Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Old Town 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 8 papers that were published in the immediate area of Old Town. In addition, the list contains another 101 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Old Town. In total, we've identified 109 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Old Town.

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 Old Town.

Newspapers Published In Old Town ...

We know of 8 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Old Town:

Elderberry Times (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Elderberry Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066518
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41035968
Old Town-Orono Times Penobscot Times (from 1979)
- Years of publication: 1979 to 1992
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Old Town-Orono Times Penobscot Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96075134
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35644630
Penobscot Times (from 1941)
- Years of publication: 1941 to 1979
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Penobscot Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96075151
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35757484
The Old Town Enterprise (from 1888)
- Years of publication: 1888 to 1934
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Old Town Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89070054
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19568779
The Oldtown Index (from 1850)
- The first year of publication was in 1850, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Oldtown Index
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95068005
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33948238
The Oldtown Monthly (from 1875)
- The first year of publication was in 1875, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Oldtown Monthly
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96075067
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34693997
The Penobscot Times And The Old Town Enterprise (from 1934)
- Years of publication: 1934 to 1941
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Penobscot Times And The Old Town Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96075131
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35664460
The Penobscot Times (from 1992)
- Years of publication: 1992 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Penobscot Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95068016
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34001714

Newspapers Neighboring Old Town ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Old Town.

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

Published In Orono ...
- Orono News (from 1941)
  - Years of publication: 1941 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Orono News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98065823
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39111909
- Orono Observer (from 1993)
  - Years of publication: 1993 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Orono Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98065825
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39111913
- The Cadet (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cadet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96075100
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35110970
- The Maine Campus (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Maine Campus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96075076
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34835202
- The Orono Observer (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Orono Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98065824
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39111911
- The Out-Post (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Out-Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98065819
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38942070
- Wabanaki Alliance (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to 1982
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Wabanaki Alliance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94050903
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 6169098
Published In Glenburn ...
- The Eastern Star (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Eastern Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95067996
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33827521
Published In Bangor ...
- We know of 88 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Bangor. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Bangor
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Old Town. This extended list includes all the papers from Bangor. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Old Town
Published In Brewer ...
- New England Coastal News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New England Coastal News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070801
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38051069
- New England Fisherman (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New England Fisherman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070802
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38051077
- The Item (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Item
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97069017
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38245083
Published In Kenduskeag ...
- Kenduskeag Journal (from 1879)
  - Years of publication: 1879 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kenduskeag Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98065816
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38942055
Published In Bradford ...
- The Bradford Clarion (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to 1982
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bradford Clarion
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00062513
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 45070930
Published In Hampden Highlands ...
- The New Observer (from 197?)
  - Years of publication: 197? to 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98065822
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38948638
- The Observer (from 1958)
  - Years of publication: 1958 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070816
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38114315
Published In Hampden ...
- Bay And River Record (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bay And River Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070818
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38245100
- Hampden Observer (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hampden Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070817
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38245369
- Penobscot Patriot And The Hancock & Washington Advertiser (from 1803)
  - Years of publication: 1803 to 180?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Penobscot Patriot And The Hancock & Washington Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94055767
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30677279
Published In East Corinth ...
- The Corinth Advance (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 Corinth Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00062514
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 45216346
Published In Winterport [Waldo County] ...
- Penobscot View Press (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Penobscot View Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97070815
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38245366
- Winterport Advertiser (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Winterport Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95067964
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33410573

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Old Town: www.old-town.me.us/

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

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9342, Longitude: -68.6453 In this case, the coordinates for Old Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).