Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Toms River 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 17 papers that were published in the immediate area of Toms River. In addition, the list contains another 4 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Toms River. In total, we've identified 21 papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Toms River.

Newspapers Published In Toms River ...

We know of 17 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Toms River:

Country Crier (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Country Crier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92005964
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26829788
Country Homes (from 1868)
- Years of publication: 1868 to 1873
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Country Homes
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84026264
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10362149
Daily Observer And Sunday (from 1976)
- Years of publication: 1976 to 1977
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily Observer And Sunday
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85036114
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12793538
Daily Observer Courier-Sun (from 1972)
- Years of publication: 1972 to 1976
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily Observer Courier-Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85036087
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12793527
Daily Observer (from 1977)
- Years of publication: 1977 to 1978
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85036115
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12793545
New Jersey Courier And Ocean County Emblem (from 1866)
- Published during 1866
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the New Jersey Courier And Ocean County Emblem
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85035522
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11837340
New Jersey Courier Ocean, Monmouth And Burlington Fruit Grower's Guide (from 1866)
- Years of publication: 1866 to 1873
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the New Jersey Courier Ocean, Monmouth And Burlington Fruit Grower's Guide
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84026166
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10312044
New Jersey Courier (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to 1972
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the New Jersey Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84020589
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11208969
Observer Courier-Sun (from 1972)
- Published during 1972
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Observer Courier-Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85036086
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12793519
Ocean County Daily Observer And Daily Times (from 1978)
- Published during 1978
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ocean County Daily Observer And Daily Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85036083
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12793548
Ocean County Democrat (from 1877)
- Years of publication: 1877 to 1906
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ocean County Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87068158
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15727639
Ocean County Observer
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ocean County Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83003212
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10124598
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- Ocean County Times-Observer (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ocean County Times-Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85036084
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12793553
- The Free Press (from 1863)
  - Years of publication: 1863 to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025351
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11682262
- The Ocean Emblem (from 1852)
  - Years of publication: 1852 to 1866
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ocean Emblem
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025352
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11682439
- The Ocean Signal (from 1850)
  - Years of publication: 1850 to 1852
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ocean Signal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025353
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11682474
- Towne Crier (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Towne Crier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92005978
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26829813

Newspapers Neighboring Toms River ...

The following newspapers were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Toms River.

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

Published In Lakewood ...
- Lakewood Daily Times, Times And Journal (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 1956
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lakewood Daily Times, Times And Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85035896
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13200406
- Lakewood Times And Journal (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lakewood Times And Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85035897
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13200410
- The Lakewood Citizen (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lakewood Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84020460
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10816679
- Youthline USA (from 199?)
  - Years of publication: 199? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Youthline USA
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98004470
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39177624

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- Toms River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toms River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9534, Longitude: -74.1981