Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Buena Vista 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 15 papers that were published in the immediate area of Buena Vista. In addition, the list contains another 31 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Buena Vista. In total, we've identified 46 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Buena Vista.

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 Buena Vista.

Newspapers Published In Buena Vista ...

We know of 15 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Buena Vista:

Buena Vista Herald (from 1881)
- The first year of publication was in 1881, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Buena Vista Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85067303
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13119749
Chaffee County Republican (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1976
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chaffee County Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89052305
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20715624
Chaffee County Times (from 1976)
- Years of publication: 1976 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chaffee County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89052306
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11219149
Colorado Republican
- 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 Colorado Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91052685
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25034328
Mine, Stack, And Rail (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 Mine, Stack, And Rail
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90051593
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22294479
The Buena Vista Democrat (from 1883)
- Years of publication: 1883 to 1892
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Buena Vista Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85067302
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13119762
The Buena Vista Wasp (from 1883)
- Years of publication: 1883 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Buena Vista Wasp
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86066900
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13143709
The Chaffee County Democrat
- 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 Chaffee County Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90051474
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21997904
The Chaffee County News (from 1895)
- The first year of publication was in 1895, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Chaffee County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89052316
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20780830
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- The Chaffee County Republican (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chaffee County Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052334
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20794365
- The Chaffee County Republic (from 1897)
  - The first year of publication was in 1897, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chaffee County Republic
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052317
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20783431
- The Chaffee County Times (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1886
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chaffee County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85067437
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13079982
- The Colorado Democrat (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1895
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Colorado Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052319
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20783897
- The Colorado Republic
  - The years of publication are unknown
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Colorado Republic
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052318
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20783491
- The Wasp (from 1883)
  - The first year of publication was in 1883, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wasp
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86066899
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13143720

Newspapers Neighboring Buena Vista ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Buena Vista.

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

Published In Nathrop ...
- The Chaffee County Press (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chaffee County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85067340
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13073071
Published In Saint Elmo ...
- St. Elmo Mountaineer (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Elmo Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86066855
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13143623
Published In Turret ...
- Turret Gold Belt (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Turret Gold Belt
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052315
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20778998
Published In Granite ...
- Granite Pay-streak (from 1894)
  - The first year of publication was in 1894, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Granite Pay-streak
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052321
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20784305
- The Granite Courier (from 1898)
  - The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Granite Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051683
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22413084
- The Granite Mining Journal (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Granite Mining Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052320
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20784089
Published In Tincup [Gunnison County] ...
- New Democrat And Tin Cup Mining District Advocate (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New Democrat And Tin Cup Mining District Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063129
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13172208
- The Garfield Banner (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1882
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Garfield Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063362
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13226714
- The Tin Cup Miner (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tin Cup Miner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063130
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13172097
- Tin Cup Banner (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 Tin Cup Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051563
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22287385
Published In Salida ...
- Chaffee County Record (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chaffee County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052309
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20715974
- Mail Bulletin (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 1936
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mail Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052311
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20716065
- Mountain Mail (from 1956)
  - Years of publication: 1956 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052314
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20716596
- Salida Daily Mail-Record (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida Daily Mail-Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052313
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20716544
- Salida Daily Mail (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 1885
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida Daily Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85067355
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13210376
- Salida Daily Mountain Mail (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 1883
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida Daily Mountain Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85067354
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13210306
- Salida Daily News (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85067447
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13110315
- Salida Daily Sentinel (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 Salida Daily Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85067357
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13080368
- Salida Mail (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063361
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13219224
- Salida News (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052307
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20715844
- Salida Real Estate Guide (from 1885)
  - The first year of publication was in 1885, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida Real Estate Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052181
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23136668
- Salida Semi-Weekly News (from 1890)
  - The first year of publication was in 1890, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida Semi-Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052308
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20715896
- Salida Weekly Mail (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 1885
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Salida Weekly Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063360
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13219213
- The Chronicle (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051792
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22504497
- The Salida Daily Mail (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Salida Daily Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052312
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20716393
- The Salida Record (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Salida Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052494
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23459456
- The Salida Record (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Salida Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052310
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20716015
- The Salida Semi-Weekly Record (from 1926)
  - Published during 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Salida Semi-Weekly Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052492
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23455695
- The Salida Sentinel (from 1891)
  - The first year of publication was in 1891, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Salida Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89052324
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20789188
- The Salida, Colorado, Record (from 1926)
  - Published during 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Salida, Colorado, Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052493
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23459379
- The Weekly Mail (from 1883)
  - Published during 1883
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051748
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22464745
Published In Twin Lakes [Lake County] ...
- Lake County Miner (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake County Miner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052070
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23103239
- The Twin Lakes Enterprise (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Twin Lakes Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052559
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23672159
- Twin Lakes Miner (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Twin Lakes Miner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052071
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23103265
Published In Balfour [Park County] ...
- The Balfour News (from 1894)
  - The first year of publication was in 1894, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Balfour News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051229
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21353053
Published In Whitepine [Gunnison County] ...
- White Pine Cone (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the White Pine Cone
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063395
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11438366
- White Pine Journal (from 1881)
  - The first year of publication was in 1881, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the White Pine Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063128
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13172120
Published In Pitkin [Gunnison County] ...
- The Pitkin Bulletin (from 1893)
  - The first year of publication was in 1893, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pitkin Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051479
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21998473
- The Pitkin Independent (from 1880)
  - The first year of publication was in 1880, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pitkin Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063356
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13210251
- The Pitkin Miner (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pitkin Miner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051450
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11331782
- The Pitkin Mining News (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pitkin Mining News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063357
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13210262
Published In Fairplay [Park County] ...
- Fairplay Flume And Park County Bulletin (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fairplay Flume And Park County Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051224
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21352717
- Fairplay Flume (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fairplay Flume
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051235
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21353475
- Park County Times (from 1985)
  - Published during 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Park County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051225
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21352780
- South Park Times (from 1982)
  - Years of publication: 1982 to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the South Park Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051226
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21352839
- The Fairplay Flume (from 1879)
  - Years of publication: 1879 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fairplay Flume
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014228
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8772940
- The Fairplay Sentinel (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1878
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fairplay Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84022259
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10332939
- The Park County Bulletin And Fairplay Flume (from 1913)
  - Published during 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Park County Bulletin And Fairplay Flume
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051223
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21352651
- The Park County News (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Park County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051700
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22418655
- The Park County Republican And Fairplay Flume (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Park County Republican And Fairplay Flume
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051236
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15651937
Published In Bowerman [Gunnison County] ...
- The Bowerman Herald (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bowerman Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90051616
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22298519
Published In Leadville [Lake County] ...
- We know of 31 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Leadville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Leadville
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Buena Vista. This extended list includes all the papers from Leadville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Buena Vista

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Buena Vista: www.buenavistaco.gov/

The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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- Buena Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buena Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8317, Longitude: -106.1389 In this case, the coordinates for Buena Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).