Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Madera 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 18 papers that were published in the immediate area of Madera. In addition, the list contains another 75 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Madera. In total, we've identified 93 papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Madera.

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 Madera.

Newspapers Published In Madera ...

We know of 18 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Madera:

Chowchilla Today (from 1980)
- Years of publication: 1980 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chowchilla Today
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98061808
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38869687
Daily Evening Tribune (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 Daily Evening Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98061794
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38599158
La Prensa (from 1997)
- Years of publication: 1997 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the La Prensa
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060546
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51289080
Madera Citizen (from 1950)
- Years of publication: 1950 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Citizen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98061807
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38869688
Madera Daily Mercury (from 1922)
- Years of publication: 1922 to 1924
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Daily Mercury
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053120
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27903700
Madera Daily News-Tribune (from 1949)
- Years of publication: 1949 to 1960
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Daily News-Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92069567
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27342141
Madera Daily News (from 1946)
- Years of publication: 1946 to 1949
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Daily News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98061796
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38599326
Madera Daily Tribune And Madera Mercury (from 1925)
- Years of publication: 1925 to 1949
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Daily Tribune And Madera Mercury
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92069566
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27342098
Madera Daily Tribune (from 1960)
- Years of publication: 1960 to 1978
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Daily Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92069568
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27342150
Madera Daily Tribune
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1925
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Daily Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053122
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27903723
Madera Mercury (from 1885)
- Years of publication: 1885 to 1922
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Mercury
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92069564
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27342079
Madera Tribune (from 1978)
- Years of publication: 1978 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madera Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85009661
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11964754
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- Madera Weekly Tribune (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Madera Weekly Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92069565
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27342203
- The Madera Mercury (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1925
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Madera Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93053121
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27903709
- The Madera News (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Madera News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98061795
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38599302
- The Madera Record (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Madera Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98061793
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38523837
- The Madera Times (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Madera Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061282
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34100109
- The New Era (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 New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98061790
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38523809

Newspapers Neighboring Madera ...

The following newspapers were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Madera.

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

Published In Chowchilla ...
- The Chowchilla News (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chowchilla News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93053119
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20378647
Published In Kerman [Fresno County] ...
- Firebaugh Mendota Journal And The Mendota Times (from 1997)
  - Years of publication: 1997 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Firebaugh Mendota Journal And The Mendota Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99000031
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41639566
- The Kerman News (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kerman News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93052090
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28493535
- West Side Advance (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Side Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2010271079
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 664035278
Published In Fresno [Fresno County] ...
- We know of 55 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Fresno. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Fresno
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Madera. This extended list includes all the papers from Fresno. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Madera
Published In Clovis [Fresno County] ...
- California Sunshine (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the California Sunshine
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89070015
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19402679
- Clovis Tribune (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clovis Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060737
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36986470
- The Clovis Independent And Tribune (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clovis Independent And Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2010271055
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 528728672
- The Clovis Independent And Tribune (from 1944)
  - Years of publication: 1944 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clovis Independent And Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92070103
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26657345
- The Clovis Independent (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clovis Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2010271056
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 528728711
- The Clovis Independent (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1944
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clovis Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92068966
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26726928
- The Clovis Independent (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 1962
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clovis Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92070104
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26657405
- The Clovis Station Free Press (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clovis Station Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN 215253
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 44110814
Published In Le Grand [Merced County] ...
- Le Grand Advocate (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1942
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Le Grand Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98061835
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20400731
- Le Grand News (from 194?)
  - Years of publication: 194? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Le Grand News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98061836
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20400752
- The Advance
  - The years of publication are unknown
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94052438
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31186118
Published In Firebaugh [Fresno County] ...
- Firebaugh Mendota Journal And The Mendota Times (from 1973)
  - Years of publication: 1973 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Firebaugh Mendota Journal And The Mendota Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060816
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37516275
- Firebaugh Mendota Journal (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Firebaugh Mendota Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060815
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37516241
- Firebaugh-Mendota Journal (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to 1997
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Firebaugh-Mendota Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060817
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37516289
- The Firebaugh News (from 196?)
  - Years of publication: 196? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Firebaugh News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060813
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37516220
- The Firebaugh News (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Firebaugh News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98061613
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38599145
- The News (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060751
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37516208
- West Side Star (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1962
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Side Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060814
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37516227
Published In Plainsburg [Merced County] ...
- The Globe (from 189?)
  - Published during 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Globe
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2007059015
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 61761805
Published In Planada [Merced County] ...
- Planada Enterprise (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 1928
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Planada Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058760
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20400955

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Madera: www.cityofmadera.org/

The official website for Madera County: www.madera-county.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Madera) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9612, Longitude: -120.0606