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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Augusta 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 60 papers that were published in the immediate area of Augusta. In addition, the list contains another 81 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Augusta. In total, we've identified 141 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Augusta.

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 Augusta.  

Newspapers Published In Augusta ...

We know of 60 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Augusta:

  • Appeal To The Democracy (from 1838)
  • Augusta Courier And Farmers' And Mechanics' Journal (from 1831)
  • Augusta Courier And Workingmen's Journal (from 1831)
  • Augusta Courier (from 1832)
  • Augusta Patriot (from 1817)
  • Daily Journal (from 1868)
  • Daily Kennebec Journal (from 1870)
  • Daughters Of America (from 1886)
  • Drew's Rural Intelligencer (from 1855)
  • Edes' Kennebec Gazette (from 1801)
  • Gospel Banner And Universalists' Family Monitor (from 1835)
  • Gospel Banner (from 1842)
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    • Happy Hours (from 18??)
    • Hearth And Home (from 188?)
    • Kennebec Journal (from 1825)
    • Kennebec Journal (from 1841)
    • Kennebec Journal (from 1975)
    • Kennebec Journal (from 1864)
    • Maine Daily Journal (from 1832)
    • Maine Farmer (from 1844)
    • Maine Farmer (from 1844)
    • Maine Farmer (from 1844)
    • Maine Patriot And State Gazette (from 1827)
    • Maine Patriot And State Gazette (from 1827)
    • Maine Republican Trunk (from 1957)
    • Maine Temperance Gazette (from 1838)
    • Maine Temperance Herald (from 183?)
    • Maine Temperance Union (from 1837)
    • National Democrat (from 1878)
    • National Tribune (from 1879)
      • The first year of publication was in 1879, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the National Tribune
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96075070
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34693976
    • Pine Tree Echo (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 Pine Tree Echo
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95067961
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33410539
    • The Age (from 1833)
      • Years of publication:  1833 to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Age
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82014465
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8786398
    • The Age (from 1831)
      • Years of publication:  1831 to 186?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Age
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82014563
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8793369
    • The Age (from 1837)
      • Years of publication:  1837 to 186?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Age
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83021439
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10222307
    • The Age (from 183?)
      • Years of publication:  183? to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Age
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83021440
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10222098
    • The Amateur Eagle (from 1884)
    • The Amateur Naturalist's Review (from 188?)
    • The Amateur Reporter (from 1873)
    • The Amateur Spark (from 1884)
    • The Amateur Spy (from 1884)
      • The first year of publication was in 1884, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Amateur Spy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051223
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30853654
    • The Boys' Herald (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 Boys' Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051193
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30689764
    • The Daily Standard (from 18??)
    • The Free American (from 1847)
    • The Home Farm (from 1880)
    • The Honest Truth (from 1879)
    • The Illustrated Family Herald (from 18??)
    • The Kennebec Gazette (from 1803)
    • The Leaflet (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 Leaflet
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95067956
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33373151
    • The Legionnaire (from 19??)
    • The Maine Standard (from 1867)
    • The Mercury (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 Mercury
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95067958
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33410522
    • The New Age (from 1881)
    • The Olio (from 1884)
      • The first year of publication was in 1884, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Olio
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051319
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31355523
    • The Pearl (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 Pearl
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95067960
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33410547
    • The Yankee (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 Yankee
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95067962
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33410530
    • Tri-Weekly Age (from 1836)
    • Tri-Weekly Journal (from 1835)
    • Tri-Weekly Journal (from 1835)
    • Voice Of The People (from 1838)
    • Voice Of The People (from 1838)

Newspapers Neighboring Augusta ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Augusta.

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

  • Published In Hallowell  ...
    • We know of 32 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Hallowell. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Hallowell
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Augusta. This extended list includes all the papers from Hallowell. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Augusta
  • Published In East Winthrop  ...
    • Kennebec Banner (from 18??)
    • The Amateur Press (from 1884)
    • The Winthrop Banner (from 1880)
  • Published In Gardiner  ...
    • We know of 35 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Gardiner. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Gardiner
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Augusta. This extended list includes all the papers from Gardiner. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Augusta
  • Published In Pittston  ...
  • Published In Winthrop  ...
  • Published In Readfield  ...
  • Published In Vassalboro  ...
    • The Kennebec Valley News (from 189?)
  • Published In North Vassalboro  ...
    • The Young America (from 187?)
  • Published In Richmond [Sagadahoc County] ...
    • Everybody's Friend (from 1891)
    • The Academy Belle (from 1886)
    • The New Paper (from 19??)
    • The Recorder (from 1861)
    • The Richmond Bee (from 1880)
    • The Rising Sun (from 185?)
  • Published In Mount Vernon  ...
  • Published In Vienna  ...
  • Published In Waterville  ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Augusta: www.ci.augusta.me.us/

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Augusta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Augusta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3104, Longitude: -69.7797    









 

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