Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Jonesborough 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 34 papers that were published in the immediate area of Jonesborough. In addition, the list contains another 30 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Jonesborough. In total, we've identified 64 papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Jonesborough.

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 Jonesborough.  

Newspapers Published In Jonesborough ...

We know of 34 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Jonesborough (between 1801 and the present) :

• Herald And Tribune (from 1869)
  • Years of publication:  1869 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Herald And Tribune
  • Holdings for:   LCCN 2014218225
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 862978446
• The Union Flag (from 1865)
  • Years of publication:  1865 to 187?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Union Flag
  • Holdings for:   LCCN 2013218984
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 858916221

The following papers were published when Jonesborough was known as Jonesboro:

• Daily Telegraph (from 1863)
  • Years of publication:  1863 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Daily Telegraph
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069768
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38766531
• East Tennessee Echo (from 1873)
  • The first year of publication was in 1873, with an unknown end date
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the East Tennessee Echo
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97065164
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36267057
• East-Tennessee Patriot (from 1819)
  • Years of publication:  1819 to 182?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the East-Tennessee Patriot
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85033423
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11961074
• Farmer's Journal (from 1825)
  • Years of publication:  1825 to 1832
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Farmer's Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85042827
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12870060
• Herald And Tribune (from 1869)
  • Years of publication:  1869 to current
  • Issues available online:   706
  • Scanned issues:   August 26, 1869  to  December 29, 1897
  • Catalog of available issues online
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card:   Herald And Tribune
  • Holdings:   LCCN SN85033429
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11961030
  • ISSN Number:   2333-2921
• Hickory State Herald (from 1846)
  • Years of publication:  1846 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Hickory State Herald
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95079543
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32234448
• Jonesborough Express (from 1860)
  • Years of publication:  1860 to 1863
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Jonesborough Express
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85042826
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12869987
• Manumission Intelligencer (from 1819)
  • Years of publication:  1819 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Manumission Intelligencer
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069767
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38820089
• Newspaper And Washington Advertiser (from 1801)
  • Years of publication:  1801 to 1804
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Newspaper And Washington Advertiser
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85042831
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12872897
• Old Hickory (from 1846)
  • Published during 1846
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Old Hickory
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85042829
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12870238
• Our County Farm Journal (from 1887)
  • Years of publication:  1887 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Our County Farm Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2006062336
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 72532415
• Rail Road Journal (from 1850)
  • Years of publication:  1850 to 1851
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Rail Road Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069763
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38766560
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• Rail-road Journal And Family Visitor (from 1851)
  • Years of publication:  1851 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Rail-road Journal And Family Visitor
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069764
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38766568
• Tennessee Reformer (from 1848)
  • Years of publication:  1848 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Tennessee Reformer
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069762
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38766571
• Tennessee Sentinel (from 1835)
  • Years of publication:  1835 to 1845
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Tennessee Sentinel
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85038552
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12708173
• The Advance (from 1911)
  • Years of publication:  1911 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Advance
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069772
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38815467
• The Jonesboro Courier (from 1884)
  • Years of publication:  1884 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Courier
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2006062337
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 73696356
• The Jonesboro Echo (from 1884)
  • The first year of publication was in 1884, with an unknown end date
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Echo
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063764
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 45359151
• The Jonesboro Times (from 1877)
  • Years of publication:  1877 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Times
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86090990
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15270624
• The Jonesborough Journal (from 1875)
  • Years of publication:  1875 to 1884
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Jonesborough Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86053425
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13646634
• The Jonesborough Union (from 1860)
  • Years of publication:  1860 to 1862
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Jonesborough Union
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86053424
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13646582
• The Jonesborough Whig, And Independent Journal (from 1842)
  • Years of publication:  1842 to 1849
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Jonesborough Whig, And Independent Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83045626
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9353723
• The Jonesborough Whig (from 1841)
  • Years of publication:  1841 to 1842
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Jonesborough Whig
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83045790
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9673776
• The Tennessee Patriot (from 187?)
  • Years of publication:  187? to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Tennessee Patriot
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069769
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38766525
• The Union Flag (from 1865)
  • Years of publication:  1865 to 187?
  • Issues available online:   196
  • Scanned issues:   August 25, 1865  to  January 13, 1871
  • Catalog of available issues online
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card:   The Union Flag
  • Holdings:   LCCN SN85038553
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12708216
  • ISSN Number:   2331-2912
• The Whig (from 1840)
  • Years of publication:  1840 to 1841
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Whig
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83045708
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9593553
• The Woman's Appeal (from 1887)
  • Years of publication:  1887 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Woman's Appeal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069770
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38819726
• Union Flag And Commercial Advertiser (from 1871)
  • Years of publication:  1871 to 1873
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Union Flag And Commercial Advertiser
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85033436
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11984959
• Washington County Democrat (from 1851)
  • Years of publication:  1851 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Washington County Democrat
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85042830
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12870371
• Washington County News (from 1912)
  • Years of publication:  1912 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Washington County News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98069771
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38815481
• Washington Republican & Farmers Journal (from 1832)
  • Years of publication:  1832 to 1836
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Washington Republican & Farmers Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85042828
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12870146
• Washington Republican And Jonesborough Advertiser (from 1837)
  • Years of publication:  1837 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Washington Republican And Jonesborough Advertiser
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97065205
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37265403

Newspapers Neighboring Jonesborough ...

The following newspapers were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Jonesborough.

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

• Published In Johnson City  ...
  • We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Johnson City. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Johnson City
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Jonesborough. This extended list includes all the papers from Johnson City. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Jonesborough

Off-the-Road Links ...

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