Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lakeland 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 25 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeland. In addition, the list contains another 16 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lakeland. In total, we've identified 41 papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Lakeland.

Newspapers Published In Lakeland ...

We know of 25 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lakeland:

Evening Star-Telegram (from 1924)
- Years of publication: 1924 to 1925
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Evening Star-Telegram
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95047224
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33413887
Evening Star-Telegram (from 1924)
- Years of publication: 1924 to 1925
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Evening Star-Telegram
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96027676
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35446925
Lakeland Ledger (from 1941)
- Years of publication: 1941 to 1967
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lakeland Ledger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83016281
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2733776
Lakeland Morning Star (from 1915)
- Years of publication: 1915 to 1917
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lakeland Morning Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95047219
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33413883
Lakeland News (from 1931)
- Years of publication: 1931 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lakeland News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96027443
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35092626
Lakeland News (from 1931)
- Years of publication: 1931 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lakeland News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96027444
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35092627
Lakeland Star Telegram (from 1922)
- Years of publication: 1922 to 1928
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lakeland Star Telegram
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96027674
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35446929
Lakeland Star Telegram (from 1922)
- Years of publication: 1922 to 1928
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lakeland Star Telegram
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88061210
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18486666
Polk County Journal (from 1926)
- Years of publication: 1926 to 1927
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Polk County Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95047176
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33283485
Polk County Labor Journal (from 1925)
- Years of publication: 1925 to 1926
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Polk County Labor Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95047177
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33283486
The Florida Cracker (from 1884)
- Years of publication: 1884 to 1888
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Florida Cracker
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95026148
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32852461
The Florida Senior (from 199?)
- Years of publication: 199? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Florida Senior
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97027555
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36670250
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- The Lakeland Evening Ledger (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1928
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland Evening Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047223
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33415057
- The Lakeland Evening Ledger (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland Evening Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027675
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35446924
- The Lakeland Evening Telegram (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1922
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland Evening Telegram
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047222
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33414061
- The Lakeland Evening Telegram (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1922
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland Evening Telegram
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027673
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35446915
- The Lakeland Morning Star (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1922
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland Morning Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33413886
- The Lakeland Morning Star (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland Morning Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027672
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35445703
- The Lakeland News (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027635
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36923858
- The Lakeland Star (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047220
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33413885
- The Lakeland Star (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakeland Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027671
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35445702
- The Ledger (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN78001431
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 4277984
- The Polk County Star (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Polk County Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047218
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33413881
- The Polk County Star (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Polk County Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027670
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35321911
- The Weekly Bulletin (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027619
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36923648

Newspapers Neighboring Lakeland ...

The following newspapers were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Lakeland.

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

Published In Highland City ...
- Highlands Press (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1995
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Highlands Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027559
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36670636
- The Highland City Post (from 199?)
  - Years of publication: 199? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Highland City Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027571
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36672774
Published In Auburndale ...
- Canada News (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Canada News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86010895
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13912533
- The Auburndale Star (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Auburndale Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027557
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36670521
Published In Mulberry ...
- Florida Chemical Worker (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Florida Chemical Worker
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027372
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 1382001
- The Mulberry Press (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1995
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mulberry Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027558
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36670634
- The Polk County Press (from 1995)
  - Years of publication: 1995 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Polk County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027560
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36670641
- The Polk County Press (from 1995)
  - Years of publication: 1995 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Polk County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027573
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36670640
Published In Plant City [Hillsborough County] ...
- Plant City Daily News (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Plant City Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047318
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33499692
- Plant City Enterprise (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1943
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Plant City Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047319
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33499693
- Plant City Enterprise (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Plant City Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027703
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35571121
- South Florida Courier (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 South Florida Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072057
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33387136
- The Courier (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047320
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33501757
- The Courier (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027455
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35125167
- The Plant City Courier (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Plant City Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047321
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33501759
- The Plant City Courier (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Plant City Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027702
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35571119

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Lakeland: www.lakelandgov.net/

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0496, Longitude: -81.9574