Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Punta Gorda 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Punta Gorda. In addition, the list contains another 43 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Punta Gorda. In total, we've identified 48 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Punta Gorda.

Newspapers Published In Punta Gorda ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Punta Gorda:

Charlotte Herald (from 1961)
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1964
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Charlotte Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95047326
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33600610
Daily Herald-News (from 1971)
- Years of publication: 1971 to 1986
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily Herald-News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95047327
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33600611
The Herald-News (from 1964)
- Years of publication: 1964 to 1971
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald-News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88063047
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17434758
The Herald (from 1958)
- Years of publication: 1958 to 1961
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95047325
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33600609
The Punta Gorda Herald (from 1893)
- Years of publication: 1893 to 1958
- Issues available online: 526
- Scanned issues: January 10, 1902 to December 29, 1922
- Catalog of available issues online
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Punta Gorda Herald
- Holdings: LCCN SN95047324
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33600607
- ISSN Number: 1940-9796

Newspapers Neighboring Punta Gorda ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Punta Gorda.

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

Published In Charlotte Harbor ...
- Charlotte Record (from 199?)
  - Years of publication: 199? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Charlotte Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027759
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36846325
- Charlotte Sun And Herald-News (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Charlotte Sun And Herald-News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89007385
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19244534
- Charlotte Sun Herald (from 1995)
  - Years of publication: 1995 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Charlotte Sun Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027762
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36852667
- Charlotte Sun Herald (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to 1991
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Charlotte Sun Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89000019
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19655719
- Sun Herald (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to 1995
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sun Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91002725
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23302696
- The Monday Sun (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to 1987
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monday Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85007355
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12114912
Published In Murdock ...
- The Charlotte Gardener (from 199?)
  - Years of publication: 199? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Charlotte Gardener
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027760
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36846496
Published In Fort Ogden [DeSoto County] ...
- Fort Ogden News (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 Fort Ogden News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95026108
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32828750
Published In Boca Grande [Lee County] ...
- Boca Beacon (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Boca Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90066136
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21170138
- Gasparilla Gazette (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gasparilla Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90066137
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21170077
Published In Nocatee [DeSoto County] ...
- Pan-American Indian Association News (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pan-American Indian Association News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93001122
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21209992
Published In North Fort Myers [Lee County] ...
- Lee County Examiner (from 1996)
  - Years of publication: 1996 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lee County Examiner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027758
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36846235
- Lee County Examiner (from 1996)
  - Years of publication: 1996 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lee County Examiner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027908
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37258395
- North Fort Myers Observer (from 1986)
  - Years of publication: 1986 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the North Fort Myers Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027770
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36861281
Published In Arcadia [DeSoto County] ...
- Arcadia Daily News (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Arcadia Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047226
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33402680
- DeSoto Sun Herald (from 1995)
  - Years of publication: 1995 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the DeSoto Sun Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027671
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36304972
- Southwest Farmer & Rancher (from 199?)
  - Years of publication: 199? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southwest Farmer & Rancher
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027657
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36927172
- The Arcadia Enterprise (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Arcadia Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047229
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33424601
- The Arcadian (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Arcadian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047230
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33424602
- The Arcadian (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Arcadian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027446
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35122668
- The De Soto County News (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 1924
  - Issues available online: 114
  - Scanned issues: August 11, 1905 to December 28, 1916
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The De Soto County News
  - Holdings: LCCN SN95026908
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32915582
  - ISSN Number: 1940-9753
- The DeSoto County Times (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to 199?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The DeSoto County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90002050
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18473622
- The Enterprise (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047228
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33424600
- Tribal Advisor (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tribal Advisor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94050952
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30677818
Published In Fort Myers [Lee County] ...
- Fort Myers Daily Press (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fort Myers Daily Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027167
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34201127
- Fort Myers News-Press (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fort Myers News-Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89071211
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 1379240
- Fort Myers Press Consolidated With The Tropical News (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 1903
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fort Myers Press Consolidated With The Tropical News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027162
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34201122
- Fort Myers Press (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fort Myers Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027163
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34201123
- Fort Myers Tropical News (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fort Myers Tropical News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027169
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34201129
- Fort Myers Weekly Press (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fort Myers Weekly Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027165
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 1379248
- L'chayim (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the L'chayim
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027408
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34795065
- L'chayim (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the L'chayim
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027633
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35239076
- News-Press (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the News-Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027170
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34201131
- The Community Voice (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Community Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027396
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28171337
- The Fort Myers Press (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fort Myers Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027168
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34201128
- The Weekly Press (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027166
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34201126
- Weekly Fort Myers Press (from 1911)
  - Published during 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Fort Myers Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027164
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34201124
Published In Cape Coral [Lee County] ...
- Cape Coral Daily Breeze (from 199?)
  - Years of publication: 199? to 2009
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cape Coral Daily Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93004673
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29049955
- Cape Coral Daily Breeze (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to 1990
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cape Coral Daily Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89003139
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20548174
- The Breeze (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84008633
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10827911
- The Breeze (from 1990)
  - Years of publication: 1990 to 199?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90003885
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22532656
- The Daily Breeze (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84008634
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10827946
- The Lord's Press (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lord's Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027761
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36851192

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Punta Gorda: www.ci.punta-gorda.fl.us/

The official website for Charlotte County: www.charlottecountyfl.com/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Punta Gorda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Punta Gorda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.9299, Longitude: -82.0474