Small Town Newspapers

Small Town Papers gives you free access to the people, places and events recorded in real time over the decades or even centuries! Browse and search the scanned newspaper archive from 1846 up to the current edition!

Local newspapers served an important role in the life of small communities, detailing happenings in town, including milestones in the town’s growth and development. Researchers interested in genealogical research or community development over several decades of the twentieth century will find these local papers useful.

Alabama Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• Southeast Alaskas Island News Thorne Bay, Alaska

Arizona Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• DeWitt Era-Enterprise DeWitt, Arkansas

California Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• Cape Gazette Lewes, Delaware

Florida Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• The Molokai Dispatch Kaunakakai, Hawaii

Idaho Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

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

Maryland Small Town Newspapers

• The Hancock News Hancock, Maryland

Massachusetts Small Town Newspapers

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

Michigan Small Town Newspapers

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

Minnesota Small Town Newspapers

• 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 Small Town Newspapers

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

Missouri Small Town Newspapers

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