Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Harlingen 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Harlingen. In addition, the list contains another 14 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Harlingen. In total, we've identified 17 papers within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Harlingen.

Newspapers Published In Harlingen ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Harlingen:

Harlingen Press (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Harlingen Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88083694
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18062181
The Harlingen Star (from 1909)
- Years of publication: 1909 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Harlingen Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86064212
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13696205
Valley Morning Star (from 1929)
- Years of publication: 1929 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Valley Morning Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089647
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13042873

Newspapers Neighboring Harlingen ...

The following newspapers were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Harlingen.

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

Published In San Benito ...
- News-Journal (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083789
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18114988
- San Benito Daily Light (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the San Benito Daily Light
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083712
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18075865
- San Benito Light (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the San Benito Light
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090099
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14758758
- The San Benito News (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The San Benito News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090258
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14868547
- The Valley Farmer (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Valley Farmer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86064237
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13685109
Published In La Feria ...
- The La Feria News (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The La Feria News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089600
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14353927
Published In Mercedes [Hidalgo County] ...
- La Verdad (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the La Verdad
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083721
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18078051
- Mercedes Enterprise (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercedes Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025738
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9788077
- Mercedes News-Tribune (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercedes News-Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089726
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14442686
- Mercedes Tribune (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercedes Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083800
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18131914
- News-Tribune (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the News-Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084118
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18395627
- The Enterprise (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1956
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083834
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18153811
- The Mercedes Enterprise (from 1956)
  - Years of publication: 1956 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mercedes Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083690
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18061865
- The Mercedes News (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mercedes News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089745
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14442570

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harlingen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harlingen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1900, Longitude: -97.6945 In this case, the coordinates for Harlingen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).