Utah has a sizable state-wide free online collection for searching historical newspapers and many other smaller collections. Many states use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as their main central online site for searching old newspapers and currently, Utah has quite a few newspapers also available on that site. There are free online newspapers available on other sites and there are collections available on subscription sites. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them.
There are almost 600 newspapers that have been published in the Beehive State – certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it – find your Utah ancestors and all the interesting articles that capture the stories of their lives.
Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also, I suspect that some of these links may change over time – so if there is a dead link – please use your favorite search engine to find their new location.
(Updated February 2023; recently added links are in BOLD)
Utah Historical Newspapers
Free Sites:
Statewide Collections:
- American Fork 1903-1912 The Citizen.
- American Fork 1912-1979 American Fork citizen.
- Cedar City 1890-189? Iron County news.
- Cedar City 1893-1982 Iron County record.
- Coalville 1894-1923 The Coalville times.
- Garland 1906-191? The Garland globe.
- Garland 191?-1925 The Garland City globe.
- Great Salt Lake City 1859-1861 The Mountaineer.
- Great Salt Lake City 1867-1920 Deseret evening news.
- Lehi 1891-1917 The Lehi banner.
- Lehi 1913-1949 The Lehi sun.
- Logan 1902-1924 The Logan Republican.
- Mercur 1895-1913 The Mercur miner.
- Ogden City 1902-1910 The Ogden standard.
- Ogden City 1910-1913 The Evening standard.
- Ogden City 1913-1920 The Ogden standard.
- Ogden 1904-1910 The Morning examiner.
- Ogden 1910-191? The Morning standard.
- Ogden 1920-current The Ogden standard-examiner.
- Price 1895-1915 Eastern Utah advocate.
- Price 1915-1932 The Sun.
- Provo City 1891-1895 The Dispatch.
- Provo City 1898-1909 The Utah County Democrat.
- Provo City 1909-192? The Provo herald.
- Provo, City 1891-1895 The Evening dispatch.
- Provo 1904-1912 Deseret farmer.
- Salt Lake City 1870-1909 The Salt Lake herald.
- Salt Lake City 1899-1920 The Intermountain Catholic.
- Salt Lake City 1885-1887 Salt Lake evening Democrat.
- Salt Lake City 1890-current The Salt Lake tribune.
- Salt Lake City 1895-19?? The broad ax.
- Salt Lake City 1901-1908 Truth.
- Salt Lake City 1902-1902 The Inter-mountain farmer and ranchman.
- Salt Lake City 1902-1904 The Inter-mountain farmer [electronic resource].
- Salt Lake City 1902-1929 Goodwin’s weekly : a thinking paper for thinking people.
- Salt Lake City 1909-1918 The Salt Lake herald-Republican.
- Spanish Fork 1902-current The Spanish Fork press.
- St. George 1878-1878 The union.
- St. George 1880-1882 The St. George union.
- St. George 1882-1898 The Union.
Google News Archive
- Salt Lake City – The Deseret News
- Salt Lake City – Deseret News Salt Lake Telegram
- Salt Lake City – Saturday Morning Deseret News
- Tremonton City – Bear River Valley Leader
Utah Digital Newspapers 1850-2010
Beaver County
- Beaver County Monitor
- Beaver County News
- Beaver Press
- Milford Monitor
- Milford News
- Southern Utah Times
- Southern Utah University Student Newspapers
- Southern Utonian
Box Elder County
- Bear River Valley Leader
- Box Elder Journal
- Box Elder News
- Box Elder News Journal
- Brigham City Bugler
- Brigham City Report
- Corinne Daily Journal
- Corinne Daily Mail
- Corinne Journal Reporter
- Garland City Globe
- Garland Globe
- Garland Times
- Tremont Times
- Tremonton Leader
- Utah Reporter
Cache County
- Cache American
- Cache Valley Clarion
- Logan Journal
- Logan Leader
- Logan Nation
- Logan Republican
- North Cache News
- South Cache Courier
- Utah Journal
- Utah State University Student Newspapers
Carbon County
- Carbon County News
- Dragerton Tribune
- Eastern Utah Advocate
- Eastern Utah Telegraph
- Helper Journal
- Helper Times
- News Advocate
- Sun
- Sun Advocate
- Utah State University Eastern Student Newspapers
Davis County
- Centerville Newsette
- Clearfield Courier
- Davis County Clipper
- Davis County Journal
- Davis News Journal
- Davis Reflex-Journal
- Hill Air Force Base Newspapers
- Kaysville Weekly Reflex
- Lakeside Review
- Lakeside Review North Edition
- Lakeside Review South Edition
- Layton Journal
- Layton News Express
- Reflex Journal
- Seagull
- Valley View News
- Weekly Reflex
Duchesne County
- Duchesne Courier
- Duchesne Eagle
- Duchesne Record
- Myton Free Press
- Reservation News
- Roosevelt Standard
- Uintah Basin Record
- Uintah Basin Standard
- Uintah Chieftain
Emery County
Garfield County
Grand County
Iron County
- Beryl Colonizer
- Iron County News
- Iron County Record
- Parowan Times
- Stateline Oracle
- Southern Utah University Student Newspapers
Juab County
- Eureka Reporter
- Juab County Times
- Mammoth Record
- Nephi Ensign
- Nephi Record
- Nephi Republic
- Nephi Times-News
- Tintic Miner
Kane County
Millard County
- Bussei Life
- Fillmore Progress
- Millard County Blade
- Millard County Chronicle
- Millard County Progress Review
- Millard County Chronicle Progress
- Millard County Progress
- Topaz Times
Morgan County
Piute County
Rich County
Salt Lake County
- Ahora Utah
- Anti-Polygamy Standard
- Argus
- Bee
- Bingham Bulletin
- Bingham News
- Brighton Record
- Broad Ax
- Central City News
- Cottonwood Observer
- Deseret Evening News
- Deseret Farmer
- Deseret News
- Deseret Weekly
- Enoch’s Advocate
- Garfield Beach
- Goodwin’s Weekly
- Intermountain Catholic
- Inter-Mountain Farmer
- Inter-Mountain Republican
- La Prensa
- Latter-day Saints’ University Student Newspapers
- Magna Times
- Midvale Journal Sentinel
- Mountain West Minority Reporter and Sentinel
- Mountaineer
- Murray Eagle
- Natural Government Weekly
- Peep O’ Day
- Progressive Opinion
- Rakki Jihō
- Review
- Rural Republican
- Salt Lake City Argus
- Salt Lake City South High School Student Newspapers
- Salt Lake Community College Student Newspapers
- Salt Lake Daily Independent
- Salt Lake Democrat
- Salt Lake Herald-Republican
- Salt Lake Mining Review
- Salt Lake Telegram
- Salt Lake Times
- Salt Lake Times The Organ of Amusements
- Salt Lake Tribune
- Salt Lake Weekly Telegraph
- Searchlight
- Southeast Independent
- Sugar House Bulletin
- Times
- Truth
- Union Vedette
- University of Deseret Deaf Mute Department Student Newspaper
- University of Utah Student Newspapers
- Utah Independent
- Utah Labor News
- Utah Nippo
- Utah Weekly Miner
- Valley Tan
- West Valley View
- West View
- Western Light
- Western Mining Gazetteer
- Western Weekly
- Westminster College Student Newspapers
- Woman’s Exponent
- Wordpower
San Juan County
Sanpete County
- Ephraim Enterprise
- Gunnison Gazette
- Gunnison Valley News
- Manti Home Sentinel
- Manti Messenger
- Manti Reporter
- Mt. Pleasant Pyramid
- San Pete Free Press
- Sanpete County Register
Sevier County
Summit County
- Coalville Times
- Kamas Courant
- Mountain Times Weekly
- Newspaper
- Park City Call
- Park Record
- Summit County Bee
- Summit County Bee and Park Record
Tooele County
Uintah County
Utah County
- American Fork Citizen
- American Fork World
- Brigham Young High School Student Newspapers
- Lehi Banner
- Lehi Free Press
- Lehi Sun
- Orem-Geneva Times
- Payson Chronicle
- Paysonian
- Pleasant Grove News
- Pleasant Grove Review
- Provo American
- Provo Daily Enquirer
- Provo Daily Herald
- Provo Dispatch
- Provo Evening Herald
- Provo Semi-Weekly Herald
- Provo Sunday Herald
- Spanish Fork Herald
- Spanish Fork Press
- Spanish Fork Sun
- Springville Herald
- Springville Independent
- Territorial Enquirer
- Timpanogos Times
- Utah County Democrat
- Utah Enquirer
- Voice of Sharon
Wasatch County
Washington County
- Dixie Advocate
- Dixie Falcon
- Dixie State University Student Newspapers
- El Sol
- Silver Reef Miner
- St. George Union
- Washington County News
Weber County
- Ben Lomond Beacon
- Ogden Daily Commercial
- Ogden Daily Freeman
- Ogden Daily Standard
- Ogden Evening Standard
- Ogden Herald
- Ogden Junction
- Ogden Morning Examiner
- Ogden Semi-Weekly Junction
- Ogden Semi-Weekly Standard
- Ogden Standard-Examiner
- Ogden Sun
- Ogden Valley News
- Ogden Weekly Standard
- Utah Daily Union
- Weber Herald
- Weber State University Student Newspapers
County and Library Collections:
Brigham Young University – Harold B Lee Library Newspaper Collection
- 19th Century Mormon Article Newspaper Index
- BYU History Collections
- – Academic Review
- – The Banyan
- – Business Journal
- – The Normal
- – The White and Blue
- Daily Enquirer
- Deseret News
- Deseret News Extra
- Evening and Morning Star
- The Evening and the Morning Star
- The Evening and the Morning Star Extra
- Woman’s Exponent
Merrill-Cazier Library Logan Historical Newspaper Collection (1879-1892 and 1893-1898)
- Logan Leader
- Utah Journal
- Logan Journal
- Journal
Utah State University Library Digital Archives (1871- 1954)
- Box Elder News 1904 – 1926
- Box Elder Report
- Corinne Daily Journal, 1871 – 1873
- Daily Corinne Reporter, 1871 – 1873
- Logan Leader (1879-1882)
- Utah Journal (1882-1889)
- Logan Journal (1889-1891)
- Journal (1892)
- Utah Journal 1893 – 1898
- Morgan Post
- Morgan County Star
- Morgan County Independent
- Morgan County News
- Weber River Independent
Weber County Newspapers (Abstracts)
Student Collections:
Brigham Young Academy – Provo
Brigham Young University – Provo
Snow College – Ephraim
Southern Utah University Student Newspapers – Cedar City
University of Utah – Salt Lake City
Utah State University – Logan
Utah State University Eastern – Price
Utah Valley University – Orem
Weber State University – Ogden
Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:
Japanese-American Internment Camp Newspapers, 1942 to 1946
- Topaz Times (Topaz, Utah) 1942 to 1945
- Trek ([Topaz, Utah]) 1942 to 1943
- All Aboard (Topaz, Utah) 194?-194?
- Bussei Life (Topaz, Utah) 1943 to 1943
- Topaz Times
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942
- Boaz – Southerner (Company 491)
- Castle Dale – Buckhorn Breeze (Company 529)
- Delta – Antelope Lookout (Company 482)
- Emery – Last Chance Paper (Company 529)
- Emery – Last Chance Semi-Weekly (Company 529)
- Emery – Last Chance (Company 529)
- Eureka – Jericho Daily Breeze (Company 288)
- Eureka – Jericho Daily Breeze (Company 288)
- Eureka – Jericho Journal (Company 288)
- Ferron – Chatter Box (Company 959)
- Ferron – Desert Breeze (Company 959)
- Green River – Desert Schooner (Company 298)
- Green River – Slash (Company 298)
- Gunlock – Midget Tribune (Company 585)
- Hanksville – Desert Sun (Company 298)
- Jericho – Jericho Daily Breeze (Company 288)
- Manila – Hideout (Company 3544)
- Moab – Dalton Wells Daily (Company 234)
- Moab – Desert’S Silence (Company 561)
- Moab – Longhorn (Company 234)
- Mt. Pleasant – Ceceyan (Company 959)
- Pleasant Grove – Wolk News (Company 3544)
- Salina – Southern Drawl (Company 479)
- St. George – Veyo Scroll (Company 959)
- Vernal – Vernal Daily Journal (Company 1507)
- Vernal – Vernal Journal (Company 1507)
- Woods Cross – Bay-Cross News (Company 536)
- Woods Cross – Bird Haven Honker (Company 536)
- Woods Cross – Kenova News (Company 536)
- Woods Cross – Ukenova News (Company 536)
For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.
Other Free Sites:
Provo
Salt Lake City
Subscription or Pay Sites:
Ancestry.com:
There are currently 20 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Ancestry – Utah Newspapers
Genealogy Bank:
There are currently 83 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank – Utah Newspapers
Newspaper Archive:
There are currently 186 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive – Utah
Newspapers.com:
There are currently 349 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com – Utah.
And Finally:
You also need to visit the Utah Digital Newspapers site from time to time, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to online newspaper availability.
Please note – even more may be available via a local or state library where a library card is required. And of course, there is always microfilm for those that have not been made available online as yet.
For more links for different states, provinces, and countries – please see the Newspaper Links page on this website.
For other Free Utah Links, click on the category of interest:
Newspapers
Yearbooks
Births
Marriages
Deaths
BMD Records
Alumni Records
Cemetery Records
Church Records
Criminal Records
Coroner Records
Directories
Divorce Records
Immigration Records
Military Records
Mortuary Records
Naturalizations
Obituaries
Photos
Probate and Wills
School Records
Tax Records
Voter Records
