Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for League City 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of League City. In addition, the list contains another 14 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded League City. In total, we've identified 18 papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of League City.

Newspapers Published In League City ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of League City:

League City News (from 1911)
- Years of publication: 1911 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the League City News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87090341
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15807242
Texas Coast Promoter (from 1896)
- Years of publication: 1896 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Texas Coast Promoter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089689
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14473038
The League City Herald (from 1907)
- Years of publication: 1907 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The League City Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87090339
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15807049
The League City Leader (from 1914)
- Years of publication: 1914 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The League City Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87090342
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15807334

Newspapers Neighboring League City ...

The following newspapers were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of League City.

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

Published In Dickinson ...
- Galveston County Press (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Galveston County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088798
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14171629
- The Mainland Messenger (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mainland Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090340
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15807152
- The News Citizen (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088754
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14184920
- The Weekend News Citizen (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to 1967
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekend News Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088753
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14184903
- The Weekly News (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96092504
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34948810
Published In Friendswood ...
- Pearland Reporter (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pearland Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091056
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16902300
- The Friendswood Journal (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Friendswood Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091063
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16902906
- The Friendswood News
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Friendswood News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091062
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16902762
Published In Alvin [Brazoria County] ...
- Alvin News (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Alvin News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091176
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16974124
- Gulf Coast Review (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gulf Coast Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090277
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15736103
- The Alvin Advocate (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alvin Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089786
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14450407
- The Alvin Sun (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alvin Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84006908
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11098054
- The Commoner (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 1900
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Commoner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088225
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13864501
- The County News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091178
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16974314

Footnotes ...

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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- League City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in League City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5074, Longitude: -95.0952