Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Matagorda 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 8 papers that were published in the immediate area of Matagorda. In addition, the list contains another 12 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Matagorda. In total, we've identified 20 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Matagorda.

Newspapers Published In Matagorda ...

We know of 8 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Matagorda:

Chronicle Of The Times (from 1855)
- Years of publication: 1855 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chronicle Of The Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089699
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472711
Colorado Gazette And Advertiser (from 1839)
- Years of publication: 1839 to 1843
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Colorado Gazette And Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071225
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13311344
Colorado Tribune (from 1847)
- Years of publication: 1847 to 185?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Colorado Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089761
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472751
Matagorda Bulletin (from 1837)
- Years of publication: 1837 to 1839
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Matagorda Bulletin
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071239
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11462930
The Colorado Herald (from 1846)
- The first year of publication was in 1846, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Colorado Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86088435
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14056801
The Matagorda Gazette (from 1858)
- Years of publication: 1858 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Matagorda Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089763
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472763
The Matagorda News (from 1912)
- Years of publication: 1912 to 1913
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Matagorda News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86088200
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13987731
The Weekly Despatch (from 1843)
- Years of publication: 1843 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Weekly Despatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089762
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472758

Newspapers Neighboring Matagorda ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Matagorda.

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

Published In Collegeport ...
- Collegeport Chronicle (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Collegeport Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083623
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18032800
Published In Palacios ...
- Palacios Beacon (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Palacios Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090709
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16665030
- The Palacios Times (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Palacios Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083582
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17994302
Published In Bay City ...
- Matagorda County News And Midcoast Farmer (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Matagorda County News And Midcoast Farmer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088317
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13987824
- Matagorda County News And New Era (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Matagorda County News And New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088316
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13987806
- The Daily Tribune (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088313
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13987788
- The Herald (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083666
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18048003
- The Matagorda County Tribune (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Matagorda County Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088315
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13987756
- The Matagorda County Tribune (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Matagorda County Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090173
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14767526
- Weekly Visitor (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Visitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088314
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13984869
Published In Blessing ...
- The Blessing News (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blessing News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088346
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13996853
Published In Francitas [Jackson County] ...
- Francitas Bee (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Francitas Bee
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083947
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18248406

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Matagorda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Matagorda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6935, Longitude: -95.9684