Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Smithville 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Smithville. In addition, the list contains another 60 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Smithville. In total, we've identified 67 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Smithville.

Newspapers Published In Smithville ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Smithville:

The Bastrop County Times (from 1975)
- Years of publication: 1975 to 199?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bastrop County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88083534
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17969920
The Smithville Enterprise (from 1905)
- Years of publication: 1905 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithville Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88083468
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17941667
The Smithville Times Enterprise And Transcript (from 19??)
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithville Times Enterprise And Transcript
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86090260
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14868576
The Smithville Times Transcript And Enterprise (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1975
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithville Times Transcript And Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93068258
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29409245
The Smithville Times (from 199?)
- Years of publication: 199? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithville Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93068259
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29409250
The Smithville Times (from 1894)
- Years of publication: 1894 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithville Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86090261
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14868589
The Smithville Transcript (from 1896)
- Years of publication: 1896 to 1904
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithville Transcript
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86090268
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14868666

Newspapers Neighboring Smithville ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Smithville.

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

Published In Bastrop ...
- Colorado Reveille (from 1852)
  - Years of publication: 1852 to 1853
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Colorado Reveille
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089251
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14227270
- The Bastrop Advertiser And County News (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bastrop Advertiser And County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088111
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13943971
- The Bastrop Advertiser (from 1853)
  - Years of publication: 1853 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bastrop Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83021332
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10127405
- The Bastrop Bee (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bastrop Bee
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088115
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13978533
- The Bastrop Vidette (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bastrop Vidette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083672
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18054794
- The Camp Swift Baron (from 1942)
  - Years of publication: 1942 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Camp Swift Baron
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088400
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14072537
- Weekly Chronicle (from 187?)
  - Years of publication: 187? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091133
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16945999
Published In Camp Swift ...
- Spearhead (from 1945)
  - Years of publication: 1945 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spearhead
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090579
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15073516
Published In Giddings [Lee County] ...
- Giddings Advocate (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1886
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Giddings Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089525
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14368978
- Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089187
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14249874
- Giddings Times And News (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Giddings Times And News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090362
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15925130
- Giddings Weekly Tribune (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1877
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Giddings Weekly Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089526
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14369018
- Lee County News (from 1966)
  - Years of publication: 1966 to 1967
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lee County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083560
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17977886
- Lee County Weekly (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lee County Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083491
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17956036
- The Giddings News
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1965
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Giddings News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089080
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14219156
- The Giddings Star (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Giddings Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089169
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14249963
- The Giddings Times (from 1966)
  - Years of publication: 1966 to 1967
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Giddings Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083450
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17936361
- The Giddings Weekly News (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Giddings Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089081
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14219162
- Weekly Giddings Tribune (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Giddings Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83021635
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10260013
Published In La Grange [Fayette County] ...
- Fayette County Democrat (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fayette County Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090811
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16725909
- Fayette County Record (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fayette County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083536
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17970076
- La Grange Deutsche Zeitung (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the La Grange Deutsche Zeitung
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089217
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14234603
- La Grange Intelligencer (from 1844)
  - Years of publication: 1844 to 1846
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the La Grange Intelligencer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088857
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14211412
- La-Grange Paper (from 1855)
  - The first year of publication was in 1855, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the La-Grange Paper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088875
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14206385
- Our County Record (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Our County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089459
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14369536
- Slovan (from 1879)
  - The first year of publication was in 1879, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Slovan
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089965
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14634581
- The Far West (from 1847)
  - Published during 1847
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Far West
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088856
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14211373
- The Fayette County New Era (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1878
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fayette County New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84022026
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10266033
- The Fayette County Record (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fayette County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84022027
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10266065
- The Fayette County Record (from 1922)
  - Years of publication: 1922 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fayette County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088859
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14209204
- The La Grange Journal (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1986
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The La Grange Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088871
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14209264
- The LaGrange New Era (from 1865)
  - Years of publication: 1865 to 1872
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The LaGrange New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088872
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14209359
- The Patriot (from 1863)
  - Years of publication: 1863 to 1865
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Patriot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85033460
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11973808
- The State Rights Democrat (from 1860)
  - Years of publication: 1860 to 1870
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The State Rights Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090176
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14715677
- The Texas Monument (from 1850)
  - Years of publication: 1850 to 1855
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Texas Monument
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088509
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14093439
- The True Issue (from 1855)
  - Years of publication: 1855 to 1865
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The True Issue
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088445
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13993421
Published In Flatonia [Fayette County] ...
- The Flatonia Argus (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Flatonia Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089089
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14219098
Published In Waelder [Gonzales County] ...
- The Waelder New Era (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1945
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Waelder New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090364
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14950094
- The Waelder News (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Waelder News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99062246
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42439741
- Waelder Home Paper (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Waelder Home Paper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083507
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17962649
Published In Schulenburg [Fayette County] ...
- Texas Volksfreund (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Texas Volksfreund
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084254
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18503815
- The Schulenburg Argus (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Schulenburg Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083482
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17946834
- The Schulenburg Sticker (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Schulenburg Sticker
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088202
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14074451
- The Sticker (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sticker
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090522
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14918642
Published In Elgin ...
- Elgin Courier (from 196?)
  - Years of publication: 196? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Elgin Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083517
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17965664
- Pure Democracy (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pure Democracy
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088723
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14185055
- The Elgin Courier And Four County News (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 196?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Elgin Courier And Four County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089277
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14283302
- The Elgin Courier (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Elgin Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088724
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14185066
Published In Fayetteville [Fayette County] ...
- Fayetteville News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fayetteville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083458
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17938531
- The Fayetteville Fact (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fayetteville Fact
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083457
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17938439
Published In Lexington [Lee County] ...
- Lexington Community News (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lexington Community News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084150
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18400214
- The Enterprise (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1928
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083631
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18037148
- The Lexington Enterprise (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lexington Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089228
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14256800
- The Lexington Enterprise (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lexington Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083576
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17992190
Published In Moulton [Lavaca County] ...
- The Moulton Eagle (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Moulton Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089682
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14509426
Published In Weimar [Colorado County] ...
- The Daily Tribune (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083484
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17947135
- The Weimar Daily Gimlet (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weimar Daily Gimlet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083513
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17964646
- The Weimar Daily Informer (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weimar Daily Informer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083497
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17956689
- The Weimar Mercury (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weimar Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090907
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16809815
- Weimar Gimlet (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weimar Gimlet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089227
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14256988

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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 from Point A (ie- Smithville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0069, Longitude: -97.1508 In this case, the coordinates for Smithville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).