Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Rockport 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 9 papers that were published in the immediate area of Rockport. In addition, the list contains another 81 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Rockport. In total, we've identified 90 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Rockport.

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 Rockport.

Newspapers Published In Rockport ...

We know of 9 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Rockport:

The Carrier News Herald (from 1990)
- Published during 1990
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Carrier News Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90001869
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22160769
The Herald (from 1990)
- Years of publication: 1990 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91000124
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23192632
The Herald (from 198?)
- Years of publication: 198? to 1990
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88083660
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18045596
The Rockport Bulletin (from 1892)
- Years of publication: 1892 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rockport Bulletin
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089956
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14687893
The Rockport Pilot And Enterprise (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rockport Pilot And Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089960
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14687934
The Rockport Pilot (from 1931)
- Years of publication: 1931 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rockport Pilot
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86090215
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14627400
The Rockport Times (from 1893)
- Years of publication: 1893 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rockport Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089959
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14687921
The Rockport Transcript (from 1869)
- Years of publication: 1869 to 1886
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rockport Transcript
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84022086
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10279507
The Toast Of The Coast Herald (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to 198?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Toast Of The Coast Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88084197
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18432190

Newspapers Neighboring Rockport ...

The following newspapers were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Rockport.

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

Published In Port Aransas [Nueces County] ...
- Island News (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Island News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083600
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18025232
- Port Aransas Beacon (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Port Aransas Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083603
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18025417
- The Port Aransas Post (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Port Aransas Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083614
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18030534
- The Port Aransas Review (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Port Aransas Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084155
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18400792
Published In Ingleside [San Patricio County] ...
- The Ingleside Index (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ingleside Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089485
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14366706
- The Ingleside Item (from 1943)
  - Years of publication: 1943 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ingleside Item
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083451
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17936457
Published In Portland [San Patricio County] ...
- Portland Advocate (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Portland Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089967
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14634600
- The Portland News (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Portland News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083599
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18025162
Published In Taft [San Patricio County] ...
- The Taft Tribune (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Taft Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083658
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18045479
Published In Woodsboro [Refugio County] ...
- The Woodsboro News (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Woodsboro News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090442
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14950048
- Woodsboro Weekly Times (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Woodsboro Weekly Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090367
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14950039
Published In Refugio [Refugio County] ...
- Refugio County Press (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Refugio County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083817
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18143179
- Refugio Timely Remarks And Refugio County News (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Refugio Timely Remarks And Refugio County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089265
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14236539
- The County Press (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to 1962
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083818
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18143260
- The Refugio County Record : Your Weekly Shopping Guide (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Refugio County Record : Your Weekly Shopping Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089938
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14633857
- The Refugio Express (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Refugio Express
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93068234
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28240081
- The Refugio Register (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Refugio Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089937
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14633850
- The Refugio Review (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Refugio Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93068237
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28240064
Published In Austwell [Refugio County] ...
- Austwell Dispatch (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Austwell Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088237
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13882598
Published In Sinton [San Patricio County] ...
- San Patricio County News (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the San Patricio County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088705
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14154752
- South Texas Safeguard (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the South Texas Safeguard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083810
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18140662
- The Sinton Enterprise (from 1950)
  - Years of publication: 1950 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sinton Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083615
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18030598
- The Sinton Signal (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sinton Signal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090312
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14868868
Published In Corpus Christi [Nueces County] ...
- We know of 81 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Corpus Christi. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Corpus Christi
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Rockport. This extended list includes all the papers from Corpus Christi. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Rockport

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Rockport: www.cityofrockport.com/

The official website for Aransas County: www.co.aransas.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0437, Longitude: -97.0511 In this case, the coordinates for Rockport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).