Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for West Seattle 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 West Seattle. In addition, the list contains another 675 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded West Seattle. In total, we've identified 676 papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of West Seattle.

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 West Seattle.

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Newspapers Published In West Seattle ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the West Seattle area:

West Seattle Tribune (from 1905)
- Years of publication: 1905 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the West Seattle Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86064016
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14574987

Newspapers Neighboring West Seattle ...

The following newspapers were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of West Seattle.

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

Published In Seattle ...
- We know of 610 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Seattle. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Seattle
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of West Seattle. This extended list includes all the papers from Seattle. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for West Seattle.
  
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Published In Bainbridge Island [Kitsap County] ...
- Bainbridge Island Community Club Bulletin (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 1930
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bainbridge Island Community Club Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087080
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18621987
- Bainbridge Island Profiles (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to 1988
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bainbridge Island Profiles
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087194
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18774475
- Island Sportsline (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Island Sportsline
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087076
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18620765
- The Bainbridge Islander (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bainbridge Islander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087078
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18621891
- The Bainbridge Islander (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bainbridge Islander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087079
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18621937
Published In Burien ...
- Highline News (from 1996)
  - Years of publication: 1996 to 1998
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Highline News
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2001252791
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42758308
- Highline Times (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1995
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Highline Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093264
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17212591
- Highline Times (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1995
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Highline Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2001252790
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42758868
Published In Medina ...
- Medina Examiner (from 1891)
  - Published during 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Medina Examiner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093284
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17216020
Published In Mercer Island ...
- Bellevuer-Mercer Islander (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to 1954
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bellevuer-Mercer Islander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093308
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17243826
- Eastsider (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 196?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastsider
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093309
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17243856
- Mercer Island Reporter (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercer Island Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093310
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239081
- Mercer Islander (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercer Islander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093307
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17243799
- The Livewire Mercer Island News (from 1941)
  - Years of publication: 1941 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Livewire Mercer Island News
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2002253111
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50805710
Published In Bellevue ...
- Advocate (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to 1999
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012252794
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 818354340
- Bellevue Advocate (from 1973)
  - Published during 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bellevue Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012252919
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 818355511
- Bellevue Outlook (from 194?)
  - Years of publication: 194? to 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bellevue Outlook
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18812190
- Bellevue Pax-Advocate (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bellevue Pax-Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012252918
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 818344873
- Eastside Business Journal (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 2000
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastside Business Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99047986
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37224321
- Eastside Journal (from 1996)
  - Years of publication: 1996 to 2003
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastside Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96048695
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35924497
- Eastside Journal (from 1996)
  - Years of publication: 1996 to 2003
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastside Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2004252386
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 54884707
- Forum Bellevue Community College Student Newspaper (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Forum Bellevue Community College Student Newspaper
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012252917
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 818344870
- Jibsheet (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1969
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Jibsheet
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012252916
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 818354326
- Journal-American (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to 1996
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Journal-American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96048697
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36041038
- Journal-American (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to 1996
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Journal-American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093261
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17212571
- Northwest South-Asian (from 200?)
  - Years of publication: 200? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Northwest South-Asian
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2005252472
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 61171439
- Overlake Outlook (from 194?)
  - Years of publication: 194? to 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Overlake Outlook
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087220
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18812152
- The Advocate Bellevue Community College Daily (from 1973)
  - Years of publication: 1973 to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Advocate Bellevue Community College Daily
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012252924
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 818344882
- The Bellevue American (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bellevue American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96048698
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36041056
- The Bellevue American (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bellevue American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093260
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17212567
- The Bellevuer (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bellevuer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087219
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18811734
- The Jibsheet (from 1999)
  - Years of publication: 1999 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jibsheet
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012252920
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 818355557
- The Lake Washington Reflector (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to 1934
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lake Washington Reflector
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093268
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17212605
- The Reflector (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Reflector
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093267
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17212602
- The Voice Of Bellevue (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Voice Of Bellevue
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2013252053
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 824514186
- The Weekly Advocate (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to 1977
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012252795
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 818355541
- Voice Of Bellevue (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Voice Of Bellevue
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085570
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17597421
Published In Renton ...
- Greater Renton News (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Greater Renton News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085868
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310282
- King County Weekly (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the King County Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093312
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239099
- Record-Chronicle (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to 1979
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Record-Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093294
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17238257
- Renton Bulletin (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1923
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093270
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14296616
- Renton City Advocate (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton City Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093314
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239114
- Renton District Chronicle (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton District Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093297
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17238354
- Renton Enterprise (from 1963)
  - Years of publication: 1963 to 1966
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085869
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310309
- Renton Herald (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093315
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239122
- Renton Recorder (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093316
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239127
- Renton Town Talk (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton Town Talk
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093317
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239133
- Renton Tribune (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085871
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310376
- Renton Weekly News (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Renton Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093318
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239139
- The Observer (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093313
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239104
- The Renton Chronicle (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1962
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Renton Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093296
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17238334
- The Renton Journal (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Renton Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085870
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310337
- The Renton News Record (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1962
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Renton News Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093295
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17238302
- The Renton Reporter (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Renton Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2007252508
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 144511891
- The Renton Reporter (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Renton Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085793
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18237085
- The Renton Sentinel (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Renton Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087205
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18799497
- The Renton Stimulator (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Renton Stimulator
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093311
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239092
- The Tri-Communities Newspaper (from 199?)
  - Years of publication: 199? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tri-Communities Newspaper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94000450
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30637950
- United News (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the United News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88087154
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12326004
Published In Vashon ...
- Island Views (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Island Views
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093321
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239164
- Islander News-Record (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 1958
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Islander News-Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093322
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239170
- Islander (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1954
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Islander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92038388
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26792621
- The Vashon Island Record (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Vashon Island Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92038390
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26795604
- Vashon Island News-Record (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to 1954
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Vashon Island News-Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87093323
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17239182
- Vashon Island News (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Vashon Island News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92038389
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26792824

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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- West Seattle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Seattle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5709, Longitude: -122.3865 In this case, the coordinates for West Seattle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).