Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Merritt Island 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Merritt Island. In addition, the list contains another 30 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Merritt Island. In total, we've identified 32 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Merritt Island.

Newspapers Published In Merritt Island ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Merritt Island:

Space Coast Press (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Space Coast Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN00063010
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43778923
Straight Talk (from 199?)
- Years of publication: 199? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Straight Talk
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97027658
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36927253

Newspapers Neighboring Merritt Island ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Merritt Island.

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

Published In Cocoa ...
- Florida Today (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Florida Today
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90001833
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14366320
- Indian River Star (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Indian River Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047424
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33963798
- The Cocoa Tribune (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1967
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cocoa Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027157
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34199458
- The Evening Tribune (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to 1969
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Evening Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34199459
- The Public Spirit (from 1888)
  - The first year of publication was in 1888, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Public Spirit
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95026932
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32933995
- Today (from 1966)
  - Years of publication: 1966 to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Today
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95071259
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32732811
Published In Rockledge ...
- The Reporter (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83002854
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9974557
Published In Cocoa Beach ...
- The Cocoa Beach News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cocoa Beach News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98026453
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40561599
Published In Eau Gallie ...
- Eau Gallie Courier (from 1965)
  - Years of publication: 1965 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eau Gallie Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99026754
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40887672
- Eau Gallie Journal (from 1961)
  - Years of publication: 1961 to 1965
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eau Gallie Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99026753
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40887678
- Eau Gallie Record (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eau Gallie Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99026751
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40887691
- The Eau Gallie News (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Eau Gallie News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99026752
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40887684
Published In Titusville ...
- East Coast Advocate And Indian River Chronicle (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the East Coast Advocate And Indian River Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027115
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34175703
- East Coast Advocate (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the East Coast Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027112
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34175701
- Indian River Advocate (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1896
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Indian River Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027113
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31876449
- Star-Advocate (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Star-Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027119
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33125188
- Titusville Star-Advocate (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1962
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Titusville Star-Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027117
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34175705
Published In Melbourne Beach ...
- El Playero (from ????)
  - Years of publication: ???? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the El Playero
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00063012
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43780449
- Florida Tech's Crimson (from ????)
  - Years of publication: ???? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Florida Tech's Crimson
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001061806
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 45865760
- Melbourne Beach Sandspur (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Melbourne Beach Sandspur
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98026451
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40561598
- Melbourne Hellcat (from 1944)
  - Years of publication: 1944 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Melbourne Hellcat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99026812
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41442653
- Melbourne Journal (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Melbourne Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047192
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33286113
- Melbourne Sentinel (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Melbourne Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95026914
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32920075
- Melbourne Times-Journal (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Melbourne Times-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047190
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33286110
- Melbourne Wildcat (from 1943)
  - Years of publication: 1943 to 1944
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Melbourne Wildcat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99026811
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41442644
- Satellite Beach Orbiter (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Satellite Beach Orbiter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98026461
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41066836
- The Bay Bulletin (from ????)
  - Years of publication: ???? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bay Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00063015
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43789630
- The Indian River News (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Indian River News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99026756
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40887660
- The Times (from ????)
  - Years of publication: ???? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00063016
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43789631
- The Tribune (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027685
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36676739

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merritt Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merritt Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3576, Longitude: -80.6837