Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Middleborough 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 Middleborough. In addition, the list contains another 37 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Middleborough. In total, we've identified 42 papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Middleborough.

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 Middleborough.  

Newspapers Published In Middleborough ...

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

• Middleboro Gazette (from 1857)
  • Years of publication:  1857 to 1859
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Middleboro Gazette
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91058027
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23378866
• Namasket Gazette (from 1852)
  • Years of publication:  1852 to 1857
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Namasket Gazette
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83020831
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9569917
• The Middleborough Gazette, And Old Colony Advertiser (from 1859)
  • Years of publication:  1859 to 1869
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Middleborough Gazette, And Old Colony Advertiser
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83020832
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9569959
• The Nemasket River Journal (from 1977)
  • Years of publication:  1977 to 1978
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Nemasket River Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97068896
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38558613
• Villager-Journal (from 1978)
  • Years of publication:  1978 to 198?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Villager-Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97068878
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38505625

Newspapers Neighboring Middleborough ...

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

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

• Published In Bridgewater  ...
  • Bridgewater Banner (from 1862)
    • Years of publication:  1862 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Bridgewater Banner
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85033002
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11565333
  • Bridgewater Independent (from 187?)
    • Years of publication:  187? to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Bridgewater Independent
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89062031
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 16645102
  • Bridgewater Republican And Old Colony Press (from 1835)
    • Years of publication:  1835 to 1836
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Bridgewater Republican And Old Colony Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93059341
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28770626
  • Every Saturday (from 1876)
    • Years of publication:  1876 to 187?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Every Saturday
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83020101
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9259285
  • The Bridgewater Advertiser (from 1903)
    • Years of publication:  1903 to 1918
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Bridgewater Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93059232
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27763178
  • The Bridgewater Townsman (from 1984)
    • Years of publication:  1984 to 1991
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Bridgewater Townsman
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94055571
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29947697
  • The Bridgewater Townsman (from 1992)
    • Years of publication:  1992 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Bridgewater Townsman
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94055573
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29947737
• Published In Assonet [Bristol County] ...
  • The Assonet Reporter And Freetown Advertiser (from 1870)
    • Years of publication:  1870 to 1871
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Assonet Reporter And Freetown Advertiser
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83020005
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9213233
• Published In Taunton [Bristol County] ...
  • We know of 34 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Taunton. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Taunton
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Middleborough. This extended list includes all the papers from Taunton. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Middleborough
• Published In East Bridgewater  ...
  • East Bridgewater News (from 1864)
    • Years of publication:  1864 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the East Bridgewater News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83020472
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9396349
  • Log Cabin Patriot (from 1840)
    • Published during 1840
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Log Cabin Patriot
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83020471
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9395733
  • The Guide (from 1883)
    • The first year of publication was in 1883, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Guide
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2013257158
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 864036629

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/