Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Oroville 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 33 papers that were published in the immediate area of Oroville. In addition, the list contains another 41 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Oroville. In total, we've identified 74 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Oroville.

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 Oroville.

Newspapers Published In Oroville ...

We know of 33 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Oroville:

Daily Evening New Era (from 18??)
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily Evening New Era
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96062937
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36003563
Daily North Californian (from 1857)
- Years of publication: 1857 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily North Californian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86058109
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14200965
Daily Register (from 1895)
- Years of publication: 1895 to 1904
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95061832
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684378
Mercury-Register (from 1927)
- Years of publication: 1927 to 1930
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mercury-Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053018
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480672
Mercury-Register (from 1987)
- Years of publication: 1987 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mercury-Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053022
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480706
Oroville Daily Butte Record (from 1856)
- Years of publication: 1856 to 1858
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Oroville Daily Butte Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86058106
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14200510
Oroville Daily Morning News (from 1882)
- The first year of publication was in 1882, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Oroville Daily Morning News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95061828
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684282
Oroville Daily Register (from 1904)
- Years of publication: 1904 to 1927
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Oroville Daily Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053014
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480721
Oroville Mercury Register (from 1930)
- Years of publication: 1930 to 1953
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Oroville Mercury Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053019
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480682
Oroville Mercury Register (from 1961)
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1987
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Oroville Mercury Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053021
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480700
Oroville Mercury (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to 1927
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Oroville Mercury
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053017
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480637
Oroville Mercury (from 1953)
- Years of publication: 1953 to 1961
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Oroville Mercury
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93053020
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480694
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- Oroville Mercury (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1874
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Oroville Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014924
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8800647
- Oroville Morning Press (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Oroville Morning Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060674
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36467885
- Oroville Press And North Californian (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Oroville Press And North Californian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061827
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684223
- Oroville Register (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Oroville Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93053016
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480715
- Oroville Semi-Weekly Register (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Oroville Semi-Weekly Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93053023
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480741
- Oroville Weekly Mercury (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Oroville Weekly Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93053013
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480661
- Oroville Weekly Register (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Oroville Weekly Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95062822
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34188035
- The Butte Democrat (from 1859)
  - Years of publication: 1859 to 1861
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Butte Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86058105
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14200424
- The Daily Mercury (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85066474
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13041820
- The Feather River Territorial (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Feather River Territorial
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92060480
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26471997
- The North Californian The Oroville Press (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The North Californian The Oroville Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061829
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32733532
- The North Californian (from 1855)
  - Years of publication: 1855 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The North Californian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93052983
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27395291
- The Oroville Press (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1962
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Oroville Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93051434
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27480954
- The Oroville Weekly Union (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 1864
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Oroville Weekly Union
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93052999
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27395155
- The Weekly Butte Democrat (from 1861)
  - Years of publication: 1861 to 1862
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Butte Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93052997
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27395244
- The Weekly Butte Democrat (from 1861)
  - The first year of publication was in 1861, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Butte Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93060360
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11176309
- The Weekly Butte Record (from 1858)
  - Years of publication: 1858 to 1864
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Butte Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86058108
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14200917
- The Weekly Mercury (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1895
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025021
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11546866
- The Weekly Oroville Union (from 1862)
  - The first year of publication was in 1862, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Oroville Union
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060670
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36466592
- The Weekly Union Record (from 1864)
  - Years of publication: 1864 to 1866
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Union Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86076422
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14508537
- Weekly Oroville Mercury (from 1895)
  - Published during 1895
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Oroville Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060669
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36466470

Newspapers Neighboring Oroville ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Oroville.

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

Published In Palermo ...
- Golden West (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Golden West
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064488
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36002387
- Palermo Progress (from 189?)
  - Published during 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Palermo Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92068801
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26515498
- Paradise & Stirling News (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paradise & Stirling News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064502
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36004542
Published In Bigg's ...
- Sunshine Valley News (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sunshine Valley News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96062900
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35900410
- The Argus (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95062726
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33465739
- The Biggs Argus (from 1886)
  - The first year of publication was in 1886, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Biggs Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85066486
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13107938
- The Biggs News Butte County Reporter (from 1988)
  - Years of publication: 1988 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Biggs News Butte County Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96062897
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35900397
- The Biggs News (from 1945)
  - Years of publication: 1945 to 1988
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Biggs News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061796
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32683892
- The Biggs News (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Biggs News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96062896
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35900356
- The Biggs Recorder (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Biggs Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92068802
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26515578
- The Biggs Weekly Argus
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Biggs Weekly Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96062899
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35812925
- The Biggs Weekly News (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Biggs Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93052984
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27395285
- The News (from 194?)
  - Years of publication: 194? to 1945
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96062895
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35824007
Published In Gridley ...
- Gridley Daily Evening Globe (from 1937)
  - Published during 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gridley Daily Evening Globe
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93053201
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29045200
- Gridley Daily Globe (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gridley Daily Globe
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93053200
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29045196
- The Evening Globe (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Evening Globe
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93053202
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29045206
- The Gridley Herald (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gridley Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92068452
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27053477
Published In Honcut ...
- Butte County Pendulum (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 Butte County Pendulum
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95062725
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33465731
- Butte County Times
  - 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 Butte County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061834
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684448
Published In Brownsville [Yuba County] ...
- The Weekly Pearl (from 1877)
  - The first year of publication was in 1877, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Pearl
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94052962
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31326025
Published In Forbestown ...
- Mining 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 Mining New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061830
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684333
Published In Paradise ...
- Daily Ridge Gazette (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Ridge Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064492
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36001992
- Feather River Times & Paradise News Press (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Feather River Times & Paradise News Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064496
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36001643
- Feather River Times (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Feather River Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061831
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684349
- Paradise Herald (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paradise Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061826
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684088
- Paradise News Press (from 195?)
  - Years of publication: 195? to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paradise News Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064495
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36001593
- Paradise News (from 193?)
  - The first year of publication was in 193?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paradise News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95061825
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684063
- Paradise Post (from 1945)
  - Years of publication: 1945 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paradise Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97060668
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36466401
- Paradise Progress Review (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 1956
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paradise Progress Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064561
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36095100
- Paradise Ridge Gazette (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to 1979
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paradise Ridge Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064491
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36001694
- Ridge Gazette And Shopper's Guide (from 1973)
  - Published during 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ridge Gazette And Shopper's Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064574
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36282013
- Ridge Gazette (from 1973)
  - Years of publication: 1973 to 1978
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ridge Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064490
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36001673
- The Butte County Senior Post (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to 1998
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Butte County Senior Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2010271077
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 664030839
- The Good Life (from 1998)
  - Years of publication: 1998 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Good Life
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2010271078
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 664030862
- The Paradise Advance (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Paradise Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064489
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36002256
- The Ridge Reporter (from 1993)
  - Years of publication: 1993 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ridge Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064494
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36004915
- The Ridge Shopper's Guide (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ridge Shopper's Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96064573
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36281895
Published In Chico ...
- We know of 41 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Chico. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Chico
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Oroville. This extended list includes all the papers from Chico. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Oroville

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Oroville: www.cityoforoville.org/

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oroville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oroville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5116, Longitude: -121.5567