Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Chapel Hill 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 30 papers that were published in the immediate area of Chapel Hill. In addition, the list contains another 55 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Chapel Hill. In total, we've identified 85 papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Chapel Hill.

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 Chapel Hill.

Newspapers Published In Chapel Hill ...

We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Chapel Hill:

Black Ink Black Student Movement, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill (from 1969)
- Years of publication: 1969 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Black Ink Black Student Movement, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
- Holdings for: LCCN 2015236558
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 756860265
Chapel Hill Literary Gazette (from 1857)
- Years of publication: 1857 to 1858
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chapel Hill Literary Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068225
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23922667
Chapel Hill News Leader (from 1954)
- Years of publication: 1954 to 1959
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chapel Hill News Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93065775
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27762322
Cloudbuster (from 1942)
- Years of publication: 1942 to 1945
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Cloudbuster
- Holdings for: LCCN 2014236854
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 875014351
Columbian Repository (from 1836)
- Years of publication: 1836 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Columbian Repository
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068219
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23923047
Contempo (from 1931)
- Years of publication: 1931 to 1942
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Contempo
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96095045
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34561209
Orange County Independent (from 1894)
- Published during 1894
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Orange County Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068222
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23922325
Press Institute News (from 1916)
- Years of publication: 1916 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Press Institute News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93065774
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27762294
Protean Radish (from 1969)
- Years of publication: 1969 to 197?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Protean Radish
- Holdings for: LCCN 2003252649
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11831169
Radish (from 1968)
- Years of publication: 1968 to 1969
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Radish
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93065768
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20838455
Radish (from 1968)
- Years of publication: 1968 to 1969
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Radish
- Holdings for: LCCN 2003252648
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 7558765
The Chapel Hill Gazette (from 1858)
- Years of publication: 1858 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Chapel Hill Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068226
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23922737
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- The Chapel Hill Herald (from 1988)
  - Years of publication: 1988 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chapel Hill Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93065733
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27702593
- The Chapel Hill Ledger (from 1879)
  - Years of publication: 1879 to 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chapel Hill Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84020700
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11388779
- The Chapel Hill Newspaper (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to 1992
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chapel Hill Newspaper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073233
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9747649
- The Chapel Hill News (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chapel Hill News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068229
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23936924
- The Chapel Hill News (from 1992)
  - Years of publication: 1992 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chapel Hill News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073237
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26889790
- The Chapel Hill Weekly Gazette (from 1857)
  - Published during 1857
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chapel Hill Weekly Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068223
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23922793
- The Chapel Hill Weekly (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chapel Hill Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073229
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27098353
- The Chapel Hillian (from 1890)
  - The first year of publication was in 1890, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chapel Hillian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068220
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23922305
- The Daily Tar Heel (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 1943
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Tar Heel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92068245
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26123097
- The Daily Tar Heel (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Tar Heel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073228
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27164494
- The Harbinger (from 1833)
  - Years of publication: 1833 to 1834
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Harbinger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23922965
- The Independent (from 1894)
  - The first year of publication was in 1894, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068224
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23922602
- The NC Landmark Limited (from 1982)
  - Years of publication: 1982 to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The NC Landmark Limited
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93065765
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16856017
- The Neighborhood Gazette (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to 1969
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Neighborhood Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93065772
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27749495
- The Protean Radish (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Protean Radish
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93065769
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17736505
- The Tar Heel (from 1943)
  - Years of publication: 1943 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tar Heel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073227
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27164501
- The Tar Heel (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tar Heel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073230
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18690337
- The Weekly Ledger (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84020699
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11388735

Newspapers Neighboring Chapel Hill ...

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

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

Published In Durham [Durham County] ...
- We know of 44 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Durham. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Durham
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Chapel Hill. This extended list includes all the papers from Durham. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Chapel Hill
Published In Hillsborough ...
- Hillsboro Recorder (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hillsboro Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068347
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24473645
- Hillsborough Plaindealer (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hillsborough Plaindealer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068411
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24600005
- North Carolina Democrat (from 184?)
  - Years of publication: 184? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the North Carolina Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068414
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24599988
- Orange County Observer (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Orange County Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042052
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11716080
- The Alliance Weekly (from 189?)
  - Published during 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alliance Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068410
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24599955
- The Enterprise (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068412
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24599934
- The Golden Rule Watchman And Messenger (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Golden Rule Watchman And Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068413
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24599995
- The Hillsborough Recorder (from 1820)
  - Years of publication: 1820 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hillsborough Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2010229753
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15612365
- The Hillsborough Recorder (from 1820)
  - Years of publication: 1820 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hillsborough Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026472
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10454745
- The North Carolina Gazette (from 1785)
  - Years of publication: 1785 to 1786
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The North Carolina Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025830
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9831521
- The Southern Mail (from 1880)
  - Published during 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042053
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11716283

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Chapel Hill: www.townofchapelhill.org/

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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- Chapel Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9131, Longitude: -79.0558