Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Plainfield 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 Plainfield. In addition, the list contains another 113 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Plainfield. In total, we've identified 114 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Plainfield.

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 Plainfield.  

Newspapers Published In Plainfield ...

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

• The Great Freshet (from 188?)
  • Published during 188?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Great Freshet
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93054040
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28397202

Newspapers Neighboring Plainfield ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Plainfield.

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

• Published In Moosup  ...
  • The Journal Press (from 1955)
    • Years of publication:  1955 to 1977
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Journal Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051371
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26472183
  • The Moosup Journal (from 189?)
    • Years of publication:  189? to 1954
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Moosup Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051370
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26472173
  • The Plainfield Journal (from 188?)
    • Years of publication:  188? to 1954
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Plainfield Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051369
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26472153
• Published In Jewett City [New London County] ...
  • The Star (from 195?)
    • Years of publication:  195? to 196?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Star
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93053803
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27665079
• Published In Brooklyn  ...
  • American Farmer And Mechanic (from 184?)
    • Years of publication:  184? to ????
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the American Farmer And Mechanic
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82015202
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8807847
  • Independent Observer, And County Advertiser (from 1820)
    • Years of publication:  1820 to 182?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Independent Observer, And County Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022436
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10397104
  • Independent Observer (from 182?)
    • Years of publication:  182? to 1824
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Independent Observer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93053996
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28234346
  • People's Press (from 183?)
    • Published during 183?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the People's Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022429
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10396423
  • The Harrisonian (from 1840)
    • Years of publication:  1840 to 184?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Harrisonian
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022430
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10396481
  • The Observer (from 1824)
    • Years of publication:  1824 to 182?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Observer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84025787
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10728816
  • The Unionist (from 1833)
    • Years of publication:  1833 to 183?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Unionist
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022428
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10396378
  • The Windham County Whig And Unionist (from 1834)
    • Years of publication:  1834 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Windham County Whig And Unionist
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93054028
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28365402
  • Valley News (from 19??)
    • Published during 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Valley News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051131
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25168138
  • Windham County Advertiser (from 1826)
    • Years of publication:  1826 to 183?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Windham County Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82014597
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8786480
  • Windham County Gazette (from 183?)
    • Years of publication:  183? to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Windham County Gazette
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022427
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10396294
• Published In Voluntown [New London County] ...
  • Opposition, Air War (from 1972)
    • Years of publication:  1972 to 197?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Opposition, Air War
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94053421
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31501428
• Published In Baltic [New London County] ...
  • Baltic Weekly News (from 1869)
    • Years of publication:  1869 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Baltic Weekly News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93054049
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28436068
• Published In Dayville  ...
  • Dayville Sunbeam (from 1882)
    • Years of publication:  1882 to 1883
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Dayville Sunbeam
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051415
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26686829
  • Killingly Observer (from 1897)
    • Years of publication:  1897 to 1898
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Killingly Observer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051423
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26687703
  • Observer-Review (from 1898)
    • Published during 1898
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Observer-Review
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051424
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26687587
  • The Sunbeam (from 1882)
    • Published during 1882
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Sunbeam
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051414
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26686761
  • Weekly Sunbeam (from 1883)
    • Published during 1883
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Weekly Sunbeam
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051416
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26686870
• Published In Pomfret Landing  ...
  • The Pomfret World (from 190?)
    • Years of publication:  190? to 191?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Pomfret World
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93054044
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28435328
• Published In Windham  ...
  • The Advertiser (from 1818)
    • Years of publication:  1818 to 1819
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91026383
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24182106
  • The Advertiser (from 1818)
    • Years of publication:  1818 to 1819
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91058143
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24861581
  • The Phenix, Or, Windham Herald (from 1791)
    • Years of publication:  1791 to 1798
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Phenix, Or, Windham Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94031346
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30057310
  • The Phenix, Or, Windham Herald (from 1791)
    • Years of publication:  1791 to 1798
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Phenix, Or, Windham Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82016379
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9306773
  • The Political Visitant (from 1819)
    • Years of publication:  1819 to 1820
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Political Visitant
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022506
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10447614
  • The Register And Country Advertiser (from 1817)
    • Years of publication:  1817 to 1818
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Register And Country Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91058142
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24861566
  • The Register (from 1817)
    • Published during 1817
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Register
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022504
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10447450
  • Windham Herald (from 1798)
    • Years of publication:  1798 to 1816
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Windham Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82016378
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9306429
• Published In Norwich [New London County] ...
  • We know of 86 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Norwich. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Norwich
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Plainfield. This extended list includes all the papers from Norwich. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Plainfield
• Published In Pomfret  ...
  • The Pomfret Prattler (from 1880)
    • Years of publication:  1880 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Pomfret Prattler
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93054041
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28398286
• Published In Willimantic  ...
  • Public Medium (from 1848)
    • Years of publication:  1848 to 185?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Public Medium
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93053905
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28049123
  • The Chronicle (from 1971)
    • Years of publication:  1971 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Chronicle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93053929
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27905831
  • The Willimantic Journal (from 185?)
    • Years of publication:  185? to 1911
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Willimantic Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82016399
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9310931
  • Willimantic Chronicle (from 1879)
    • Years of publication:  1879 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Willimantic Chronicle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85033001
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11561632
  • Willimantic Daily Chronicle (from 1891)
    • Years of publication:  1891 to 1971
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Willimantic Daily Chronicle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93053928
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27905822
  • Willimantic Daily Herald (from 18??)
    • Years of publication:  18?? to 189?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Willimantic Daily Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051570
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27117207
  • Willimantic Enterprise (from 1877)
    • Years of publication:  1877 to 1879
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Willimantic Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93053927
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27905848
  • Willimantic Evening Journal (from 1896)
    • The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Willimantic Evening Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94053030
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30016342
• Published In Hope Valley [Washington County] ...
  • Hope Valley Advertiser (from 1881)
    • Years of publication:  1881 to 1883
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hope Valley Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92063981
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25363385
  • Hope Valley Advertiser (from 1894)
    • Years of publication:  1894 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hope Valley Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92063984
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25363674
  • Hope Valley Free Press (from 189?)
    • Years of publication:  189? to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hope Valley Free Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92063987
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25363265
  • Sentinel And Advertiser (from 1883)
    • Years of publication:  1883 to 1894
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Sentinel And Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85038101
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11728559
  • Wood River Advertiser (from 1876)
    • Years of publication:  1876 to 1880
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Wood River Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83021114
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9820216
• Published In Ashford  ...
  • Ashford Gazette (from 1949)
    • Years of publication:  1949 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Ashford Gazette
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94053007
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29660154
  • The Ashford Citizen (from 1952)
    • Years of publication:  1952 to 196?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Ashford Citizen
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91053011
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24980676
  • The Ashford Citizen (from 1975)
    • Years of publication:  1975 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Ashford Citizen
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94053008
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29675667
• Published In Putnam  ...
  • Fashist (from 1933)
    • Years of publication:  1933 to 1940
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Fashist
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85022385
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12734504
  • Putnam Patriot (from 1872)
    • Years of publication:  1872 to 1962
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Putnam Patriot
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022396
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10386936
  • Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger (from 199?)
    • Years of publication:  199? to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97060902
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36906756
  • The Daily Standard (from 1890)
    • Years of publication:  1890 to 189?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Daily Standard
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051421
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26687470
  • The Daily Sunbeam (from 1884)
    • Published during 1884
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Daily Sunbeam
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051420
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26687415
  • The Observer-Patriot (from 1979)
    • Years of publication:  1979 to 1994
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Observer-Patriot
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051428
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26687387
  • Windham County News (from 1875)
    • Years of publication:  1875 to 1877
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Windham County News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84022397
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10387026
  • Windham County Observer, Putnam Patriot (from 1962)
    • Years of publication:  1962 to 1979
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Windham County Observer, Putnam Patriot
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051427
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26687215
  • Windham County Observer (from 1900)
    • Years of publication:  1900 to 1962
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Windham County Observer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051419
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26687060
  • Windham County Standard (from 1884)
    • Years of publication:  1884 to 1900
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Windham County Standard
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92051418
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26687016

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Plainfield: www.plainfieldct.org/

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