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.
Cambria was formed in 1804 (1804-03-26) from Huntingdon, Somerset.
CAMBRIA created from HUNTINGDON and SOMERSET.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Cambria County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,117 | 3,287 | 11,256 | 29,155 | 46,811 | 104,837 | 197,839 | 213,459 | 209,541 | 203,283 | 183,263 | 152,598 | 133,472 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
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 | 14.4 km |
| Johnstown Flood National Memorial | National Memorial | 19.2 km |
| Flight 93 National Memorial | National Memorial | 52.4 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
177 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Ahavath Achim Cemetery |
| All Faiths Chapel and Mausoleum |
| Amsbry Union Cemetery |
| Angus Cemetery |
| Assumption Cemetery |
| Bakerton United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Bartlebaugh Cemetery |
| Baumgardner Cemetery |
| Beaver Valley Cemetery |
| Belsano Faith United Methodist Cemetery |
| Benshoff Hill Cemetery |
| Berkley Hills Cemetery |
| Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Beulah Cemetery |
| Bishop Jacob Eash Cemetery |
| Blough Cemetery |
| Brown and Devlins Cemetery |
| Cambria Mills Cemetery |
| Carmelite Cemetery |
| Carpenter Cemetery |
| Chest Springs Cemetery |
| Christ the Saviour Cathedral Cemetery |
| Corpus Christi Cemetery |
| Decker Cemetery |
| Dunkard Cemetery |
| Dunlo United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Dunmire Farm Cemetery |
| Dunmyer Cemetery |
| Edwards Cemetery |
| Edwards Memorial Cemetery |
| Evangelical Church Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| First Finnish Lutheran Cemetery |
| Ford Cemetery |
| Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Foust Cemetery |
| Franciscan Friar Cemetery |
| Gallaher - Douglass Cemetery |
| Goodridge Cemetery |
| Grandview Cemetery |
| Grass Hill Cemetery |
| Headrick Union Cemetery |
| Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery |
| Holy Ascension of Christ Orthodox Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery |
| Holy Family Catholic Church Cemetery |
| Holy Name Cemetery |
| Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Cemetery |
| Horner Cemetery |
| Hungarian Cemetery |
| Hungarian Lutheran Reformed Cemetery |
| Hungarian Reformed Cemetery |
| Ivison Cemetery |
| Johnstown Pet Cemetery |
| Laurel Hill Cemetery |
| Laurel United Cemetery |
| Lillydale Cemetery |
| Lithuanian Cemetery |
| Lloyd Cemetery |
| Locust Grove Brethren Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel National Catholic Cemetery |
| Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Mount Hermon Cemetery |
| Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Union Cemetery |
| Mount Union Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Lutheran Cemetery |
| North End Protestant Cemetery |
| Oak Cemetery |
| Old Holy Name Cemetery |
| Old Welsh Cemetery |
| Original Sisters of Mercy Cemetery |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Pike Grace Brethren Church Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Potter 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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