Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Georgetown 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 Georgetown. In addition, the list contains another 3 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Georgetown. In total, we've identified 18 papers within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Georgetown.

Newspapers Published In Georgetown ...

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

National Republican And Peninsula Advertiser (from 1831)
- Years of publication: 1831 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the National Republican And Peninsula Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84020425
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2639044
Sussex Journal (from 1867)
- Years of publication: 1867 to 1905
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sussex Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84026821
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10693804
Sussex Luminary And Peninsular Advertiser (from 183?)
- Published during 183?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sussex Luminary And Peninsular Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84038104
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11168211
The American Republican (from 1840)
- Years of publication: 1840 to 1841
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The American Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84020421
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2623396
The Delaware Democrat (from 1882)
- Years of publication: 1882 to 1905
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Delaware Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88053072
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18297921
The Delaware Inquirer (from 1879)
- Years of publication: 1879 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Delaware Inquirer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88053140
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18868746
The Messenger (from 1858)
- Years of publication: 1858 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84020404
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2624878
The Reformer (from 1840)
- Years of publication: 1840 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Reformer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91066523
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23675120
The Rescue (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rescue
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88053141
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18868822
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- The Sussex Countian (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sussex Countian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062223
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12830113
- The Sussex Gazette (from 1838)
  - Years of publication: 1838 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sussex Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053059
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18278880
- The Sussex News (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sussex News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053139
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18939144
- The Sussex Republican (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 1933
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sussex Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053058
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18278671
- The Union Republican (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Union Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053088
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18284660
- The Union (from 1863)
  - Years of publication: 1863 to 1866
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Union
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038105
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11168250

Newspapers Neighboring Georgetown ...

The following newspapers were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Georgetown.

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

Published In Milton ...
- The Milton Times (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Milton Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053148
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18868594
- The Towncrier (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Towncrier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053074
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18297847
Published In Millsboro ...
- The County Post (from 197?)
  - Years of publication: 197? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The County Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053154
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18911782

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- Georgetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Georgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6901, Longitude: -75.3859