Small Town Papers – Over 300 U.S. Historical Newspapers

The list has now expanded to well over 300 titles. 

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Please be aware that the dates for these titles include both current years as well as past years, and some of the titles do not have what I would call historic dates, that is prior to at least 1980. Some do however represent years from far earlier, some as early as 1846, so it is worth your time to see what might be available for you in order to found articles about your ancestors.

I would encourage you to make Small Town Papers part of your newspaper research repertoire. I also encourage you strongly to read their Terms of Use as they are quite strict when compared to other free newspapers sites. Copying and downloading of pages found have specific rules and limitations. Always read about copyright and use “rules” on any newspaper site.

Here is a list by state.  There are just a few states that have no entries.

Alabama

• The Democrat-Reporter Linden, Alabama
• The Florala News Florala , Alabama
• The Lamar Democrat and Sulligent News Vernon, Alabama
• The Pinson News & Jefferson Countian Pinson, Alabama
• Thomasville News Thomasville, Alabama
• The Tuskegee News Tuskegee, Alabama

Alaska

• Southeast Alaskas Island News Thorne Bay, Alaska

Arizona

• Ajo Copper News Ajo, Arizona
• Arizona Range News Willcox, Arizona
• The Camp Verde Journal Camp Verde, Arizona
• Copper Basin News Kearny , Arizona
• Cottonwood Journal Extra Cottonwood, Arizona
• San Manuel Miner San Manuel, Arizona
• San Pedro Valley News-Sun Benson, Arizona
• Sedona Red Rock News Sedona, Arizona
• The Superior Sun Keamy, Arizona

Arkansas

• DeWitt Era-Enterprise DeWitt, Arkansas

California

• Beverly Hills Weekly Beverly Hills, California
• The Catalina Islander Avalon, California
• Chester Progressive Chester, California
• Cloverdale Reveille Cloverdale, California
• Feather River Bulletin Quincy, California
• The Foothills Sun-Gazette Exeter, California
• The Gridley Herald Gridley, California
• Independent Coast Observer Gualala, California
• Indian Valley Record Greenville, California
• The Intermountain News Burney, California
• The Julian News Julian, California
• Lassen County Times Susanville, California
• Portola Reporter Portola, California
• Westwood PinePress Westwood, California

Colorado

• Eastern Colorado Plainsman Unavailable, Colorado
• Haxtun-Flemming Herald Haxtun, Colorado
• Hugo Eastern Colorado Plainsman Unavailable, Colorado
• Kiowa County Press Eads, Colorado
• The North Weld Herald Eaton, Colorado
• The Saguache Crescent Saguache, Colorado
• San Miguel Basin Forum Nucla, Colorado
• The Trinidad Times Independent Trinidad, Colorado
• Wellington Tribune Wellington, Colorado

Delaware

• Cape Gazette Lewes, Delaware

Florida

• The Calhoun-Liberty Journal Bristol, Florida
• The DeFuniak Springs Herald Defuniak Springs, Florida
• FSView & Florida Flambeau Tallahassee, Florida
• Heritage Florida Jewish News Fern Park, Florida

Georgia

• The Clinch County News Homerville, Georgia
• The Harris County Journal Manchester, Georgia
• The Hogansville Home News Manchester, Georgia
• The Jones County News Gray, Georgia
• The Manchester Star-Mercury Manchester, Georgia
• The Meriwether Vindicator Manchester , Georgia
• The Monroe County Reporter Forsyth, Georgia
• The Talbotton New Era Tallbotton, Georgia

Hawaii

• The Molokai Dispatch Kaunakakai, Hawaii

Idaho

• The Aberdeen Times Aberdeen, Idaho
• The Adams County Record Council, Idaho
• The Genesee News Genesee, Idaho
• Island Park News Island Park, Idaho
• Kuna Melba News Kuna, Idaho
• The Latah Eagle Potlatch, Idaho
• The Long Valley Advocate Cascade, Idaho
• The News-Examiner Montpelier, Idaho
• The Power County Press American Falls, Idaho
• The Preston Citizen Preston, Idaho
• Weiser Signal American Weiser, Idaho

Illinois

• The Arthur Graphic-Clarion Arthur, Illinois
• The Atwood Herald Atwood, Illinois
• Mt. Zion Region News Mt. Zion, Illinois
• The News Record Cerro Gordo, Illinois
• The Sun Trenton, Illinois
• Times Mt. Pulaski, Illinois

Indiana

• The News & Review Monon, Indiana
• North Manchester News-Journal North Manchester, Indiana
• The Royal Centre Record Royal Center, Indiana
• Starke County NewsHawk Hamlet, Indiana
• Warren Weekly Warren, Indiana

Iowa

• The Carlisle Citizen Carlisle, Iowa
• The Danish Villages Voice Elk Horn, Iowa
• Dayton Review Dayton, Iowa
• Decorah Journal Decorah, Iowa
• Decorah Public Opinion Decorah, Iowa
• Harlan News-Advertiser Harlan, Iowa
• Harlan Tribune Harlan, Iowa
• Highland Review Kalona, Iowa
• The Kalona News Kalona, Iowa
• The Lone Tree Reporter Lone Tree, Iowa
• Lyon County News, Inc. George, Iowa
• Lyon County Reporter Rock Rapids, Iowa
• Marion County News Pleasantville, Iowa
• Mount Vernon Hawkeye Record Unavailable, Iowa
• Moville Record Moville, Iowa
• N. Warren Town & County News Norwalk, Iowa
• The Northwood Anchor Northwood, Iowa
• The Ogden Reporter Ogden, Iowa
• Rock Rapids Review Rock Rapids, Iowa
• Sioux County Index Reporter Hull, Iowa
• The Sun Mt. Vernon, Iowa
• West Lyon Herald Inwood, Iowa

Kansas

• The Courtland Journal Courtland, Kansas
• The Johnson Pioneer Johnson, Kansas
• The Kiowa News Kiowa, Kansas
• The Osage County Herald-Chronicle Burlingame, Kansas
• The Oskaloosa Independent Valley Falls, Kansas
• The Prairie Post White City, Kansas
• The Vindicator Valley Falls, Kansas
• The Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise Alma, Kansas
• Western Kansas World WaKeeney, Kansas
• The Western Star Coldwater, Kansas

Kentucky

• The Bath County News – Outlook Owingsville, Kentucky
• The Harrodsburg Herald Harrodsburg, Kentucky
• Hart Countys Newspaper News-Herald Horse Cave, Kentucky
• Leader-News Greenville, Kentucky
• Letcher County Community News-Press Cromona, Kentucky
• The Ohio County Times-News Hartford, Kentucky
• The Sebree Banner Sebree, Kentucky
• The Times-Argus Central City, kentucky

Louisiana

• The Banner Bernice, Louisiana
• Gonzales Weekly Citizen Gonzales, Louisiana
• The Jena Times Jena, Louisiana
• Mansfield Enterprise-Progress Unavailable, Louisiana
• The Ponchatoula Times Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Maine

• The Original Irregular Kingfield, Maine
• The Quoddy Tides Eastport, Maine

Maryland

• The Hancock News Hancock, Maryland

Massachusetts

• The Ashfield News Ashfield, Massachusetts
• The Brookfield Citizen Brookfield, Massachusetts
• Post-Gazette Boston, Massachusetts
• Vineyard Gazette Edgartown, Massachusetts

Michigan

• The Antrim Review Bellaire, Michigan
• The Clare County Review Clare, Michigan
• Montmorency County Tribune Atlanta, Michigan

Minnesota

• Askov American Askov, Minnesota
• The Chatfield News Chatfield , Minnesota
• Cold Spring Record Cold Spring, Minnesota
• Dodge County Independent Kasson, Minnesota
• The Ely Echo Ely, Minnesota
• Farmers Independent Bagley, Minnesota
• Hendricks Pioneer Hendricks, Minnesota
• Ivanhoe Times Ivanhoe, Minnesota
• Lafayette Ledger Unavailable, Minnesota
• Lafayette Nicollet Ledger Lafayette, Minnesota
• Lake Benton Valley Journal Lake Benton, Minnesota
• Lake Region Times Madison Lake, Minnesota
• LeRoy Independent Le Roy, Minnesota
• Lincoln County Pioneer Unavailable, Minnesota
• The Northern Star Clinton, Minnesota
• The Ortonville Independent Ortonville, Minnesota
• Sauk Centre Herald Sauk Centre, Minnesota
• Sentinel Tribune Westbrook, Minnesota
• Tri-County News Kimball, Minnesota
• Tyler Tribute Tyler, Minnesota
• Winthrop News Winthrop, Minnesota

Mississippi

• Holmes County Herald Lexington, Mississippi
• The Southern Herald Liberty, Mississippi
• Stone County Enterprise Wiggins, Mississippi
• The Woodville Republican Woodville, Mississippi

Missouri

• Cuba Free Press Cuba, Missouri
• The Excelsior Springs Standard Excelsior Springs, Missouri
• Monroe County Appeal Paris, Missouri
• Press-News Journal Canton, Missouri

Montana

• Blackfoot Valley Dispatch Lincoln, Montana
• The Mountaineer Big Sandy, Montana
• Philipsburg Mail Philipsburg, Montana
• Phillips County News Malta, Montana
• Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times Roundup, Montana
• Sidney Herald Sidney, Montana
• Silver State Post Deer Lodge, Montana

Nebraska

• Jewell County Record Superior, Nebraska
• The Superior Express Superior, Nebraska

Nevada

• Mineral County Independent-News Hawthorne, Nevada
• Moapa Valley Progress Overton , Nevada
• Pahrump Mirror Pahrump, Nevada

New Hampshire

• Merrimack Journal Milford, New Hampshire
• Peterborough Transcript Peterborough, New Hampshire

New Mexico

• Clovis Livestock Market News Fort Sumner, New Mexico
• De Baca County News Fort Sumner, New Mexico
• Hidalgo County Herald Lordsburg, New Mexico
• The Independent Edgewood, New Mexico
• Mountain Mail Socorro, New Mexico
• The Raton Range Raton, New Mexico

North Carolina

• Kenly News Kenly, North Carolina
• The Southerner Welcome, North Carolina
• Spring Hope Enterprise Spring Hope, North Carolina
• The Sylva Herald and Ruralite Sylva, North Carolina

North Dakota

• The Billings County Pioneer Beach, North Dakota
• The Dickey County Leader Ellendale, North Dakota
• Golden Valley News Beach, North Dakota
• Lake Metigoshe Mirror Bottineau, North Dakota
• Mouse River Journal Towner, North Dakota
• The New Salem Journal New Salem, North Dakota
• The Oakes Times Oakes, North Dakota
• Turtle Mountain Star Rolla, North Dakota
• Valley News and Views Drayton, North Dakota
• Walsh County Press Park River, North Dakota

Oklahoma

• The American Fairland, Oklahoma
• Drumright Gusher Drumright, Oklahoma
• Heavener Ledger Heavener, Oklahoma
• The Nowata Star Nowata , Oklahoma
• The Perkins Journal Perkins, Oklahoma
• Stillwater Journal Perkins , Oklahoma
• The Thomas Tribune Thomas, Oklahoma
• Valliant Leader Valliant, Oklahoma

Oregon

• The Clatskanie Chief Clatskanie, Oregon
• Coquille Valley Sentinel Coquille, Oregon
• Dayton Tribune Dayton, Oregon
• Hells Canyon Journal Halfway, Oregon
• Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner, Oregon
• Index Forest Grove, Oregon
• McKenzie River Reflections McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
• The New Era Sweet Home, Oregon
• The Pendleton Record Pendleton, Oregon
• The Sun Sheridan, Oregon
• The Times Brownsville, Oregon
• The Times-Journal Condon, Oregon

Pennsylvania

• Mifflinburg Telegraph Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

• Woonsocket News Unavailable, Rhode Island

South Carolina

• The Columbia Star Columbia, South Carolina
• Horry Independent Conway, South Carolina
• The Loris Scene Loris , South Carolina
• Loris Sentinel Conway, South Carolina

South Dakota

• The Burke Gazette Burke, South Dakota
• The Canistota Clipper Canistota, South Dakota
• Freeman Courier Freeman, South Dakota
• The Hartford Area News Canistota, South Dakota
• Humboldt Journal Canistota, South Dakota
• Hutchinson Herald Menno, South Dakota
• Isabel Dakotan Isabel, South Dakota
• The Marion Record Canistota, South Dakota
• The Montrose Herald Canistota, South Dakota
• The New Era Parker, South Dakota
• Sanborn Weekly Journal Woonsocket, South Dakota
• The Wilmot Enterprise Wilmot, South Dakota

Tennessee

• The News-Democrat Waverly, Tennessee

Texas

• Alvord Sunset Gazette Alvord, Texas
• Burnet Bulletin Burnet, Texas
• The Clarendon Enterprise Clarendon, Texas
• The Clay County Leader Henrietta, Texas
• East Bernard Express East Bernard, Texas
• Edgewood Enterprise Grand Saline , Texas
• Grand Saline Sun Grand Saline, Texas
• The Groesbeck Journal Groesbeck, Texas
• The Hansford County Reporter-Statesman Spearman, Texas
• Hays Free Press Kyle, Texas
• The Lakelander Whitney, Texas
• The Malakoff News Malakoff, Texas
• The Munday Courier Munday, Texas
• The Stonewall County Courier Aspermont, Texas
• Trammel Trace Tribune Tatum, Texas
• The Twin Cities News Munday, Texas
• Wood County Democrat Quitman, Texas

Vermont

• Journal Opinion Bradford, Vermont

Virginia

• Clinch Valley Times St. Paul, Virginia
• The King George Journal King George, Virginia
• The Westmoreland Journal King George, Virginia

Washington

• The Bothell Sentinel and Citizen Unavailable, Washington
• Bothell Sentinel and Citizen Bothell, Washington
• Cheney Free Press Cheney, Washington
• Deer Park Tribune Deer Park, Washington
• Deer Park Union Unavailable, Washington
• The Dispatch-Eatonville Eatonville, Washington
• Edmonds Beacon Mukilteo, Washington
• The Goldendale Sentinel Goldendale, Washington
• The Issaquah Press Issaquah, Washington
• The Marysville Globe Marysville, Washington
• Mattawa Area News Mattawa, Washington
• Mt. Adams Sun Bingen, Washington
• Mukilteo Beacon Mukilteo, Washington
• Newcastle News Issaquah, Washington
• News & Standard Coulee City, Washington
• Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune Current editions not available, Washington
• The Othello Outlook Othello, Washington
• The Palouse Republic Unavailable, Washington
• Quad City Herald Current Editions no longer available Brewster, Washington
• The Quincy Valley Post-Register Quincy, Washington
• The Ritzville Adams County Journal Ritzville, Washington
• Royal City Royal Review Unavailable, Washington
• Sammamish Review Issaquah, Washington
• Shelton-Mason County Journal Shelton, Washington
• The South Grant County Washington Sun Royal City, Washington
• The Star Grand Coulee, Washington
• Tri-County Tribune Colville, Washington
• The Wahkiakum County Eagle Cathlamet, Washington
• West Seattle Herald Burien, Washington
• The Woodinville Weekly Woodinville, Washington

West Virginia

• Braxton Citizens News Sutton, West Virginia
• The Brooke County Review Wellsburg, West Virginia
• Charles Town Farmers Advocate Charles Town, West Virginia
• Farmers Advocate Charles Town, West Virginia
• The Glenville Democrat Glenville, West Virginia
• Grant County Press Petersburg, West Virginia
• The Hinton News Hinton, West Virginia
• The Morgan Messenger Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
• Mountain Messenger Lewisburg, West Virginia
• The Pennsboro News Harrisville, West Virginia
• Pleasants County Leader St. Marys, West Virginia
• The Pocahontas Times Marlinton, West Virginia
• The Preston County Journal Kingwood, West Virginia
• Roane County Reporter Spencer, West Virginia
• Spirit of Jefferson Unavailable, West Virginia
• Spirit of Jefferson Farmers Advocate Charles Town, West Virginia
• The St. Marys Oracle St. Marys, West Virginia
• The Times Record Spencer, West Virginia
• Wirt County Journal Elizabeth, West Virginia

Wisconsin

• The Blair Press Alma Center Blair, Wisconsin
• The Blair Press Taylor Blair, Wisconsin

Wyoming

• Basin Republican Rustler Basin, Wyoming
• Greybull Standard Greybull, Wyoming
• High Plains Sentinel Wright, Wyoming
• The Lovell Chronicle Lovell, Wyoming
• News Letter Journal Newcastle, Wyoming
• The Sundance Times Sundance, Wyoming
• Weston County Gazette Upton, Wyoming

For links to other free collections for all states (over 12,500 for the U.S.), please go to the Newspapers! page on this website (middle of the page has the links by state).