Historical American Farming Newspapers Online

Over 35% of American families were involved in agriculture in the late 19th century. It is down to less than 5% today and certainly higher than 35% prior to 1899. Obviously, the stories of farmers and their families were recorded in local and county newspapers. As researchers, we also need to look to Farming newspapers to find our ancestors.

Farming and ranching had specialty newspapers throughout the country, whether they be advertising-oriented, journals, or just informing readers about the science of agriculture and new methods and tools to enhance the farmer’s ability to grow more and better crops.

The list by state is below. Please note that I have excluded subscription databases from the list below.

(Updated February 2024; recently added links are in BOLD):

Alabama

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Iowa

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Mississippi

Montana

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

North Carolina

North Dakota

New Mexico

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Vermont

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Good luck finding articles about your farming ancestors!

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