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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 54 papers that were published in the immediate area of Brownsville. In addition, the list contains another 10 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Brownsville. In total, we've identified 64 papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Brownsville.

Newspapers Published In Brownsville ...

We know of 54 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Brownsville:

Newspapers Neighboring Brownsville ...

The following newspapers were published within 23 miles [37 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 San Benito  ...
  • Published In Port Isabel  ...
  • Published In Harlingen  ...
    • Harlingen Press (from 19??)
    • The Harlingen Star (from 1909)
    • Valley Morning Star (from 1929)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- 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: 25.9083, Longitude: -97.4879