Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Southport 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 Southport. In addition, the list contains another 91 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Southport. In total, we've identified 95 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Southport.

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 Southport.  

Newspapers Published In Southport ...

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

• Southport Herald (from 1905)
  • Years of publication:  1905 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Southport Herald
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068767
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24986251
• Southport Standard (from 1897)
  • Years of publication:  1897 to 1905
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Southport Standard
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068766
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24986234
• The Southport Leader (from 1890)
  • Years of publication:  1890 to 189?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Southport Leader
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068768
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24986209
• The State Port Pilot (from 1928)
  • Years of publication:  1928 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The State Port Pilot
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91066522
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13277473

Newspapers Neighboring Southport ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Southport.

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

• Published In Fort Caswell  ...
  • The Battery Buzzer (from 1918)
    • Years of publication:  1918 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Battery Buzzer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058898
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40855634
• Published In Carolina Beach [New Hanover County] ...
  • Island Gazette (from 1978)
    • Years of publication:  1978 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Island Gazette
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95001980
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32986519
• Published In Shallotte  ...
  • The Brunswick Beacon (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Brunswick Beacon
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97064527
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37259152
• Published In Wilmington [New Hanover County] ...
  • We know of 91 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Wilmington. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Wilmington
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Southport. This extended list includes all the papers from Wilmington. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Southport