1500History
=== Radio ===
Radio stations based in Xenia:
1500 AM WBZI "Real Roots Radio" (simulcasts on F.M.
1768Military
The Shawnee war chief Tecumseh was born there in 1768.
1803Government
== History ==
Xenia was founded in 1803, the same year Ohio was admitted to the Union.
1804Architecture
In 1804, he opened a tavern which became a center of community affairs.
1805Education
The first log school house was constructed in 1805, and, that same year, the Rev.
1812Military
Senator from Indiana
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief during the War of 1812
Ridgely Torrence, poet
Sarah A.
1817Civil Rights
A petition for incorporation, dated March 24, 1817, was circulated among the 88 households of Xenia, and on July 21, 1817, that petition, containing 66 signatures, was filed wit...
1831Disaster
The first fire engine house was built in 1831; the telephone came to Xenia in 1879; electricity in 1881 and a water works system in 1886.
1834Government
Xenia elected Cornelius Clark as its first mayor in 1834.
1843Infrastructure
The arrival of the Little Miami Railroad (now the site of the Little Miami Scenic Trail, which passed through Xenia Station) in 1843, stimulated the development of additional in...
1850Civil Rights
On March 2, 1850, the Ohio General Assembly rode from Columbus, Ohio to Xenia and back on the newly completed Columbus and Xenia Railroad.
1851Economy
From the summer of 1851, tourists would come from Cincinnati, as well as plantations from the South, to visit the nearby Xenia Springs and Tawawa House, a hotel and health spa a...
1855Culture
Worden (1855–1918), painter, art instructor
== In popular culture ==
=== Film ===
Xenia is the setting for Harmony Korine's film Gummo (1997); the movie was not filmed in Xe...
1860Economy
By 1860 most of the 200 students were mixed-race children of wealthy white fathers from the South, planters and businessmen who were prevented from getting them educated there.
1861Government
On Wednesday morning, February 13, 1861, President-Elect Abraham Lincoln made a brief appearance in the city as his inaugural train traveled from Cincinnati northeast to Columbus.
1868Government
=== Newspapers ===
The main newspaper in Xenia is the Xenia Daily Gazette, founded in 1868.
1899Architecture
Xenia opened its first free public library in 1899.
1900History
By 1900, the city was operating its own sewage system.
1905Culture
Artificial gas was provided in the 1840s, and continued in use until natural gas was made available in 1905.
1918Government
On January 1, 1918, the current city commission-manager plan succeeded the old form of municipal government.
1974Disaster
On April 3, 1974, a verified F5 rated tornado on the Fujita scale cut a path directly through the middle of Xenia during the 1974 Super Outbreak, the second largest series of to...
1979History
Louis mainline; Amtrak operated the National Limited passenger service over this line until 1979.
1989Disaster
Xenia was struck by an F2 tornado on April 25, 1989, and again by an F4 tornado on September 20, 2000.
2000History
The twister of 2000 killed one person, and injured 100 people.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 25,719 people, 10,390 households, and 6,631 families residing in the city.
2023History
In February 2023, it was announced that the Gazette would reduce "the number of printed editions each week while expanding local news coverage" on their website due to inflation...
2025Culture
The Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival launched its first ever outdoor summer festival on July 17–19, 2025, at the Greene County Fairgrounds & Expo Center in Xenia, OH.