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Some
MIAMI COUNTY AREA NEWSPAPERS
of today and of yesterday

TOWN:      NAME OF PAPER:    LIFE SPAN:       NOTES:

Bradford Sentinel              1884-1957   aka Independent Sentinel

Covington  Gazette             1870-1910   aka Stillwater Valley Gazette

Covington  Stillwater News     1925-now                               

Covington  Tribune                                                    

Dayton     Ohio Watchman       1817-1820   later known as Dayton Journal

Piqua      Call                1883-now    aka Press-Dispatch         

Piqua      Citizen             1904-1904?                             

Piqua      Correspondent       1878-1894   German                     

Piqua      Courier             1835-1840   aka West.Courier & Piq.Enquirer

Pigua      Miami Democrat      1864-1882   aka Piqua Democrat

Piqua      Miami Post          (  )-(  )   a German Newspaper       

Piqua      Dispatch            1886-1901   Merged with Daily Leader   

Piqua      Enquirer            1849-1865                              

Piqua      Gazette             1820-1834   Title varies, see other entries

Piqua      Register Of News    1820-1834   aka Piqua Gazette          

Piqua      Miami Farmers       1820-1834   aka Piqua Gazette          

Piqua      Western Atheneum    1820-1834   aka Piqua Gazette          

Piqua      Headlight           1899-1899?                             

Piqua      Herald              1883-1884                              

Piqua      Intelligencer       1840-1841                              

Piqua      Journal             1865-1901                              

Piqua      Leader-Dispatch     1888-1919   Also see Piqua Dispatch    

Piqua      Miami Co. Democrat  1860-1861                              

Piqua      Miami Democrat      1864-1882                              

Piqua      Helmet              1874-1911                              

Piqua      Leader-Journal      1882-1912  aka Miami Leader            

Piqua      Miami Valley News   1869-1870                              

Piqua      Miami Valley News   1869-1879                              

Piqua      Piqua Register      1841-1862   aka Miami Valley Resister  

Piqua      Press-Dispatch      1915-1922   Merged with Piqua Daily Call

Piqua      Daily Press         1915-1919   Merged with Piqua Daily Call

Tippecanoe Herald              1869-now    aka Tipp City Herald       

Troy       Buckeye             1876-1909                              

Troy       Democrat            1880-1948   aka Miami County Democrat  

Troy       Miami Union         1864-1953   aka Miami Union & Feature Weekly

Troy       News                1849-1849?                             

Troy       Daily News          1909-now                               

Troy       Sentinel            1878-1880                              

Troy       Times               1830-1871

Western Star has clear title to being the oldest WEEKLY, but the Chillicothe Gazette is not only a daily but also older then the Star. Gazette can trace its lineage to 1800 for sure (possibly it dates to 1797) and the Star was founded in 1807 by John McClean. Gazette was moved to Chillicothe from Cincinnati by Edmon Freemon. Its early name was Scioto Gazette. It became a daily near the turn of the century and switched to Chillicothe Gazette in 1940. Its offices today are a bit more pretentious than at its founding. The building is a replica of Ohio's first statehouse, from the time Chillicothe was Ohio's capital. (from article in Null Collections at Local History Library)

Prepared by members of The Computerized Heritage Association
for their Miami County Ohio Genealogy List-Server and their
Miami County Ohio Genealogy Researchers Homepage.

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