Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Bethune 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 Bethune. In addition, the list contains another 50 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Bethune. In total, we've identified 52 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Bethune.

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 Bethune.  

Newspapers Published In Bethune ...

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

• The Bethune Enterprise (from 1900)
  • Years of publication:  1900 to 1902
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Bethune Enterprise
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065561
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25968485
• The Bethune Observer (from 1913)
  • Years of publication:  1913 to 1923
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Bethune Observer
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065570
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25986680

Newspapers Neighboring Bethune ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Bethune.

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

• Published In McBee [Chesterfield County] ...
  • The McBee Courier (from 1912)
    • Years of publication:  1912 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The McBee Courier
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065429
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25209348
• Published In Bishopville [Lee County] ...
  • Bishopville Eagle (from 1888)
    • Years of publication:  1888 to 1893
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Bishopville Eagle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067885
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28513106
  • Bishopville Enterprise (from 1886)
    • Years of publication:  1886 to 1888
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Bishopville Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065488
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25540320
  • Lee County Messenger (from 1923)
    • Years of publication:  1923 to 1982
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Lee County Messenger
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86063786
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13608829
  • Lee County Observer (from 1977)
    • Years of publication:  1977 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Lee County Observer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067874
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28483687
  • Lee County Vindicator (from 1902)
    • Published during 1902
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Lee County Vindicator
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067779
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28173668
  • The Leader And Vindicator (from 1902)
    • Years of publication:  1902 to 1923
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Leader And Vindicator
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067762
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28173687
  • The Mirror (from 1896)
    • Years of publication:  1896 to 1897
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Mirror
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065611
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26523591
• Published In Hartsville [Darlington County] ...
  • Hartsville Messenger (from 1908)
    • Years of publication:  1908 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hartsville Messenger
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84001807
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11377921
  • The Darlington County Tribune (from 1972)
    • Years of publication:  1972 to 1979
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Darlington County Tribune
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067809
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28283834
  • The Hartsville Messenger (from 1893)
    • Years of publication:  1893 to 1898
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Hartsville Messenger
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067793
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28268424
  • The Hartsville News (from 1938)
    • Published during 1938
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Hartsville News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065422
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25190448
• Published In Jefferson [Chesterfield County] ...
  • The Jeffersonian (from 1912)
    • Years of publication:  1912 to 1920
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Jeffersonian
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065430
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25209363
• Published In Kershaw  ...
  • The Kershaw Era (from 1889)
    • Years of publication:  1889 to 1938
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Kershaw Era
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86063765
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13622372
  • The Kershaw News-Era (from 1946)
    • Years of publication:  1946 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Kershaw News-Era
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067755
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28164737
  • The Kershaw Times (from 1938)
    • Years of publication:  1938 to 1939
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Kershaw Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93067756
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28173705
• Published In Camden  ...
  • We know of 50 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Camden. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Camden
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Bethune. This extended list includes all the papers from Camden. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Bethune

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/