Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Chester 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 13 papers that were published in the immediate area of Chester. In addition, the list contains another 14 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Chester. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Chester.

Newspapers Published In Chester ...

We know of 13 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Chester:

Chester Reporter (from 1869)
- Years of publication: 1869 to 1971
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chester Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84027854
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10720368
Chester Standard (from 1853)
- Years of publication: 1853 to 1869
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chester Standard
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93067635
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27734624
News And Reporter (from 1971)
- Years of publication: 1971 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the News And Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93067700
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27950965
Palmetto Standard (from 1851)
- Years of publication: 1851 to 185?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Palmetto Standard
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85027006
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12865074
Public Opinion (from 1891)
- Published during 1891
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Public Opinion
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92065425
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25209461
The Chester Bulletin (from 1882)
- Years of publication: 1882 to 1899
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Chester Bulletin
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92065412
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25174344
The Chester News (from 1917)
- Years of publication: 1917 to 1971
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Chester News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86063781
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13610021
The Druggist (from 1886)
- Published during 1886
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Druggist
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92065420
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25174457
The Lantern (from 1897)
- Years of publication: 1897 to 1913
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Lantern
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93067630
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27665111
The Palmetto Standard (from 1895)
- The first year of publication was in 1895, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Palmetto Standard
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97064662
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36223300
The Semi-Weekly News (from 1913)
- Years of publication: 1913 to 1917
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Semi-Weekly News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93067629
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27469595
The Semi-Weekly Standard (from 1868)
- Years of publication: 1868 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Semi-Weekly Standard
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85027007
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12865144
The State Bulletin (from 1879)
- Years of publication: 1879 to 1882
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The State Bulletin
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92065427
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25209501

Newspapers Neighboring Chester ...

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

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

Published In Rock Hill [York County] ...
- Rock Hill Times (from 1970)
  - Years of publication: 1970 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Rock Hill Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067946
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28904621
- The Catawba Index (from 1897)
  - Published during 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Catawba Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067944
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28904610
- The Evening Herald (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1986
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Evening Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063753
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13611871
- The Grange (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grange
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053214
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13356466
- The Herald (from 1986)
  - Years of publication: 1986 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067842
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28436872
- The Indian Land Chronicle (from 1859)
  - Published during 1859
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Indian Land Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042896
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12958634
- The Journal (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to 1904
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067843
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28436859
- The Lantern (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lantern
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026914
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10744343
- The Record (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 1930
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063752
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13640448
- The Rock Hill Herald (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rock Hill Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067845
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28401959
- The Rock Hill Messenger (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Rock Hill Messenger
  - Holdings: LCCN SN83025796
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9804719
  - ISSN Number: 2166-1723
- The Rock Hill Post (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1951
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rock Hill Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067949
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28904632
- The Weekly Sun (from 1897)
  - Published during 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067844
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28436851
- The York Observer (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The York Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067945
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28960195

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7049, Longitude: -81.2142