Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Taft 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 13 papers that were published in the immediate area of Taft. In addition, the list contains another 61 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Taft. In total, we've identified 74 papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Taft.

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 Taft.  

Newspapers Published In Taft ...

We know of 13 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Taft:

• California Public Record And The American County (from 1935)
  • Years of publication:  1935 to ????
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the California Public Record And The American County
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92060591
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27041448
• Daily Midway Driller (from 1968)
  • Years of publication:  1968 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Daily Midway Driller
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061896
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34091560
• Daily Midway Driller (from 1913)
  • Years of publication:  1913 to 1967
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Daily Midway Driller
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83002037
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9276608
• Midway Driller And Midway Oil Courier (from 19??)
  • Published during 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Midway Driller And Midway Oil Courier
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062147
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33382630
• Midway Driller (from 1910)
  • Years of publication:  1910 to 1911
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Midway Driller
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061820
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32696624
• Midway Driller (from 1912)
  • Years of publication:  1912 to 1913
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Midway Driller
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061821
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32696677
• Oilfields Dispatch And West Side Chronicle And Maricopa Oil Review (from 1928)
  • Years of publication:  1928 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Oilfields Dispatch And West Side Chronicle And Maricopa Oil Review
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062146
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33944162
• Oilfields Dispatch (from 1928)
  • Published during 1928
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Oilfields Dispatch
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062145
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33944159
• Taft Daily Midway Driller (from 1967)
  • Years of publication:  1967 to 1968
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Taft Daily Midway Driller
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061895
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34091548
• Taft Free Press, West Side Tribune And Maricopa Reporter
  • 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 Taft Free Press, West Side Tribune And Maricopa Reporter
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96062805
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34617000
• The Pink 'un (from 19??)
  • Published during 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Pink 'un
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061725
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32525355
• The Taft Free Press, West Side 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 Taft Free Press, West Side Tribune
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96062804
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34616846
• West Side Tribune And Maricopa Oil News (from 1924)
  • Years of publication:  1924 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the West Side Tribune And Maricopa Oil News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061755
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33944138

Newspapers Neighboring Taft ...

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

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

• Published In Fellows  ...
  • Fellows Courier (from 191?)
    • Years of publication:  191? to 1915
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Fellows Courier
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062136
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33382735
  • Fellows Driller And Courier (from 1915)
    • Years of publication:  1915 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Fellows Driller And Courier
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062138
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33382831
  • Fellows Driller (from 1915)
    • Published during 1915
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Fellows Driller
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062137
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33382816
• Published In Maricopa  ...
  • Maricopa Oil Review (from 1925)
    • Years of publication:  1925 to 1928
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Maricopa Oil Review
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062143
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33944142
  • The Maricopa Oil News (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to 1924
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Maricopa Oil News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062185
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33944129
  • West Side Chonicle And Maricopa Oil Review (from 1928)
    • Published during 1928
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the West Side Chonicle And Maricopa Oil Review
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062144
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33944155
• Published In McKittrick  ...
  • The Clarion (from 1910)
    • Years of publication:  1910 to 1913
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Clarion
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93053245
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29615509
• Published In Buttonwillow  ...
  • Buttonwillow News (from 1946)
    • Years of publication:  1946 to 1947
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Buttonwillow News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061835
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32732778
  • The Buttonwillow Reporter (from 1953)
    • Years of publication:  1953 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Buttonwillow Reporter
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061836
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32732800
  • The Buttonwillow Times (from 1959)
    • Years of publication:  1959 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Buttonwillow Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061837
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32732793
• Published In Joyful  ...
  • Joyful News Co-Operator (from 188?)
    • Published during 188?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Joyful News Co-Operator
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98068289
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38301053
• Published In Rosedale  ...
  • Rosedale Roadrunner (from 197?)
    • Years of publication:  197? to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Rosedale Roadrunner
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95061814
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32732824
• Published In Pine Mountain Club  ...
  • The Pine Mountain Pioneer (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Pine Mountain Pioneer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062194
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33996634
• Published In Shafter  ...
  • Shafter Press (from 1960)
    • Years of publication:  1960 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Shafter Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062017
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33946560
  • Shafter Progress (from 19??)
    • Published during 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Shafter Progress
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062115
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33946547
  • The Shafter Press And Shafter Progress (from 1937)
    • Years of publication:  1937 to 1960
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Shafter Press And Shafter Progress
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062016
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33946551
  • The Shafter Press (from 1935)
    • Years of publication:  1935 to 1937
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Shafter Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051002
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22301513
• Published In Bakersfield  ...
  • We know of 61 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Bakersfield. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Bakersfield
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Taft. This extended list includes all the papers from Bakersfield. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Taft

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Taft: www.cityoftaft.org/

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

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