Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Nantucket 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 30 papers that were published in the immediate area of Nantucket. In addition, the list contains another 10 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Nantucket. In total, we've identified 40 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Nantucket.

Newspapers Published In Nantucket ...

We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Nantucket:

Daily Telegraph (from 1843)
- Years of publication: 1843 to 1844
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily Telegraph
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93058730
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27353611
Inquirer And Mirror (from 1865)
- Years of publication: 1865 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Inquirer And Mirror
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83020600
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2262335
Morning Telegraph (from 1844)
- Years of publication: 1844 to 1845
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Morning Telegraph
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83020594
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9438697
Nantucket Beacon (from 1930)
- Years of publication: 1930 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Beacon
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93058735
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27355067
Nantucket Commerce Gazette (from 1816)
- Years of publication: 1816 to 1817
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Commerce Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83020589
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9437854
Nantucket Daily Inquirer (from 1844)
- Years of publication: 1844 to 1846
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Daily Inquirer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83020596
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9439639
Nantucket Inquirer (from 1855)
- Years of publication: 1855 to 1860
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Inquirer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93058747
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27373454
Nantucket Inquirer (from 1821)
- Years of publication: 1821 to 184?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Inquirer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83020595
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9439039
Nantucket Inquirer (from 1846)
- Years of publication: 1846 to 1847
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Inquirer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83020597
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9439838
Nantucket Inquirer (from 1840)
- Years of publication: 1840 to 1865
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Inquirer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83020598
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9446627
Nantucket Journal (from 1878)
- Years of publication: 1878 to 1899
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93058737
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27358960
Nantucket Journal (from 1826)
- Years of publication: 1826 to 1828
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nantucket Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83020591
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9438078
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- Nantucket Mirror (from 1845)
  - Published during 1845
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Nantucket Mirror
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058742
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27352628
- Nantucket Weekly Magazine, Literary And Commercial (from 1817)
  - Years of publication: 1817 to 1818
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Nantucket Weekly Magazine, Literary And Commercial
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020590
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9437984
- Nantucket Weekly Mirror (from 1845)
  - Years of publication: 1845 to 1865
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Nantucket Weekly Mirror
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020599
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9446901
- Sherburne News (from 1880)
  - Published during 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sherburne News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058740
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27358341
- The Daily Nantucket Journal (from 1889)
  - Published during 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Nantucket Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058732
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27347570
- The Daily Warder (from 1846)
  - Years of publication: 1846 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Warder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058727
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27347053
- The Inquirer (from 1848)
  - Years of publication: 1848 to 1855
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Inquirer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071724
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13908660
- The Islander (from 1840)
  - Years of publication: 1840 to 1843
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Islander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83009600
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9157453
- The Nantucket Beacon (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Nantucket Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89003929
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20474811
- The Nantucket Independent (from 2003)
  - Years of publication: 2003 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Nantucket Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2004215101
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 55508791
- The Nantucket Light (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to 1965
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Nantucket Light
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058728
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27315044
- The Nantucket Times (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Nantucket Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058745
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27354480
- The Nantucket Town Crier (from 1947)
  - Years of publication: 1947 to 1963
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Nantucket Town Crier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058731
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27347443
- The Telegraph (from 1843)
  - Published during 1843
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Telegraph
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058729
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27352805
- The Telegraph (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Telegraph
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071723
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13908303
- The Times Of Nantucket (from 1982)
  - Years of publication: 1982 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times Of Nantucket
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058744
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27354306
- The Warder (from 1845)
  - Years of publication: 1845 to 1846
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Warder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020592
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9438251
- The Weekly Telegraph (from 1843)
  - Published during 1843
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Telegraph
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020593
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9438588

Newspapers Neighboring Nantucket ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Nantucket.

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

Published In Harwich [Barnstable County] ...
- Central Cape Press (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Central Cape Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89062211
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20334876
- The Harwich Independent (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Harwich Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020998
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9703686
Published In Chatham [Barnstable County] ...
- Chatham Monitor (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1938
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chatham Monitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020030
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9232860
- Chatham Shopper News (from 1965)
  - Years of publication: 1965 to 1967
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chatham Shopper News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89062204
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20449505
Published In Vineyard Haven [Dukes County] ...
- The Martha's Vineyard Times (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Martha's Vineyard Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84006752
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11035733
Published In Barnstable [Barnstable County] ...
- Barnstable County Gazette (from 1825)
  - Years of publication: 1825 to 1826
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Barnstable County Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020161
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9277948
- Barnstable Journal And County Advertiser (from 1828)
  - Years of publication: 1828 to 183?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Barnstable Journal And County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020307
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9314113
- Barnstable Patriot, And Commercial Advertiser (from 1830)
  - Years of publication: 1830 to 1846
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Barnstable Patriot, And Commercial Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83020068
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9251442
- The Cape Cod Bee (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cape Cod Bee
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89062283
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20926074
- The Cape Cod Item And Bee (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cape Cod Item And Bee
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89062284
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20926083

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nantucket) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nantucket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2832, Longitude: -70.0993