Local Newspapers
Introduction ...
Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Akron.
Our newspaper information for Akron is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.
The following list contains the names of 85 papers that were published in the immediate area of Akron. In addition, the list contains another 52 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Akron. In total, we've identified 137 papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Akron.
To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Akron.
Newspapers Published In Akron ...
We know of 85 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Akron:
- Akron Beacon And Republican (from 1891)
- Akron City Times (from 1868)
- Akron Daily Argus (from 1874)
- Akron Daily Democrat (from 1892)
- Akron Eagle (from 1848)
- Akron Evening Times (from 1916)
- Akron Free Democrat (from 1849)
- Akron Germania (from 1869)
- Akron Jewish News (from 1930)
- Akron News (from 1941)
- Akron Times-Democrat (from 1892)
- Akron Tri-Weekly Times (from 1884)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- American Balance (from 1837)
- American Democrat (from 1842)
- Black And White Chronicle (from 192?)
- Cascade Roarer (from 1845)
- Democratic Standard (from 1852)
- Die Akron Columbia (from 1920)
- East Akron News (from 1923)
- Free Democratic Standard (from 1849)
- Kenmore Akron News (from 1923)
- Press (from 1904)
- Years of publication: 1904 to 1925
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90068620
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22864841
- South Akron News (from 192?)
- Summit County Democrat (from 1932)
- Summit County Labor News (from 1923)
- Sunday Gazette (from 1878)
- Tee-Total Mechanic (from 1846)
- The Akron Argus (from 187?)
- The Akron Beacon Journal (from 1903)
- The Akron Buchtelite (from 1933)
- The Akron Buzzard & Buckeye Water nymph (from 1844)
- The Akron Buzzard (from 1838)
- The Akron Buzzard (from 1844)
- The Akron Catholic Record (from 1919)
- The Akron Daily Beacon (from 1869)
- The Akron Evening Times, The Akron Press (from 1925)
- The Akron Herald (from 1919)
- The Akron Informer (from 1946)
- The Akron Legal News (from 1921)
- The Akron Republican (from 1889)
- The Akron Sunday Star
- The Akron Sunday World (from 1896)
- The Akron Times-Democrat (from 1903)
- The Akron Times-Press (from 1927)
- The Akron Times (from 1906)
- The Akron Weekly Times (from 1906)
- The Beacon Journal (from 1897)
- The Buchtel Record (from 1882)
- The Buchtelite (from 1889)
- The Buzzard (from 1837)
- The Canton Informer (from 19??)
- The Chemical Worker (from 1976)
- The Daily Standard (from 1854)
- The Daily Telegram (from 1888)
- The Evening Journal (from 1896)
- The Flail (from 1840)
- The Honest Truth (from 1888)
- The International Chemical Worker (from 1943)
- The Labor Unionist (from 1883)
- The Masonic Beacon (from 1930)
- The New Republic (from 1894)
- The Ohioan And New Era (from 1838)
- The People (from 1901)
- The Reporter (from 1969)
- The Republican Campaigner (from 1880)
- The Suburbanite (from 1970)
- The Summer Session Buchtelite (from 1929)
- The Summerlite (from 1925)
- The Summit Beacon (from 1839)
- The Summit County Beacon (from 1857)
- The Summit County Democrat And Akron City Times (from 1892)
- The Summit Democracy (from 1855)
- The Summitonian (from 1873)
- The Summitonian (from 1873)
- The Sunday Republican (from 1889)
- The Times-Press (from 1925)
- The United Democrat (from 19??)
- The Weekly Pride (from 1976)
- The Western Exchange (from 1877)
- The Wide-Awake Republican (from 1860)
- The Workers' Call (from 1913)
- Veterans' News (from 1931)
- War Production News (from 1942)
- Weekly Times-Democrat (from 1903)
- West Akron News (from 192?)
Newspapers Neighboring Akron ...
The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Akron.
The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Akron.
- Published In Barberton ...
- Barberton Advertiser (from 1947)
- Barberton Messenger (from 1980)
- Merchandiser (from 1983)
- The Barberton Leader (from 1893)
- The Barberton News (from 1892)
- The Barberton Post (from 1953)
- The Barberton Telegram (from 1906)
- The Barberton Tribune (from 1903)
- The Portage Lakes Herald (from 19??)
- Published In Cuyahoga Falls ...
- American Eagle (from 1840)
- Bantam (from 1946)
- Years of publication: 1946 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bantam
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90068464
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22333439
- Cuyahoga Falls Monthly Advertiser (from 1870)
- Cuyahoga Falls Reporter (from 18??)
- Falls News-Press (from 1980)
- Ohio Review & Portage Times (from 183?)
- The Christian Witness, And Western Reserve Advocate (from 1843)
- The Cuyahoga Falls Review (from 1838)
- The Falls News (from 1928)
- The Ohio Review (from 1833)
- The Phoenix, Or Cuyahoga Falls Advertiser (from 1849)
- The Reporter And Western Reserve Farmer (from 18??)
- The Tuesday Falls News (from 1961)
- Published In Ellet ...
- The Elletonian (from 1927)
- Published In Tallmadge ...
- Tallamdge Circle News (from 1976)
- Tallmadge Express & Circle News (from 1978)
- Tallmadge Express (from 1981)
- Tallmadge Express (from 1977)
- Published In Fairlawn ...
- Village Views (from 1974)
- Published In Norton ...
- The Norton Pride (from 1973)
- Published In Stow ...
- Cuyahoga Valley Voice (from 1942)
- Stow Sentry (from 1969)
- Upper Cuyahoga Valley Voice (from 1939)
- Published In Bath ...
- The Bath News (from 1963)
- Village Gazette With The Bath News (from 1964)
- Village Gazette (from 1964)
- Published In Kent [Portage County] ...
- Kent News (from 1867)
- Kent Saturday Bulletin (from 187?)
- Saturday Bulletin (from 1888)
- Stump City (from 1971)
- The Bulletin (from 1899)
- The Commercial Bulletin (from 1866)
- The Courier-Tribune (from 1929)
- The Daily Kent Stater (from 1954)
- The Evening Record, The Daily Courier-Tribune (from 19??)
- The Kent Courier (from 1886)
- The Kent Stater (from 1926)
- The Kent Tribune (from 1916)
- The Saturday Bulletin (from 1869)
- The Saturday Morning Bulletin (from 1867)
- The Searchlight (from 1926)
- Tribune-Gazette (from 1973)
- Published In Doylestown [Wayne County] ...
- The Doylestown Journal (from 1874)
- The Tri-County News (from 1891)
- The Tri-County Weekly News (from 1891)
- Published In Peninsula ...
- Mirror (from 1868)
- Years of publication: 1868 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mirror
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84028287
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10670479
- Peninsula Packet (from 1963)
- The Valley Almanac (from 1978)
- Published In Sharon Center [Medina County] ...
- The Young Folks' Gem (from 18??)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Published In Wadsworth [Medina County] ...
- The News Banner Pride (from 1984)
- The News-Banner (from 1959)
- The Sun Banner Pride (from 1985)
- The Wadsworth Banner-Press (from 1906)
- The Wadsworth Banner (from 1892)
- The Wadsworth News-Banner (from 1944)
- The Wadsworth News (from 1924)
- Wadsworth Enterprise (from 1866)
- Published In Hartville [Stark County] ...
- The Hartville News (from 1930)
- Published In Hudson ...
- Hudson Enterprise (from 1875)
- Hudson Hub-Times (from 1980)
- Hudson Hub (from 1972)
- North Summit Times (from 1958)
- Ohio Observer (from 1833)
- The Hudson Citizen (from 1914)
- The Hudson Independent (from 1896)
- The Hudson Times (from 1930)
- The Hudson Times (from 1975)
- The Independent Register And Family Visitor (from 1853)
- The Independent (from 1914)
- The Northern Summit Independent (from 1919)
- The Register (from 1854)
- The Times (from 1934)
- Published In Richfield ...
- Community News And Calendar (from 1952)
- Countryside & Community News (from 1980)
- Richfield Community News And Calendar (from 1974)
- The Richfield Times (from 1980)
- Published In Canal Fulton [Stark County] ...
- Canal Fulton Merchants News And Shopping Guide (from 19??)
- Canal Fulton Review (from 1930)
- Canal Fulton Shopper And Manchester & Clinton Suburban News (from 195?)
- Canal Fulton Shopper (from 1949)
- Canal Fulton Signal (from 1901)
- The Canal Fulton Promoter (from 1938)
- The Canal Fulton Record (from 1932)
- The Fulton Herald (from 1873)
- The Fulton News (from 1928)
- The Fulton Signal (from 1875)
- The Shopper (from 1981)
- The Signal (from 1969)
- Published In North Canton [Stark County] ...
- The Newsy News (from 1942)
- The North Side Shopper (from 1941)
- The Sun (from 1922)
- Years of publication: 1922 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88078462
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17899942
- Published In Ravenna [Portage County] ...
- We know of 50 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Ravenna. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Ravenna
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Akron. This extended list includes all the papers from Ravenna. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Akron
- Published In Streetsboro [Portage County] ...
- Streetsboro / Mantua Record-News (from 1980)
- The Gateway Press (from 1982)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chronicling America
The official website for Akron: www.ci.akron.oh.us/
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Akron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0755, Longitude: -81.5196 |