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Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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11newspaper titles
0digitized titles
65historic places
1799earliest paper
1752formed
312,951pop. 2020
46cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 11 newspaper titles published in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, with the earliest starting in 1799. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 65 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Bethlehem, Easton, Nazareth.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Northampton

Library of Congress
11 newspaper titles
TitlePlaceYears
The American EagleEaston1799–1805
The Argus, and Anti-Masonic GazetteEaston1830–1830
Alt NorthamptonEaston1841–1843
American Free PressEaston1857–1859
The American Free Press, and Northampton FarmerEaston1857–1857
Bangor ObserverBangor1879–1906
Amerikanszki Szlovencov Glǎsz = American Windish VoiceBethlehem, Pittsburgh, Bridgeport1900–?
The Bath ReviewBath1907–1909
The Bath NewsBath1915–1945
Bauder Shopping JournalHellertown1950–1999
Bangor Daily NewsBangor?–

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.

17901849190819672026

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

38 of 65 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

65 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Arndt, Jacob, House and BarnWilliams TownshipBuilding2005
Bangor Historic DistrictBangor BoroughDistrict2014
Bath Crossroads Historic DistrictBathDistrict2024
Bethlehem Silk MillBethlehemBuilding2005
Bethlehem Steel Lehigh Plant Mill #2 AnnexBethlehemBuilding2004
Bridge in Bangor BoroughBangorStructure1988
Bridge in Williams TownshipStoutsStructure1988
Central Bethlehem Historic DistrictBethlehemDistrict1972
Central Bethlehem Historic District (Boundary Increase)BethlehemDistrict1988
Chain BridgeEastonStructure1974
Coffeetown Grist MillEastonBuilding1977
College Hill Residential Historic DistrictEastonDistrict1991
County Bridge No. 36PortlandStructure1988
Dixie Cup Company ComplexWilson BoroughBuilding2026
Easton CemeteryEastonDistrict1990
Easton Historic DistrictEastonDistrict1983
Easton HouseEastonBuilding1980
Edelman SchoolhouseMoore TownshipBuilding2019
Ehrhart's Mill Historic DistrictHellertownDistrict1987
Elmwood Park Historic DistrictBethlehemDistrict1988
Gemeinhaus-Lewis David De Schweinitz Residence NHLBethlehemBuilding1975
Gosztonyi Savings and TrustBethlehemBuilding2015
Gristmiller's HouseBethlehemBuilding1973
Heller, Michael and Margaret, HouseLower SauconBuilding2010
Heller, William Jacob, HouseEastonBuilding1982
Heller-Wagner Grist Mill (Hellertown)HellertownBuilding2025
Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District NHLBethlehemDistrict2012
Illick's MillBethlehemBuilding2005
Jacobsburg Historic DistrictNazarethDistrict1977
Kreiderville Covered BridgeKreidervilleStructure1980
Lehigh CanalWalnutportDistrict1978
Lehigh Canal: Eastern Section Glendon and Abbott Street Industrial SitesEastonDistrict1978
Lehigh Canal; Allentown to Hopeville SectionBethlehem andDistrict1979
Lehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters BuildingBethlehemBuilding1984
Lehigh Valley Silk MillsFountain HillBuilding1993
Lehigh Water Gap Chain Bridge Toll House and East Bridge AbutmentLehigh TownshipBuilding2021
Lutz-Franklin SchoolLower Saucon TownshipBuilding2008
Martin, C.F. & Company.NazarethBuilding2018
Mary Immaculate Seminary (MIS)NorthamptonBuilding2022
McCollum and Post Silk MillNazareth BoroughBuilding2005
Mixsell, Jacob, HouseEastonBuilding1980
Moravian Sun InnBethlehemBuilding1973
Nazareth Hall TractNazarethBuilding1980
Nazareth Historic DistrictNazarethDistrict1988
Nicholas, Jacob, HouseEastonBuilding1976
Northampton County Bridge No. 15Lower Saucon TownshipStructure2020
Old Waterworks NHLBethlehemBuilding1972
Packer Memorial ChapelBethlehemBuilding1979
Parsons-Taylor HouseEastonBuilding1980
Pembroke Village Historic DistrictBethlehemDistrict1988
R. K. Laros Silk MillBethlehemBuilding2020
Real Estate BuildingBangorBuilding1986
Seipsville HotelEastonBuilding1977
Simon, Herman, HouseEastonBuilding1980
Simon, R. and H., Silk MillEastonBuilding2014
South Bethlehem Downtown Historic DistrictBethlehemDistrict2006
State TheatreEastonBuilding1982
Steckel, Daniel, HouseBathBuilding1982
Stout, Isaac, HouseWilliamsBuilding2004
Tannery, TheBethlehemBuilding1972
Wagner, John and Family FarmsteadLower Saucon TownshipBuilding2020
Walnut Street BridgeHellertownStructure2023
Weona Park CarouselPen ArgylStructure1999
Whitefield House and Gray CottageNazarethBuilding1980
Zeta Psi Fraternity HouseEastonBuilding2001

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Northampton was formed in 1752 (1752-03-11) from Bucks.

NORTHAMPTON created from BUCKS and Non-County Area 1.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Northampton County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

313k169k24k179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
24,25030,06231,76540,99647,90470,31299,687153,506168,959185,243201,412225,418267,066312,951

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

46 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 46 of 46 listed
NameLatLon
Allen Union Cemetery40.67231-75.48018
Altonah Cemetery40.65723-75.36059
Arndts and Messinger Cemetery40.70576-75.2486
Belfast Union Cemetery40.78203-75.28184
Calvary Cemetery40.66398-75.47713
Church Hill Cemetery40.78874-75.16721
Easton Cemetery40.69703-75.21841
Easton Heights Cemetery40.69623-75.22401
Evergreen Cemetery40.85126-75.25898
Fairview Cemetery40.70509-75.5049
Fairview Cemetery40.78148-75.38268
Fairview Cemetery40.862-75.24016
Gethsemane Cemetery40.6737-75.26407
Greenwood Cemetery40.74879-75.31629
Hays Cemetery40.6756-75.22681
Holy Family Cemetery40.74651-75.32114
Holy Ghost Cemetery40.60281-75.38846
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery40.64627-75.30817
Holy Saviour Cemetery40.65186-75.36433
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery40.66361-75.47607
Hope Cemetery40.7005-75.33189
Memorial Park Cemetery40.63999-75.36893
Miller Cemetery40.84248-75.17196
Moravian Cemetery40.62009-75.3799
Nazareth Moravian Cemetery40.74409-75.31759
New Catholic Cemetery40.88294-75.22207
Nisky Hill Cemetery40.61802-75.37302
Nisky Hill Cemetery40.61815-75.37518
Northampton Memorial Shrine Cemetery40.68922-75.26734
Raubsville Cemetery40.62708-75.19475
Riverview Cemetery40.92965-75.1038
Roseto Presbyterian Cemetery40.88016-75.21885
Saint Andrews Cemetery40.66468-75.47619
Saint Anthonys Cemetery40.6723-75.20216
Saint Elizabeths Cemetery40.86927-75.24304
Saint Johns Cemetery40.73467-75.30858
Saint Johns Cemetery40.86367-75.21191
Saint Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery40.59694-75.3254
Saint Joseph Cemetery40.67326-75.21265
Saint Mary Magdalen Cemetery40.67423-75.20823
Saint Michaels Cemetery40.61021-75.36322
Saint Vincent Cemetery40.93012-75.10585
Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery40.60456-75.34864
South Easton Cemetery40.67535-75.22478
Union Cemetery40.86495-75.13088
Union Cemetery40.57176-75.33796
Historical populated places — 5 of 5
NameLatLon
Douglassville40.7751-75.33629
Iron Hill40.60843-75.34296
Jacobsburg40.79676-75.29962
Uhlersville40.62704-75.19101
Welagamika40.74926-75.30796

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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