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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Rockport 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Rockport. In addition, the list contains another 41 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Rockport. In total, we've identified 43 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Rockport.

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 Rockport.  

Newspapers Published In Rockport ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Rockport:

  • The Rockport News (from 1892)
  • The Village Echo (from 187?)
    • The first year of publication was in 187?, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Village Echo
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96075081
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34748552

Newspapers Neighboring Rockport ...

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

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

  • Published In Camden  ...
  • Published In Rockland  ...
    • We know of 28 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Rockland. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Rockland
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Rockport. This extended list includes all the papers from Rockland. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Rockport
  • Published In Thomaston  ...
    • Eastern Agents' Directory (from 1895)
    • Humanity (from 1898)
      • The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Humanity
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95067821
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32691160
    • Independent Journal (from 1831)
    • Lincoln Miscellany (from 1850)
    • Lincoln Republican (from 1856)
    • Maine Temperance Advocate (from 18??)
    • National Republican (from 18??)
    • New-England Chronicle (from 1835)
    • Register (from 183?)
      • Years of publication:  183? to 1831
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Register
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83016129
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9435415
    • Rockland District Tidings (from 1890)
    • The Maine Sickle (from 1853)
    • The People's Cause (from 18??)
    • The Recorder (from 1837)
    • The Searchlight (from 1900)
    • The Thomaston Herald (from 1877)
    • The Thomaston Journal (from 1854)
    • Thomaston Recorder (from 1842)
    • Thomaston Register (from 1825)
    • Thomaston Republican (from 1834)
  • Published In Union  ...
    • The Union Herald (from 1878)
      • The first year of publication was in 1878, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Union Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00062521
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 45432335
    • The Union Weekly Press (from 18??)
    • Union Farmer (from 1888)
    • Union Weekly Times (from 189?)
  • Published In North Haven  ...
    • North Haven News (from 1982)
  • Published In Appleton  ...
    • Good Neighbors (from 1991)
  • Published In Saint George  ...
  • Published In Vinalhaven  ...
    • The Vinal Haven Review (from 1894)
    • The Vinalhaven Echo (from 1887)
    • The Vinalhaven Neighbor (from 1937)
    • The Wind (from 1884)
    • Vinalhaven Messenger (from 1885)
    • Wind (from 1974)
      • Years of publication:  1974 to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Wind
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97062782
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37763688
  • Published In Belfast [Waldo County] ...
    • We know of 34 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Belfast. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Belfast
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Rockport. This extended list includes all the papers from Belfast. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Rockport
  • Published In Waldoboro [Lincoln County] ...
  • Published In Liberty [Waldo County] ...
    • The Local Liberty (from 1882)

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Rockport: www.town.rockport.me.us/

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.midcoast.com/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1845, Longitude: -69.0761       In this case, the coordinates for Rockport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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