Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lancaster 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 8 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lancaster. In addition, the list contains another 3 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lancaster. In total, we've identified 11 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Lancaster.

Newspapers Published In Lancaster ...

We know of 8 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lancaster:

• Lancaster County Citizen (from 1916)
  • Years of publication:  1916 to 1923
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Lancaster County Citizen
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92065660
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26848606
• Lancaster Enterprise (from 1891)
  • Years of publication:  1891 to 1905
  • Issues available online:   445
  • Scanned issues:   April 14, 1897  to  March 16, 1904
  • Catalog of available issues online
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card:   Lancaster Enterprise
  • Holdings:   LCCN SN93067757
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28173734
• The Carolina Review (from 1878)
  • Years of publication:  1878 to 1880
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Carolina Review
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88084034
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18333367
• The Lancaster Citizen (from 1923)
  • Years of publication:  1923 to 1925
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Lancaster Citizen
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86063763
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13607470
• The Lancaster Ledger (from 1852)
  • Years of publication:  1852 to 1905
  • Issues available online:   1699
  • Scanned issues:   February 12, 1852  to  September 30, 1905
  • Catalog of available issues online
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card:   The Lancaster Ledger
  • Holdings:   LCCN SN84026900
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10735093
• The Lancaster News (from 1905)
  • Years of publication:  1905 to current
  • Issues available online:   951
  • Scanned issues:   October 4, 1905  to  March 17, 1922
  • Catalog of available issues online
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card:   The Lancaster News
  • Holdings:   LCCN SN83007465
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9420408
  • ISSN Number:   0745-7421
• The Lancaster News (from 194?)
  • Published during 194?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Lancaster News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN 2015226273
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 905550553
• The Lancaster Review (from 1880)
  • Years of publication:  1880 to 1905
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Lancaster Review
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88084006
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18316722

Newspapers Neighboring Lancaster ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Lancaster.

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

• Published In Kershaw [Kershaw County] ...
  • 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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Lancaster: www.lancastercitysc.com/

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

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