Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Machias 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 6 papers that were published in the immediate area of Machias. In addition, the list contains another 22 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Machias. In total, we've identified 28 papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Machias.

Newspapers Published In Machias ...

We know of 6 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Machias:

Countywide (from 198?)
- Years of publication: 198? to 1985
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Countywide
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84001828
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11380700
Machias Republican (from 1856)
- Years of publication: 1856 to 1920
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Machias Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84022498
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10443724
Machias Valley News-Observer (from 1932)
- Years of publication: 1932 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Machias Valley News-Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95067991
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33827499
The Machias Union (from 1853)
- Years of publication: 1853 to 1920
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Machias Union
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84025747
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10387620
The Machias Valley News (from 1930)
- Years of publication: 1930 to 1932
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Machias Valley News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97070844
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203855
The Union-Republican (from 1920)
- Years of publication: 1920 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Union-Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97069015
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38245062

Newspapers Neighboring Machias ...

The following newspapers were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Machias.

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

Published In Cutler ...
- The Downeast Coastal Press (from 1988)
  - Years of publication: 1988 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Downeast Coastal Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95067984
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33827479
Published In Jonesport ...
- The Jonesport Enterprise (from ????)
  - Published during ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jonesport Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97069012
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38244003
Published In Cherryfield ...
- Courier And Gazette (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Courier And Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070836
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203841
- Narraguagus Times (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Narraguagus Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070845
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203886
- Narraguagus Valley Item (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Narraguagus Valley Item
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98065817
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38942062
- The Cherryfield Courier (from 1882)
  - The first year of publication was in 1882, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cherryfield Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070837
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203838
- The Cherryfield Herald (from 1882)
  - The first year of publication was in 1882, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cherryfield Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070838
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203837
- The Narraguagus Times (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Narraguagus Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95067970
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33600114
- The Waldo County Commercial (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Waldo County Commercial
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00062504
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43675542
Published In Lubec ...
- Lubec Weekly Herald (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lubec Weekly Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070843
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203860
- The Lubec And Eastport Herald-Sentinel (from ????)
  - Published during ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lubec And Eastport Herald-Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070842
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203864
- The Lubec Herald (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 1958
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lubec Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95067969
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33600120
- The Lubec Light (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lubec Light
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070841
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203861
Published In Eastport ...
- Eastport Messenger (from 1888)
  - The first year of publication was in 1888, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastport Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070840
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38203834
- Eastport Sentinel, And Passamaquody [sic] Advertiser (from 1818)
  - Years of publication: 1818 to 1822
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastport Sentinel, And Passamaquody [sic] Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84022170
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10305311
- Eastport Sentinel (from 1822)
  - Years of publication: 1822 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastport Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83009636
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9236969
- The Eastport Sentinel (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Eastport Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96075113
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35170309
- The Eastport Standard (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 Eastport Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95067971
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33600106
- The Frontier News And Island Press (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frontier News And Island Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97069065
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38114362
- The Northern Light (from 1828)
  - Years of publication: 1828 to 1832
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Northern Light
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84022373
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10378415
- The Quoddy Bulletin (from 1961)
  - Years of publication: 1961 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Quoddy Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96075114
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35290672
- The Quoddy Tides (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Quoddy Tides
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95068015
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34001716

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Machias) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Machias. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7150, Longitude: -67.4616