Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Fort Walton Beach.

Our newspaper information for Fort Walton Beach 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 Fort Walton Beach. In addition, the list contains another 41 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Fort Walton Beach. In total, we've identified 42 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Fort Walton Beach.

Newspapers Published In Fort Walton Beach ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Fort Walton Beach area:

Northwest Florida Daily News (from 1988)
- Years of publication: 1988 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Northwest Florida Daily News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88007082
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17737533

Newspapers Neighboring Fort Walton Beach ...

The following newspapers were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Fort Walton Beach.

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

Published In Destin ...
- Destin East (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Destin East
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027353
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34148418
- The Destin Log (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Destin Log
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027352
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34148289
- The Log (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Log
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87001447
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15148077
Published In Valparaiso ...
- The Star (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047359
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858507
- The Valparaiso Star (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Valparaiso Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047358
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858506
- The Valparaiso Star (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 1934
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Valparaiso Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047360
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858509
Published In Niceville ...
- The Bay Beacon (from 1992)
  - Years of publication: 1992 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bay Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98001910
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30766158
Published In Navarre [Santa Rosa County] ...
- Navarre News (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Navarre News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90000535
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22214393
Published In Milligan ...
- The County Journal And Okaloosa Leader (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The County Journal And Okaloosa Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047354
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858220
- The Milligan Times (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Milligan Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027002
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43052006
Published In Crestview ...
- Crestview Globe Combined With Okaloosa News-Journal (from 1954)
  - Published during 1954
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Crestview Globe Combined With Okaloosa News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047366
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858726
- Crestview News Bulletin! (from 200?)
  - Years of publication: 200? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Crestview News Bulletin!
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2001229458
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48122675
- Crestview News Leader (from 1993)
  - Years of publication: 1993 to 200?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Crestview News Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047369
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33859004
- Crestview News Leader (from 1993)
  - Years of publication: 1993 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Crestview News Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027599
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35131404
- Okaloosa News Leader (from 1992)
  - Years of publication: 1992 to 1993
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Okaloosa News Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047368
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33859001
- Okaloosa News Leader (from 1992)
  - Years of publication: 1992 to 1993
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Okaloosa News Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027600
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35131571
- Okaloosa News-Journal Combined With The Valparaiso Star (from 1934)
  - Years of publication: 1934 to 1935
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Okaloosa News-Journal Combined With The Valparaiso Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047361
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858510
- Okaloosa News-Journal (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 1952
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Okaloosa News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047362
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858511
- Okaloosa News-Journal (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 1992
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Okaloosa News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047367
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858727
- Okaloosa News-Journal (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 1992
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Okaloosa News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027651
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35302172
- The County Journal (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047355
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858221
- The Okaloosa Messenger (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Okaloosa Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047363
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858722
- The Okaloosa News=Journal (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to 1934
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Okaloosa News=Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047357
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858223
- The Okaloosa News (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Okaloosa News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047356
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858222
- West Florida Daily Globe Combined With Okaloosa News-Journal (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to 1954
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Florida Daily Globe Combined With Okaloosa News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047365
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858725
- West Florida Daily Globe (from 1952)
  - Published during 1952
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Florida Daily Globe
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047364
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33858724
Published In Bagdad [Santa Rosa County] ...
- The Gulf Coast Women's News (from 199?)
  - Years of publication: 199? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gulf Coast Women's News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027778
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36865147
Published In Milton [Santa Rosa County] ...
- The Milton Gazette (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1952
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Milton Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047203
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33399186
- The Milton Index
  - 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 Milton Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047426
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33963891
- The Milton Journal (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Milton Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027003
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43052109
- The Milton Press Gazette (from 1973)
  - Years of publication: 1973 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Milton Press Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047207
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33399188
- The Milton Times (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Milton Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027030
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43064549
- The Press-Gazette (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Press-Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047206
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33399187
- The Santa Rosa Press Gazette (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Santa Rosa Press Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047208
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33399204
- The Santa Rosa Press Gazette (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Santa Rosa Press Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027607
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35205549
- The Santa Rosa Press (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1952
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Santa Rosa Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027013
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43076321
- The Santa Rosa Record (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Santa Rosa Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027004
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43065365
- The Santa Rosa Star (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Santa Rosa Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027043
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43076307
- The Santa Rosa Times And The Jay Tribune (from 1941)
  - Years of publication: 1941 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Santa Rosa Times And The Jay Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027038
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43064922
- The Twice-A-Week Clarion (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Twice-A-Week Clarion
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027001
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43052081
- Whiting Tower (from 1944)
  - Years of publication: 1944 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Whiting Tower
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99027006
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43064065

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Walton Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Walton Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4204, Longitude: -86.6137