Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Brownsville 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 11 papers that were published in the immediate area of Brownsville. In addition, the list contains another 18 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Brownsville. In total, we've identified 29 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Brownsville.

Newspapers Published In Brownsville ...

We know of 11 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Brownsville:

Brownsville Weekly States (from 1870)
- Years of publication: 1870 to 1880
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Brownsville Weekly States
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85033309
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11835975
District Herald (from 1838)
- Years of publication: 1838 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the District Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85042658
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768356
Independent American (from 1860)
- Years of publication: 1860 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Independent American
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83025707
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9753928
The Brownsville Bee (from 1868)
- Years of publication: 1868 to 1880
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Brownsville Bee
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85033308
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11835922
The Brownsville Democrat (from 1875)
- Years of publication: 1875 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Brownsville Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053393
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13572428
The Brownsville States-Graphic (from 1984)
- Years of publication: 1984 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Brownsville States-Graphic
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87008342
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15509067
The Brownsville Tribune (from 18??)
- Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Brownsville Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065555
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38110302
The Free Press (from 1876)
- Years of publication: 1876 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2004062328
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 57120724
The Southern Atlas (from 1859)
- Years of publication: 1859 to 1860
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Southern Atlas
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85042659
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768404
The States-Democrat (from 188?)
- The first year of publication was in 188?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The States-Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065556
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38110516
The States-Graphic
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The States-Graphic
- Holdings: LCCN SN89058012
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19000453

Newspapers Neighboring Brownsville ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Brownsville.

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

Published In Alamo [Crockett County] ...
- Alamo Signal (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Alamo Signal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061281
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18945302
- Alamo Weekly Guide (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Alamo Weekly Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061279
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18945252
- The Alamo Pilot (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alamo Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061282
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18945350
- The Crockett Co. Sentinel, Tri-Co News, Crockett Times (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Crockett Co. Sentinel, Tri-Co News, Crockett Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83007966
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9693542
- The Crockett Times (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Crockett Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058004
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18997160
Published In Ripley [Lauderdale County] ...
- The Lauderdale County Enterprise
  - 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 Lauderdale County Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065769
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32693168
- The Lauderdale Voice (from 1982)
  - Years of publication: 1982 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lauderdale Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065792
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41186530
- The Ripley News (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ripley News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065770
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41097417
- The Ripley Weekly News (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ripley Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85033982
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12361619
- The Voice (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to 1982
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065791
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41186506
Published In Halls [Lauderdale County] ...
- The Halls Herald (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to 1991
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Halls Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069936
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40771173
Published In Covington [Tipton County] ...
- Covington Daily Democrat (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Covington Daily Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001062201
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 46315827
- The Covington Leader (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Covington Leader
  - Holdings: LCCN SN89058364
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19249780
- The Tipton Record (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tipton Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001062202
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 46368501
- The Tipton Weekly Record (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tipton Weekly Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053410
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13620880
- The Weekly Call (from 1875)
  - The first year of publication was in 1875, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Call
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003062304
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 53892067
- The Weekly Spy (from 1860)
  - Years of publication: 1860 to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Spy
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94055663
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31483386
Published In Friendship [Crockett County] ...
- Tri-County News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tri-County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058083
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19039081

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5939, Longitude: -89.2622