Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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At a glance
SummaryThe Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 10 newspaper titles published in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with the earliest starting in 1811. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 215 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 5 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Lancaster, Strasburg, Ephrata.
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Newspapers published in Lancaster
Library of Congress10 newspaper titles
| Title | Place | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Americanischer Staatsbothe, Und Lancaster Wochenschrift | Lancaster | 1811–1819 |
| Americanischer Staatsbothe | Lancaster | 1820–1833 |
| Anti-Masonic Herald | Lancaster, New Holland | 1828–1829 |
| Anti-Masonic Herald, and Lancaster Weekly Courier | Lancaster | 1829–1834 |
| The Ant | Marietta | 1840–1840 |
| The Age and Lancaster Weekly Gazette | Lancaster | 1841–1842 |
| American Press and Republican | Lancaster | 1846–1859 |
| The American Press | Lancaster | 1846–1846 |
| The ACORN and Germ | Gap, Millwood | 1870–1870 |
| The Adamstown Press | Adamstown | 1874–1876 |
Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.
Coverage timeline
NewspapersEach bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP153 of 215 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
215 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLancaster was formed in 1729 (1729-05-10) from Chester.
LANCASTER created from CHESTER and Non-County Area 1.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLancaster County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36,147 | 43,403 | 68,336 | 84,203 | 116,314 | 139,447 | 159,241 | 173,797 | 212,504 | 234,717 | 278,359 | 362,346 | 470,658 | 552,984 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS585 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 585 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Abraham Gibbel Family Cemetery |
| Akron Lutheran Cemetery |
| Akron Mennonite Cemetery |
| All Saints Episcopal Cemetery |
| Andrews Bridge Mennonite Cemetery |
| Arnett Burial Site |
| Asbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Ascension Lutheran Memorial Gardens |
| Bainbridge Cemetery |
| Bair Cemetery |
| Ballance Meeting Cemetery |
| Bangor Episcopal Cemetery |
| Bard Cemetery |
| Bareville Union Cemetery |
| Bart Amish Cemetery |
| Bart Friends Meeting House Cemetery |
| Bart Mennonite Cemetery |
| Bartville Amish Graveyard |
| Basehoar / Bashore Cemetery |
| Bassler Graveyard |
| Baughman Burying Ground |
| Beard - Foltz Graveyard |
| Beaver Creek Amish Cemetery |
| Becker / Heffley Cemetery |
| Becker Graveyard |
| Becker Graveyard |
| Beilers Cemetery |
| Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Bender - Immel Family Graveyard |
| Bergstrasse Cemetery |
| Bethany Cemetery |
| Bethany Evangelical Congregational Cemetery |
| Bethany Grace Fellowship Cemetery |
| Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery |
| Bethesda United Methodist Cemetery |
| Binkley Herr Cemetery |
| Bird - In - Hand Methodist Cemetery |
| Blainsport Cemetery |
| Blainsport Mennonite Cemetery |
| Blake Cemetery |
| Blank Cemetery |
| Blank Cemetery |
| Blue Ball Church of the Brethren Cemetery |
| Blue Ball Mennonite Cemetery |
| Blue Rock Mennonite Cemetery |
| Boehms Chapel Cemetery |
| Bomberger Cemetery |
| Bossler Mennonite Cemetery |
| Bowman Cemetery |
| Bowman Graveyard |
| Bowmansville Mennonite Cemetery |
| Bowmansville Old Order Mennonite Cemetery |
| Bowmansville Union Cemetery |
| Boyd Burial Ground |
| Boyd Cemetery |
| Brackbill - Neff Graveyard |
| Brenneman Cemetery |
| Brickerville United Lutheran Church and Cemetery |
| Bridgeville Evangelical Congregational Cemetery |
| Brinton Family Burial Ground |
| Brownstown Evangelical Cemetery |
| Brubacher Cemetery |
| Brubaker - Bar Cemetery |
| Brubaker - Miller Graveyard |
| Brubaker Cemetery |
| Brubaker Cemetery |
| Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery |
| Buch Cemetery |
| Buch Family Cemetery |
| Buena Vista Amish Cemetery |
| Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery |
| Burkholder Grave Yard |
| Byerland Mennonite Cemetery |
| Caernarvon Church Cemetery |
| Calvary Monument Bible Church Cemetery |
| Camp Hill Cemetery |
| Carpenter Church Cemetery |
| Carpenters Graveyard |
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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