Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Alton.

Our newspaper information for Alton 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Alton. In addition, the list contains another 68 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Alton. In total, we've identified 69 papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Alton.

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 Alton.  

Newspapers Published In Alton ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Alton area:

• Our Paper (from 189?)
  • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Our Paper
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061860
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374260

Newspapers Neighboring Alton ...

The following newspapers were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Alton.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Alton.

• Published In Rohnerville  ...
  • Eel River Echo (from 18??)
    • Published during 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Eel River Echo
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96061052
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34939439
  • The Rohnerville Herald (from 188?)
    • The first year of publication was in 188?, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Rohnerville Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93050976
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27879713
• Published In Fortuna  ...
  • Eel River Valley Advance (from 18??)
    • Published during 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Eel River Valley Advance
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061909
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39975777
  • Eel River Valley Advocate (from 18??)
    • Published during 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Eel River Valley Advocate
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94052421
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31306508
  • Eel Valley Advance (from 1970)
    • Years of publication:  1970 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Eel Valley Advance
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061636
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32336322
  • Fortuna Advance And The Humboldt Weekly Tribune
    • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Fortuna Advance And The Humboldt Weekly Tribune
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061865
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374255
  • Fortuna Advance
    • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Fortuna Advance
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061653
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40096848
  • Humboldt Beacon (from 1995)
    • Years of publication:  1995 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Humboldt Beacon
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061850
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40096828
  • Semi-Weekly Advance
    • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Semi-Weekly Advance
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061864
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374256
  • The Fortuna Tribune (from 1948)
    • Years of publication:  1948 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Fortuna Tribune
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061907
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39975689
  • The Humboldt Beacon And Fortuna Advance (from 1938)
    • Years of publication:  1938 to 1995
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Humboldt Beacon And Fortuna Advance
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84007831
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10261698
  • The Humboldt Beacon (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to 1938
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Humboldt Beacon
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92068961
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26515969
• Published In Rio Dell  ...
  • Eel River Echo (from 19??)
    • Published during 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Eel River Echo
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061635
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32336253
  • The Free Echo (from 1970)
    • Years of publication:  1970 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Free Echo
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061654
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39975921
  • The Humboldt Independent And Sun (from 1969)
    • Years of publication:  1969 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Humboldt Independent And Sun
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061639
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374179
  • The Humboldt Independent (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to 1969
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Humboldt Independent
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061637
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374152
• Published In Ferndale  ...
  • Ferndale Enterprise (from 1878)
    • Years of publication:  1878 to 1896
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Ferndale Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92068412
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26795835
  • Ferndale Enterprise (from 1904)
    • Years of publication:  1904 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Ferndale Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061870
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374218
  • Semi-Weekly Ferndale Enterprise (from 1896)
    • Years of publication:  1896 to 1904
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Semi-Weekly Ferndale Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061869
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374214
  • Semi-Weekly Ferndale Exchange (from 189?)
    • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Semi-Weekly Ferndale Exchange
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00060879
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 45454174
  • The Valley Oracle (from 189?)
    • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Valley Oracle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94052422
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31186157
  • The Weekly Report (from 189?)
    • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Weekly Report
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00060877
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 45454100
• Published In Eureka  ...
  • We know of 50 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Eureka. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Eureka
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Alton. This extended list includes all the papers from Eureka. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Alton
• Published In Arcata  ...
  • The Arcata Eye (from 1996)
    • Years of publication:  1996 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Arcata Eye
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96004749
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35674370
  • The Arcata Leader (from 1879)
    • The first year of publication was in 1879, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Arcata Leader
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92068858
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26565239
  • The Arcata Union (from 1886)
    • Years of publication:  1886 to 1903
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Arcata Union
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92069471
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26733242
  • The Arcata Union (from 1905)
    • Years of publication:  1905 to 1972
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Arcata Union
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97060667
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36466042
  • The Humboldt Independent News (from 1973)
    • Years of publication:  1973 to 1974
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Humboldt Independent News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061642
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13568568
  • The Semi-Weekly Arcata Union (from 1903)
    • Years of publication:  1903 to 1905
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Semi-Weekly Arcata Union
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97060666
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36466022
  • The Union (from 1972)
    • Years of publication:  1972 to 1995
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Union
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94052848
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31384132
• Published In Blue Lake  ...
  • Blue Lake Advocate (from 1889)
    • Years of publication:  1889 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Blue Lake Advocate
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82006821
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8781126
  • Northern Advocate (from 1978)
    • Years of publication:  1978 to 1979
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Northern Advocate
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061722
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31998012
  • Northern Advocate (from 1979)
    • Years of publication:  1979 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Northern Advocate
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061723
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40531584
  • The Little Northern Advocate (from 1978)
    • Published during 1978
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Little Northern Advocate
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061721
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40531577
  • The Northern Advocate (from 1888)
    • Years of publication:  1888 to 1889
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Northern Advocate
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84026880
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10791525
• Published In McKinleyville  ...
  • Mad River Herald (from 1990)
    • Years of publication:  1990 to 199?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Mad River Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061863
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374257
  • McKinleyville Express (from 1985)
    • Years of publication:  1985 to 1986
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the McKinleyville Express
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061871
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13555703
  • McKinleyville Journal (from 1971)
    • Years of publication:  1971 to 1972
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the McKinleyville Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061849
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32336654
  • McKinleyville News (from 1962)
    • Years of publication:  1962 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the McKinleyville News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061657
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39976075
  • McKinleyville Press (from 1996)
    • Years of publication:  1996 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the McKinleyville Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96002528
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35915873
  • McKinleyville Weekly (from 1994)
    • Years of publication:  1994 to 199?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the McKinleyville Weekly
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98061862
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39374259

Off-the-Road Links ...

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