Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Rock Island 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Island. In addition, the list contains another 31 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Rock Island. In total, we've identified 32 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Rock Island.

Newspapers Published In Rock Island ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Rock Island area:

The Douglas County Herald (from 1931)
- Published during 1931
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Douglas County Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87093140
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17151933

Newspapers Neighboring Rock Island ...

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

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

Published In East Wenatchee ...
- Douglas County Journal And Bridgeport Republican (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1936
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Douglas County Journal And Bridgeport Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2013252061
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 827733831
- Douglas County Journal And Bridgeport Republican (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1936
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Douglas County Journal And Bridgeport Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093242
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14233357
- Journal (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093241
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14234846
- The Journal (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2013252062
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42299137
Published In Wenatchee [Chelan County] ...
- The Wenatchee Daily World (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 1971
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wenatchee Daily World
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2013218741
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 839687118
Published In Quincy [Grant County] ...
- The Quincy Quill (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Quincy Quill
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093218
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17196625
- The Quincy Record (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1904
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Quincy Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085800
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18250228
- The Quincy Valley Post-Register (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Quincy Valley Post-Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093229
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17197064
Published In Douglas ...
- The Douglas Record (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Douglas Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093141
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17151948
Published In Waterville ...
- Douglas County Democrat (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Douglas County Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087227
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18899722
- Douglas County Empire Press (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Douglas County Empire Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89079017
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20578470
- Douglas County Press (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Douglas County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093139
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17151915
- Empire Press (from 1988)
  - Years of publication: 1988 to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Empire Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087187
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18771354
- Waterville Empire Press (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1988
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Waterville Empire Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83008205
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9726878
- Waterville Immigrant (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Waterville Immigrant
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087228
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18899786
Published In Entiat [Chelan County] ...
- The Entiat Times (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Entiat Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093052
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16999555
Published In Ephrata [Grant County] ...
- Grant County Daily Journal (from 1955)
  - Years of publication: 1955 to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grant County Daily Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2006252922
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42467623
- Grant County Daily Journal (from 1955)
  - Years of publication: 1955 to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grant County Daily Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087045
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18596363
- Grant County Journal (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grant County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2006252921
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 74814295
- Grant County Journal (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grant County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2006252923
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 74814441
- Grant County Journal (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grant County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093179
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17164868
- Grant County Journal (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grant County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087046
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18591629
- The Ephrata Journal (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 1909
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ephrata Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087044
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18591593
- The Sagebrush Rattler (from 1942)
  - Years of publication: 1942 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sagebrush Rattler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069276
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21505947
Published In Withrow ...
- The Withrow Banner (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1923
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Withrow Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085887
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18330527
Published In Leavenworth [Chelan County] ...
- The Leavenworth Echo (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Leavenworth Echo
  - Holdings: LCCN SN87093039
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16996294
  - ISSN Number: 2157-4812
Published In Kittitas [Kittitas County] ...
- Kittitas Valley Journal (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kittitas Valley Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085023
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17311531
- Kittitas Valley News (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kittitas Valley News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085889
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18330731
Published In Soap Lake [Grant County] ...
- Soap Lake Shopper (from 1963)
  - Published during 1963
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Soap Lake Shopper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087121
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18634169
- Soap Lake Sun (from 1963)
  - Years of publication: 1963 to 1969
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Soap Lake Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087120
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18634137
- The Soap Lake Reporter (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to 1960
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Soap Lake Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085888
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18330631

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- Rock Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3754, Longitude: -120.1437