Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Portland 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Portland. In addition, the list contains another 43 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Portland. In total, we've identified 50 papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Portland.

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 Portland.  

Newspapers Published In Portland ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Portland:

• Sumner County Leader (from 1958)
  • Years of publication:  1958 to 1977
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Sumner County Leader
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091126
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35851727
• The Examiner-Press And Sumner County Tennessean (from 1959)
  • Years of publication:  1959 to 1961
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Examiner-Press And Sumner County Tennessean
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091113
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35853732
• The Portland Herald (from 190?)
  • Years of publication:  190? to 195?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Portland Herald
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091129
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35851893
• The Portland Leader (from 1977)
  • Years of publication:  1977 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Portland Leader
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091127
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35851837
• The Upper Sumner Press, Portland Herald (from 195?)
  • Years of publication:  195? to 1959
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Upper Sumner Press, Portland Herald
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091130
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35851996
• The Upper Sumner Press (from 1931)
  • Years of publication:  1931 to 195?
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Upper Sumner Press
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091128
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35852067
• The Upper Sumner Press (from 1961)
  • Years of publication:  1961 to 1963
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Upper Sumner Press
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091131
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35852250

Newspapers Neighboring Portland ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Portland.

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

• Published In Bon Air  ...
  • Bon Air Hustler (from 191?)
    • Years of publication:  191? to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Bon Air Hustler
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063781
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 44640712
• Published In Gallatin  ...
  • We know of 28 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Gallatin. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Gallatin
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Portland. This extended list includes all the papers from Gallatin. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Portland
• Published In Westmoreland  ...
  • The Westmoreland News (from 2012)
    • Years of publication:  2012 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Westmoreland News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2012203143
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 794187479
  • Westmoreland World (from 1974)
    • Years of publication:  1974 to 1991
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Westmoreland World
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88061143
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18109614
• Published In Woodburn [Warren County] ...
  • The Warren County Enterprise (from 1876)
    • Years of publication:  1876 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Warren County Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87060419
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17278124
• Published In Adairville [Logan County] ...
  • Adairville Banner
    • The years of publication are unknown
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Adairville Banner
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88061195
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18486466
  • The Adairville Clipper (from 1878)
    • The first year of publication was in 1878, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Adairville Clipper
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87060360
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17204772
  • The Adairville Enterprise (from 1902)
    • Years of publication:  1902 to 1974
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Adairville Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86069365
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14037955
  • The Logan Sentinel (from 187?)
    • The first year of publication was in 187?, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Logan Sentinel
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86069367
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14038031
• Published In Greenbrier [Robertson County] ...
  • The Green Brier News (from 1967)
    • Published during 1967
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Green Brier News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97065043
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36625305
• Published In Hendersonville  ...
  • Free Press (from 1981)
    • Years of publication:  1981 to 1988
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Free Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063934
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43917741
  • Hendersonville Free Press (from 1975)
    • Years of publication:  1975 to 1981
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hendersonville Free Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063933
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43918640
  • Hendersonville Free Press (from 1988)
    • Years of publication:  1988 to 199?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hendersonville Free Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00063935
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43917679
  • Hendersonville Star-News (from 1960)
    • Years of publication:  1960 to 1979
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hendersonville Star-News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN79003430
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 5229146
  • Sumner County Star And Hendersonville News (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to 1960
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Sumner County Star And Hendersonville News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091123
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35853190
  • The Hendersonville Star News (from 1984)
    • Years of publication:  1984 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Hendersonville Star News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091125
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36000722
  • The Star News (from 1979)
    • Years of publication:  1979 to 1984
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Star News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96091124
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 35853374

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Portland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/