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Washington County, Pennsylvania

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4newspaper titles

0digitized titles

100historic places

1871earliest paper

1781formed

209,349pop. 2020

74cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 4 newspaper titles published in Washington County, Pennsylvania, with the earliest starting in 1871. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 100 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973; 4 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Washington, West Finley, Canonsburg.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Washington

Library of Congress

4 newspaper titles

Title	Place	Years
The Advance	Washington	1871–1871
Beallsville Telegram	Beallsville	1886–1892
The Advertiser	Mcmurray	1965–?
The Almanac	Mcmurray	1968–?

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.

18701909194819872026

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

71 of 100 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

100 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
"S" Bridge	Washington	Structure	1975
Acheson, Edward G., House NHL	Monongahela	Building	1976
Administration Building, Washington and Jefferson College	Canonsburg	Building	1977
Bailey Covered Bridge	Prosperity	Structure	1979
Beallsville Historic District	Ellsworth	District	1996
Bethel African American Episcopal Church of Monongahela City	Monongahela City	Building	2002
Bradford, David, House NHL	Washington	Building	1973
Brownlee, Samuel, House	Eighty-Four	Building	1976
Brownlee, Scott, Covered Bridge	West Finley	Structure	1979
Caldwell Tavern	Claysville	Building	1996
Canonsburg Armory	Canonsburg	Building	1989
Cement City Historic District	Donora	District	1996
Centerville Historic District	Centerville	District	1996
Charleroi Historic District	Charleroi Borough	District	2007
Charleroi-Monessen Bridge	Charleroi	Structure	1988
Crawford Covered Bridge	West Finley	Structure	1979
Dager-Wonsettler Farmstead	Glyde	Building	2003
Danley Covered Bridge	West Finley	Structure	1979
Davis, Horn, Overholtzer Bridge	North Fredericktown	Structure	1979
Day Covered Bridge	Prosperity	Structure	1979
Derrow, Margaret, House	Claysville	Building	1974
Devil's Den, McClurg Covered Bridge	Paris	Structure	1979
Doak-Little House	South Strabane Twp.	Building	1996
Dorsey, Joseph, House	West Brownsville	Building	1974
Dusmal House	Gastonville	Building	1975
East Washington Historic District	East Washington	District	1984
Ebenezer Covered Bridge	Ginger Hill	Structure	1979
Erskine Covered Bridge	West Alexander	Structure	1979
First National Bank of Charleroi	Charleroi Borough	Building	2007
Fleming, Molly, House	California	Building	1997
Friend, Philip, House	North Bethlehem Township	Building	1998
Harrison House	Centerville	Building	1974
Hawthorne School	Canonsburg	Building	1986
Henry Covered Bridge	Monongahela	Structure	1979
Hill's Tavern	Scenery Hill	Building	1974
Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill	Cokeburg	Building	1992
Hughes Covered Bridge	Prosperity	Structure	1979
Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge	Burgettstown	Structure	1979
Jennings-Gallagher House	California	Building	1996
Kinder's Mill	Deemston	Building	1986
Krepps Covered Bridge	Midway	Structure	1979
LeMoyne Crematory	Washington	Building	1996
LeMoyne, F. Julius, House NHL	Washington	Building	1997
Leatherman Covered Bridge	Cokeburg	Structure	1979
Lemoyne, Dr. Julius, House	Washington	Building	1973
Little, Moses, Tavern	Laboratory	Building	1996
Longwell, David, House	Monongahela City	Building	1993
Lyle Covered Bridge	Raccoon	Structure	1979
Malden Inn	Blainsburg	Building	1974
Manchester, Isaac, House	Avella	Building	1975
Marianna Historic District	Marianna	District	1984
Martin Farmstead	Washington	Building	1995
Martin's Mill Covered Bridge	Marianna	Structure	1979
Mauer, Dr. Joseph House	Washington	Building	1993
Mays, Blaney Covered Bridge	Claysville	Structure	1979
Meadowcroft Rockshelter NHL	Avella	Site	1978
Miller, Longdon L., Covered Bridge	West Finley	Structure	1979
Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church and Churchyard	Courtney	Site	1992
Monongahela Cemetery	Monongahela City	Site	2001
Montgomery House	Claysville	Building	1974
Munce, Thomas, House	Washington	Building	1996
Nelson, John H., House	Fallowfield	Building	2000
Nesbit-Walker Farm	Canton Township	Building	2016
Old Main, California State College	California	Building	1974
Parkinson, Robert, Farm	Morris Township	Building	2002
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station	Washington	Building	1995
Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Station	California	Building	1979
Pine Bank Covered Bridge	Studa	Structure	1979
Plant's Covered Bridge	West Finley	Structure	1979
Plantation Plenty (Boundary Increase)	Independence Township	Building	2016
Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge	Paris	Structure	1979
Regester Log House	Fredericktown	Building	1974
Ringland Tavern	Scenery Hill	Building	1996
Roberts House	Canonsburg	Building	1975
Ross, Frank L., Farm	North Bethlehem	District	2002
Sawhill Covered Bridge	Taylorstown	Structure	1979
Scenery Hill Historic District	Scenery Hill	District	1996
Slusher, David, Farm	Amwell Township	Building	2016
Sprowl's Covered Bridge	West Finley	Structure	1979
Stephenson-Campbell House	Cecil	Building	2002
Taylorstown Historic District	Taylorstown	District	1985
Thome, James, Farm	Eighty Four	District	1997
Trinity Hall	Washington	Building	1976
US Post Office-Charleroi	Charleroi	Building	1990
Ulery Mill	Marianna	Building	1978
Washington Armory	Washington	Building	1991
Washington Commercial Historic District	Washington	District	2021
Washington County Courthouse	Washington	Building	1974
Washington County Jail	Washington	Building	1974
Washington Trust Company Building	Washington	Building	2015
Webster Donora Bridge	Donora	Structure	1988
Welsh-Emery House	Richeyville	Building	1995
West Alexander Historic District	West Alexander Borough	District	1985
West Middletown Historic District	West Middletown Borough	District	1985
White, John, House	Chartiers Township	Building	1998
Wilson's Mill Covered Bridge	Avella	Structure	1979
Wilson, Levi, Tavern	Buffalo Twp.	Building	1996
Wright, Cerl, Covered Bridge	Bentleyville	Structure	1979
Wright, Enoch, House	Peters Township	Building	2007
Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge	West Finley	Structure	1979

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Washington was formed in 1781 (1781-03-28) from Westmoreland.

WASHINGTON created from WESTMORELAND.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

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

1790	1800	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
23,866	28,298	40,038	41,279	46,805	55,418	92,181	188,992	210,852	209,628	217,271	217,074	202,897	209,349

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

74 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 74 of 74 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Beallsville Cemetery	40.06811	-80.02536
Beth Israel Cemetery	40.18627	-80.23861
Buckingham Cemetery	40.00854	-80.02856
Calvary Cemetery	40.12822	-79.90283
Calvary Cemetery	40.19842	-79.97566
Carroll Cemetery	40.03387	-80.35675
Center Cemetery	40.3588	-80.2949
Chapel Cemetery	39.9971	-80.46595
Charleroi Cemetery	40.13159	-79.90649
Chartiers Cemetery	40.25887	-80.21195
Chartiers Hill Cemetery	40.24131	-80.17678
Cherry Valley Cemetery	40.3502	-80.36395
Chestnut Ridge Cemetery	40.41689	-80.46941
Covenanter Cemetery	40.30221	-80.23907
Elliott Cemetery	40.05218	-80.34868
Emmanuel United Presbyterian Cemetery	40.15884	-80.13124
Fairview Cemetery	40.05278	-80.37026
Fairview Cemetery	40.36739	-80.38933
Fairview Cemetery	40.23336	-80.08681
Finleyville Cemetery	40.2509	-80.01894
Forest Lawn Gardens	40.27774	-80.12183
Franklin Cemetery	40.02173	-80.12511
Gilmore Cemetery	40.18906	-79.85929
Grandview Cemetery	40.44134	-80.44219
Gregg Cemetery	40.08756	-79.89818
Grimes Cemetery	40.09171	-79.9422
Havely Cemetery	40.09895	-79.85782
Highland Cemetery - West	40.05312	-79.90004
Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery	40.1857	-80.27422
Horn Cemetery - East	40.00888	-80.08727
Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church Cemetery	40.15988	-79.92823
Hupp Cemetery	40.13788	-80.48334
Immaculate Conception Cemetery	40.18403	-80.24068
Independence Cemetery	40.25312	-80.49145
Maple Creek Cemetery	40.11628	-79.94914
Miller Cemetery	40.0409	-80.18144
Mon Valley Memorial Park Cemetery	40.17445	-79.87722
Monongahela Cemetery	40.19291	-79.92173
Mount Hope United Presbyterian Cemetery	40.22202	-80.46255
Mount Zion Cemetery	40.04701	-80.32978
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies	40.31459	-80.15604
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies	40.31675	-80.15358
Oak Spring Cemetery	40.26228	-80.20395
Ohav Sholom Cemetery	40.16867	-79.89645
Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery	40.3875	-80.37588
Payne African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery	40.25629	-80.19587
Phillipsburg Cemetery	40.06025	-79.88396
Pigeon Creek Cemetery	40.13517	-80.0636
Queen of Heaven Cemetery	40.30248	-80.10533
Rogers Cemetery	40.1259	-80.46951
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum	40.17431	-79.93259
Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery	40.26962	-80.1929
Saint Clements Cemetery	40.10451	-80.01477
Saint Dominic Cemetery	40.1794	-79.87432
Saint James Cemetery	40.10409	-80.48534
Saint Johns Cemetery	40.2495	-80.19804
Saint Lukes Cemetery	40.11367	-80.01394
Saint Mary's Cemetery	40.32626	-80.18389
Saint Michael's Cemetery	40.17964	-79.87677
Saint Michaels Cemetery	40.27232	-80.17537
Saint Nicholas Cemetery	40.01017	-80.08863
Saint Patricks Cemetery	40.2696	-80.19519
Saints Mary and Ann Cemetery	40.02512	-80.1083
South Buffalo Cemetery	40.12332	-80.36605
Stoney Point Cemetery	40.0597	-80.39945
Taylor Cemetery	40.04068	-79.95
The Old Immaculate Conception Cemetery	40.19369	-80.23917
Trussell Cemetery	40.02397	-80.39216
Washington Cemetery	40.15701	-80.25422
West Alexander Cemetery	40.11098	-80.50707
West Finley Cemetery	40.01599	-80.44761
West Point Cemetery	40.28946	-80.44561
Westland Cemetery	40.02696	-79.96898
Zion Cemetery	40.04951	-79.95921

Historical populated places — 2 of 2

Name	Lat	Lon
Clokeyville	40.18118	-80.13756
West Middletown	40.26229	-80.42868

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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