Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Florissant 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Florissant. In addition, the list contains another 37 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Florissant. In total, we've identified 41 papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Florissant.

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 Florissant.

Newspapers Published In Florissant ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Florissant:

Florissant Valley Reporter (from 1950)
- Years of publication: 1950 to 1961
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Florissant Valley Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89067392
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20615121
The Florissant News (from 1911)
- Years of publication: 1911 to 1913
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Florissant News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90061996
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21947250
The Florissant Valley Reporter (from 1966)
- Years of publication: 1966 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Florissant Valley Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89067394
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20615168
The Independent News (from 1987)
- Published during 1987
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90061997
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21947238

Newspapers Neighboring Florissant ...

The following newspapers were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Florissant.

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

Published In Ferguson ...
- Ferguson Herald (from 1955)
  - Years of publication: 1955 to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ferguson Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061136
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24123952
- Ferguson Reporter (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to 1961
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ferguson Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92059007
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26910922
- Ferguson Town Talk (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ferguson Town Talk
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92059005
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26911016
- St. Louis County Spirit (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Louis County Spirit
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061135
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24123972
- The Ferguson Blade (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ferguson Blade
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93060243
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28516235
- The Spirit Of Ferguson (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spirit Of Ferguson
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061132
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24123956
- The Spirit Of St. Louis County (from 1964)
  - Published during 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spirit Of St. Louis County
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061134
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24123969
- The Spirit (from 1964)
  - Published during 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spirit
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061133
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24123964
- The Town Talk (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Town Talk
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92059004
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26911012
- The Town Talk (from 1947)
  - Years of publication: 1947 to 1960
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Town Talk
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92059006
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26911023
Published In Jennings ...
- The Jennings News (from 1945)
  - Years of publication: 1945 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jennings News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90061139
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20928363
Published In Baden [Saint Louis City] ...
- The Baden News (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1941
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Baden News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90061958
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21895073
Published In University City [Saint Louis City] ...
- Women's National Weekly
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Women's National Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98061616
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39758149
Published In Wellston ...
- The Wellston Local (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wellston Local
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93060327
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28624828
Published In Clayton ...
- Franklin County Watchman (from 1988)
  - Years of publication: 1988 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Franklin County Watchman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90061716
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21428620
- St. Louis County Observer (from 1934)
  - Published during 1934
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Louis County Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90061148
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20952209
- St. Louis County Sentinel (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Louis County Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89066813
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20109848
- St. Louis County Watchman (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1903
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Louis County Watchman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89066828
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20109715
- St. Louis Watchman Advocate (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Louis Watchman Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92006243
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26915814
- The Clayton Argus (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clayton Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89066812
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20109911
- The Clayton Democrat (from 1879)
  - Years of publication: 1879 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clayton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89066953
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20109797
- The Observer (from 1934)
  - Years of publication: 1934 to 1951
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90061150
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20952217
- The Sentinel-Democrat (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sentinel-Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89066814
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20109855
- The St. Louis County Register (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The St. Louis County Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89066837
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20005678
Published In Alton [Madison County] ...
- We know of 49 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Alton. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Alton
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Florissant. This extended list includes all the papers from Alton. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Florissant
Published In Creve Coeur ...
- Central West End Journal (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Central West End Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061018
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24435674
- Clayton Citizen Journal (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clayton Citizen Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061016
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24435676
- Clayton Citizen (from 1970)
  - Years of publication: 1970 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clayton Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061017
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24435677
- West Citizen Journal (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to 1990
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Citizen Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061014
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24435636
- West County Citizen (from 1965)
  - Years of publication: 1965 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West County Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91061013
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24435656
Published In Granite City [Madison County] ...
- Granite City Post (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Granite City Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91054148
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24465378
- Granite City Press And Herald (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 1912
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Granite City Press And Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91054160
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24536723
- Granite City Press-Record Journal Sunday (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Granite City Press-Record Journal Sunday
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91054162
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24536915
- Granite City Press-Record (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Granite City Press-Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91054161
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24536864
- Granite City Press (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Granite City Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91054159
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24536621
- Naroden Glas = National Herald (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Naroden Glas = National Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83045328
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9423415
- Naroden Glas National Herald (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Naroden Glas National Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084023
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18329661
- The Granite City Herald (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Granite City Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91054158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24536534
- The Jewish Bulletin Of Southern Illinois (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jewish Bulletin Of Southern Illinois
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012271007
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 777658598
Published In Brentwood ...
- The Scope (from 1950)
  - Years of publication: 1950 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Scope
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89066106
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19499332
Published In Saint Charles [Saint Charles County] ...
- We know of 37 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Saint Charles. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Saint Charles
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Florissant. This extended list includes all the papers from Saint Charles. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Florissant

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Florissant: www.florissantmo.com/

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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- Florissant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florissant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7890, Longitude: -90.3227