Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Elgin 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 Elgin. In addition, the list contains another 42 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Elgin. In total, we've identified 44 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Elgin.

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 Elgin.  

Newspapers Published In Elgin ...

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

• Elgin News (from 198?)
  • Published during 198?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Elgin News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96088126
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37542293
• The Elgin Recorder (from 189?)
  • Years of publication:  189? to 1980
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Elgin Recorder
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85042442
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12428836

Newspapers Neighboring Elgin ...

The following newspapers were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Elgin.

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

• Published In Summerville  ...
  • Summerville Annotator (from 1889)
    • The first year of publication was in 1889, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Summerville Annotator
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93051656
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30117035
• Published In La Grande  ...
  • We know of 27 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of La Grande. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for La Grande
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Elgin. This extended list includes all the papers from La Grande. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Elgin
• Published In Wallowa [Wallowa County] ...
  • The Wallowa News (from 189?)
    • Years of publication:  189? to 1907
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Wallowa News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96088045
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37593501
  • The Wallowa Record (from 194?)
    • Years of publication:  194? to 1962
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Wallowa Record
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96088054
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37593384
  • Wallowa Sun (from 1906)
    • Years of publication:  1906 to 1942
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Wallowa Sun
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96088048
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37593415
• Published In Cove  ...
  • The Cove Ledger (from 1898)
    • Years of publication:  1898 to 1900
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Cove Ledger
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96088082
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37364627
• Published In Lostine [Wallowa County] ...
  • Lostine Reporter (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to 1917
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Lostine Reporter
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96088039
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37593365
  • The Leader
    • 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 Leader
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063690
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 45803345
• Published In Union  ...
  • Semi-Weekly Eastern Oregon Republican (from 1894)
    • Years of publication:  1894 to 1895
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Semi-Weekly Eastern Oregon Republican
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063533
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43908108
  • The Eastern Oregon Republican (from 1888)
    • Years of publication:  1888 to 1891
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Eastern Oregon Republican
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93051671
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29831511
  • The Oregon Scout (from 188?)
    • Years of publication:  188? to 1918
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Oregon Scout
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93051670
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29831504
  • The Weekly Eastern Oregon Republican (from 1891)
    • Years of publication:  1891 to 1894
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Weekly Eastern Oregon Republican
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93051672
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29831519
  • Union Republic (from 19??)
    • Published during 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Union Republic
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063535
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43908126
  • Weekly Eastern Oregon Republican (from 1895)
    • Years of publication:  1895 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Weekly Eastern Oregon Republican
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063534
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43908119
• Published In Weston [Umatilla County] ...
  • The Weston Leader (from 189?)
    • Years of publication:  189? to 1946
    • Issues available online:   337
    • Scanned issues:   August 12, 1892  to  May 13, 1921
    • Catalog of available issues online
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card:   The Weston Leader
    • Holdings:   LCCN SN94052320
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29831588
  • Weston Leader
    • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1946
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Weston Leader
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96088361
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36933814
  • Weston Weekly Leader (from 1878)
    • Years of publication:  1878 to 189?
    • Issues available online:   51
    • Scanned issues:   December 21, 1878  to  February 4, 1890
    • Catalog of available issues online
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card:   Weston Weekly Leader
    • Holdings:   LCCN SN94052319
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29831581

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Elgin: www.cityofelginor.org/

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/