Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Iowa 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 Iowa. In addition, the list contains another 42 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Iowa. In total, we've identified 43 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Iowa.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Iowa.  

Newspapers Published In Iowa ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Iowa area:

• The Iowa News (from 1991)
  • Years of publication:  1991 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Iowa News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91099515
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25604751

Newspapers Neighboring Iowa ...

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

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

• Published In Lake Charles  ...
  • We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Lake Charles. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Lake Charles
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Iowa. This extended list includes all the papers from Lake Charles. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Iowa
• Published In Maplewood  ...
  • The Maplewood-Star (from 1944)
    • Years of publication:  1944 to 1953
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Maplewood-Star
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064406
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17941382
• Published In Kinder [Allen Parish] ...
  • Kinder Progress (from 1953)
    • Years of publication:  1953 to 1961
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Kinder Progress
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064235
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17575976
  • The Kinder Courier News (from 1979)
    • Years of publication:  1979 to 1993
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Kinder Courier News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064082
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17497391
• Published In Sulphur  ...
  • Southwest Builder (from 1946)
    • Years of publication:  1946 to 1987
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Southwest Builder
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064425
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17956158
  • Southwest Daily News (from 1988)
    • Years of publication:  1988 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Southwest Daily News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89059396
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20537500
  • The Calcasieu Progress (from 1916)
    • Years of publication:  1916 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Calcasieu Progress
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064363
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17855728
  • The Southwest Builder Southwest Daily News (from 1987)
    • Years of publication:  1987 to 1988
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Southwest Builder Southwest Daily News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064424
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17956166
  • The Southwest Star (from 1953)
    • Years of publication:  1953 to 1973
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Southwest Star
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064407
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17941397
• Published In Elton [Jefferson Davis Parish] ...
  • The Elton Progress (from 1912)
    • Years of publication:  1912 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Elton Progress
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064270
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17631574
• Published In Basile [Evangeline Parish] ...
  • Basile Weekly (from 1964)
    • Years of publication:  1964 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Basile Weekly
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064051
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17449969
• Published In DeQuincy  ...
  • The DeQuincy Journal (from 1969)
    • Years of publication:  1969 to 1972
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The DeQuincy Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064600
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18385815
  • The DeQuincy News (from 1923)
    • Years of publication:  1923 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The DeQuincy News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064189
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17545393

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Iowa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/