Local Newspapers
Introduction ...
Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Milwaukee.
Our newspaper information for Milwaukee 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 259 papers that were published in the immediate area of Milwaukee. In addition, the list contains another 79 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Milwaukee. In total, we've identified 338 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Milwaukee.
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 Milwaukee.
Newspapers Published In Milwaukee ...
We know of 259 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Milwaukee:
- Abend Post (from 18??)
- Abendpost Und Milwaukee Deutsche Zeitung (from 1984)
- American Freeman (from 1844)
- Atlas (from 1858)
- Years of publication: 1858 to 1861
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Atlas
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87082428
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15504358
- Atlas (from 1856)
- Years of publication: 1856 to 1861
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Atlas
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87082429
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15504512
- Badger Lutheran (from 1949)
- Banner Und Volksfreund (from 1855)
- Basar-Zeitung (from 1916)
- Commercial Advertiser (from 1849)
- Community Press (from 19??)
- Cream City Courier (from 1873)
- Daily Free Democrat (from 1850)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Daily Life (from 1861)
- Daily Milwaukee News (from 1861)
- Daily Milwaukee Press And News (from 1861)
- Daily People's Press And News (from 1860)
- Daily Sentinel And Gazette (from 1846)
- Daily Wisconsin (from 1847)
- Der Herold (from 1861)
- Der Milwaukee See-Bote (from 1857)
- Der Milwaukeer See-bote (from 1851)
- Der Milwaukeer See=Bote (from 1871)
- Der Schweizer (from 1912)
- Der See-Bote (from 1852)
- Der See=Bote (from 1852)
- Der Seebote Und Der Sonntagsbote (from 1906)
- Der Seebote Und Sonntagsbote (from 1906)
- Der Seebote (from 1875)
- Der Seebote (from 187?)
- Der Socialist (from 1875)
- Der Sonntagsbote (from 1906)
- Der Volksfreund (from 1847)
- Di Press (from 19??)
- Di Press (from 19??)
- Die Wahrheit (from 1889)
- East Side Herald (from 1955)
- The first year of publication was in 1955, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the East Side Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87082597
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15646920
- El Conquistador (from 1998)
- Evening Signal (from 1879)
- Evening Wisconsin And Daily News (from 1918)
- Events (from 1897)
- Fram (from 1894)
- Years of publication: 1894 to 1897
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fram
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86086826
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14929887
- Germania Und Abend-Post (from 1897)
- Germania-Herold (from 1913)
- Germania-Herold (from 1913)
- Germania (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to 1918
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Germania
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86086262
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13987987
- Germania (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to 1897
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Germania
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87052265
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15248234
- Herold (from 1861)
- Years of publication: 1861 to 1890
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Herold
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85033184
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11723883
- Jewish Daily Press (from 1919)
- Kaleidoscope (from 1967)
- Kaleidoscope (from 1967)
- Kurier Polski (from 1966)
- Kuryer Polski (from 1888)
- La Guardia (from 1969)
- La Guardia (from 1969)
- La Prensa (from 1979)
- La Tribuna Itlaiana (from 1933)
- La Tribuna (from 1966)
- Legler's Caprice (from 188?)
- Melting Pot (from 194?)
- Metro News (from 1970)
- Milwaukee Advance (from 1890)
- Milwaukee American (from 185?)
- Milwaukee America (from 1918)
- Milwaukee County News (from 19??)
- Milwaukee Courier (from 1964)
- Milwaukee Courier (from 1868)
- Milwaukee Daily Advertiser (from 1874)
- Milwaukee Daily Courier (from 1846)
- Milwaukee Daily Enquirer (from 1860)
- Milwaukee Daily Free Democrat (from 1856)
- Milwaukee Daily Journal (from 1851)
- Milwaukee Daily Journal (from 1883)
- Milwaukee Daily News And The Daily Review (from 1889)
- Milwaukee Daily News (from 1891)
- Milwaukee Daily Record (from 1895)
- Milwaukee Daily Sentinel And Gazette (from 1850)
- Milwaukee Daily Sentinel (from 1862)
- Milwaukee Daily Sentinel (from 1851)
- Milwaukee Daily Sentinel (from 1873)
- Milwaukee Deutsche Zeitung Und Abendpost (from 19??)
- Milwaukee Deutsche Zeitung Und Sonntagpost (from 19??)
- Milwaukee Deutsche Zeitung (from 1933)
- Milwaukee Evening Chronicle (from 1880)
- Milwaukee Evening Post (from 1939)
- Milwaukee Evening Sentinel (from 1861)
- Milwaukee Free Press (from 1901)
- Milwaukee Freie Presse (from 1880)
- Milwaukee Germania Abendpost (from 1901)
- Milwaukee Herold Und Seebote (from 1898)
- Milwaukee Herold (from 1890)
- Milwaukee Herold (from 1890)
- Milwaukee Journal Of Commerce (from 1866)
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (from 1995)
- Milwaukee Metro (from 1963)
- Milwaukee Morning News (from 1852)
- Milwaukee Morning Sentinel (from 1861)
- Milwaukee Newspaper Union (from 18??)
- Milwaukee News (from 1937)
- Milwaukee North Star (from 1964)
- Milwaukee Northwest Star (from 1965)
- Milwaukee Post (from 2000)
- Milwaukee Post (from 1940)
- Milwaukee See=Bote (from 1866)
- Milwaukee Semi-Weekly News (from 18??)
- Milwaukee Sentinel And Gazette (from 1848)
- Milwaukee Sentinel And Gazette (from 1846)
- Milwaukee Sentinel (from 18??)
- Milwaukee Star (from 1961)
- Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph (from 1878)
- Milwaukee Tri-Weekly Sentinel (from 18??)
- Milwaukee Volksblatt (from 1882)
- Milwaukee Weekend Metro (from 1963)
- Milwaukee Weekly News (from 1852)
- Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel & Gazette (from 185?)
- Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel (from 1851)
- Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel (from 1846)
- Milwaukee Worker (from 1973)
- Milwaukee'r Freie Presse (from 188?)
- Milwaukee-Herold (from 1918)
- Milwaukee-Herold (from 18??)
- Milwaukeeer Freie Presse (from 1879)
- Milwaukeer Arbeiter=Zeitung (from 1886)
- Milwaukie Commercial Herald (from 1843)
- Milwaukie Daily Gazette (from 1845)
- Milwaukie Daily Sentinel (from 1844)
- Milwaukie Journal (from 1841)
- Milwaukie Semi-Weekly Gazette (from 1845)
- Milwaukie Sentinel & Wisconsin Farmer (from 1841)
- Milwaukie Sentinel (from 1841)
- Milwaukie Sentinel (from 1842)
- Milwaukie Weekly Sentinel (from 1845)
- Morning News (from 18??)
- National Advance (from 1890)
- Northwest Reporter (from 1954)
- Nowiny Polskie (from 1907)
- Peck's Sun And Saturday Star (from 1894)
- Rovnost (from 1892)
- Semi-Weekly Wisconsin (from 1862)
- Semi=weekly Milwaukee News (from 1862)
- Sentinel And Farmer (from 1842)
- Slovenija (from 19??)
- Sonntags-Blatt Des Banner Und Volksfreund (from 1855)
- Sonntagsblatt Der Milwaukee'r Freie Presse (from 188?)
- Sonntagsblatt Der Milwaukeeer Freie Presse (from 1880)
- Sonntagsblatt, Freie Presse (from 1880)
- Sonntagsblatt, Milwaukee Freie Presse (from 1881)
- Soul City Times (from 1968)
- South Side Spirit (from 1978)
- South Side Spirit (from 1982)
- South Side Spirit (from 1982)
- South Side Spirit (from 1985)
- South Side Spirit (from 1982)
- Southside Urban News (from 1975)
- Spanish Times (from 198?)
- Stowarzyszeniec (from 19??)
- Telephon (from 1886)
- Years of publication: 1886 to 1898
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Telephon
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87082649
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15874570
- The American Courier (from 1939)
- The American Leader (from 1935)
- The Bugle (from 1977)
- Years of publication: 1977 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bugle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN78004517
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 3737916
- The Bulletin (from 1971)
- The Commercial Herald (from 1844)
- The Community Press (from 1935)
- The Daily Advertiser (from 1874)
- The Daily Commercial Times (from 1874)
- The Daily Journal (from 1882)
- The Daily Milwaukee News (from 1856)
- The Daily National (from 1859)
- The Daily People's Press (from 1860)
- The Daily Reporter (from 1898)
- The Daily Republican And News (from 1881)
- The Daily Republican-Sentinel (from 1882)
- The Daily Review (from 1887)
- The Daily Sentinel (from 1844)
- The Daily Wisconsin News (from 1921)
- The Evening Sentinel (from 1917)
- The Evening Wisconsin (from 1868)
- The Farmers' Sentinel
- The Greater Milwaukee Star (from 1968)
- The Greater Milwaukee Star (from 1968)
- The Illustrated News (from 1897)
- The Italian Leader (from 1933)
- The Journal Of Commerce (from 1880)
- The Milwaukee Community Journal (from 1975)
- The Milwaukee Community Journal (from 1975)
- The Milwaukee Daily American (from 1855)
- The Milwaukee Daily Bulletin (from 1866)
- The Milwaukee Daily News (from 1874)
- The Milwaukee Defender (from 19??)
- The Milwaukee Democrat (from 1897)
- The Milwaukee Enterprise (from 1872)
- The Milwaukee Gazette (from 1960)
- The Milwaukee Gazette (from 1879)
- The Milwaukee Globe (from 1945)
- The Milwaukee Herald (from 1884)
- The Milwaukee Journal (from 1890)
- The Milwaukee Journal (from 1850)
- The Milwaukee Leader (from 1911)
- The Milwaukee Mail (from 1894)
- The Milwaukee Metro News (from 1967)
- The Milwaukee Morning Times (from 1893)
- The Milwaukee News (from 1856)
- The Milwaukee Observer (from 1893)
- The Milwaukee Press And News (from 186?)
- The Milwaukee Reporter (from 1961)
- The Milwaukee Sentinel (from 1883)
- The Milwaukee Sentinel (from 1870)
- The Milwaukee Sepian (from 1951)
- The Milwaukee Star-Times (from 1971)
- The Milwaukee Star-Times (from 1971)
- The Milwaukee Star (from 1961)
- The Milwaukee Star (from 1976)
- The Milwaukee Star (from 1976)
- The Milwaukee Sun (from 1924)
- The Milwaukee Telegraph (from 1891)
- The Milwaukee Tri-Weekly American (from 1855)
- The Milwaukee Weekly News (from 187?)
- The Milwaukiean (from 1844)
- The National Advance And The Milwaukee Advance (from 1900)
- The New Milwaukee Leader (from 1938)
- The North Milwaukee Community Press (from 1935)
- The North Star (from 1962)
- The Northwest 76er (from 1990)
- The Northwest News (from 1966)
- The Northwestern Recorder (from 1892)
- The Northwestern Recorder (from 1892)
- The Prohibitionist (from 1884)
- The Saturday Star (from 1889)
- The Searchlight (from 1911)
- The Spanish Journal (from 1980)
- The Sun (from 1979)
- Years of publication: 1979 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86086463
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13556061
- The Weekly Milwaukee News (from 186?)
- The Weekly Sentinel And Wisconsin Farm Journal (from 188?)
- The Wisconsin Enterprise-Blade (from 1925)
- The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (from 1921)
- The Wisconsin Leader (from 1934)
- The Wisconsin News (from 1919)
- The Wisconsin Weekly Advocate (from 1898)
- The Wisconsin Weekly Advocate (from 1898)
- The Wisconsin-News (from 1918)
- The Worker For The Milwaukee Area And Wisconsin (from 1975)
- The Young Churchman (from 18??)
- Up-Town News (from 1924)
- Weekly Wisconsin (from 1847)
- West Side Independent (from 1986)
- Wisconsin Afro-American (from 1892)
- Wisconsin Afro-American (from 1892)
- Wisconsin Free Democrat (from 1848)
- Wisconsin Freeman (from 1848)
- Wisconsin News And The Evening Sentinel (from 1924)
- Wisconsin News (from 1924)
- Wisconsin Weekly Free Democrat (from 1857)
- Wisconsin-Banner Und Volksfreund (from 1855)
- Wisconsin-Banner (from 1845)
- Wisconsin-Banner (from 1850)
- Wiskonsin-Banner (from 1844)
- Yenowine's Illustrated News (from 1890)
- Yenowine's Illustrated News (from 1895)
- Yenowine's News (from 1894)
- [Milwaukee Morning News] (from 1852)
Newspapers Neighboring Milwaukee ...
The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Milwaukee.
The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Milwaukee.
- Published In Shorewood ...
- The Lake Shore Shopper (from 1929)
- The Shorewood Radio (from 1923)
- Published In West Allis ...
- Observer (from 196?)
- Years of publication: 196? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86086501
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13898774
- Saturday Graphic (from 1955)
- The West Allis Enterprise (from 1901)
- The West Allis Post And Star (from 1976)
- The West Allis Post-Enterprise (from 1992)
- The West Allis Post (from 1992)
- The West Allis Press (from 1912)
- The West Allis Star And Post (from 1973)
- The West Allis Star (from 1977)
- West Allis Enterprise (from 1967)
- Published In Greenfield ...
- Greenfield Observer (from 1984)
- Greenfield Observer (from 1962)
- Observer (from 1979)
- Years of publication: 1979 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86086152
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13390699
- The Greenfield Guardian (from 1962)
- Published In Wauwatosa ...
- Wauwatosa News-Times (from 1948)
- Wauwatosa News (from 1900)
- Wauwatosa Times (from 1939)
- Published In Whitefish Bay ...
- Herald (from 1977)
- Years of publication: 1977 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87082427
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15499532
- Whitefish Bay Herald (from 1931)
- Whitefish Bay Pioneer (from 1892)
- Published In Cudahy ...
- Cudahy Enterprise (from 1908)
- Cudahy Reminder-Enterprise (from 1984)
- Reminder-Enterprise (from 1980)
- The Cudahy Reminder (from 193?)
- The Cudahy Times (from 1893)
- The Reminder (from 193?)
- The Tracer (from 1943)
- Published In Elm Grove [Waukesha County] ...
- Elm Grove Elm Leaves (from 1980)
- Published In Greendale ...
- The Greendale Sun (from 1946)
- Published In South Milwaukee ...
- South Milwaukee News Graphic (from 1972)
- South Milwaukee Voice Graphic (from 1987)
- The Journal Press (from 1951)
- The Reminder-Journal Press (from 1950)
- The Voice-Journal (from 1951)
- The Voice (from 1933)
- Published In Brookfield [Waukesha County] ...
- The Brookfield News (from 1955)
- Published In New Berlin [Waukesha County] ...
- The New Berlin Citizen (from 1958)
- Published In Oak Creek ...
- Oak Creek Pictorial (from 1974)
- Pictorial (from 1980)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Published In Menomonee Falls [Waukesha County] ...
- The Menomonee Falls News (from 1889)
- Published In Waukesha [Waukesha County] ...
- Independent Press (from 1853)
- Suburban Life (from 19??)
- The Evening Journal (from 1890)
- The Freeman (from 1992)
- The Republican-Freeman (from 1883)
- The Waukesha County Fair Weekly News Magazine (from 1949)
- The Waukesha County Freeman (from 19??)
- The Waukesha Dispatch (from 1891)
- The Waukesha Journal (from 1886)
- The Waukesha Press (from 1905)
- Waukesha Chronotype (from 1853)
- Waukesha County Democrat (from 1872)
- Waukesha County Democrat (from 1854)
- Waukesha Daily Freeman (from 1920)
- Waukesha Democrat (from 1848)
- Waukesha Freeman (from 1859)
- Waukesha Freeman (from 1964)
- Waukesha Plain Dealer (from 1854)
- Waukesha Plaindealer (from 1865)
- Waukesha Republican (from 1857)
- Waukesha Weekly Press (from 1898)
- Waukesha World (from 1887)
- Published In Cedarburg [Ozaukee County] ...
- Cedarburg Enterprise (from 1879)
- News Graphic Pilot (from 1979)
- Ozaukee County Enterprise (from 1881)
- Ozaukee County News Graphic (from 19??)
- The Cedarburg Weekly News (from 1883)
- Published In Grafton [Ozaukee County] ...
- Ozaukee County Guide (from 1984)
- The Grafton Enterprise (from 1927)
- Published In Hartland [Waukesha County] ...
- News And Dairyman (from 1893)
- The Hartland Index (from 1886)
- The Hartland News (from 1897)
- Published In Racine [Racine County] ...
- We know of 51 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Racine. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Racine
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Milwaukee. This extended list includes all the papers from Racine. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Milwaukee
- Published In Delafield [Waukesha County] ...
- Young America (from 1859)
- Published In Mukwonago [Waukesha County] ...
- Mukwonago What-not (from 1879)
- The Mukwonago Chief And Mail (from 1889)
- The Mukwonago Chief (from 1889)
- Published In Sturtevant [Racine County] ...
- Gazette (from 1981)
- Years of publication: 1981 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86086517
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13901326
- Published In Waterford [Racine County] ...
- The Waterford Post (from 1877)
- Published In North Prairie [Waukesha County] ...
- North Prairie Gazette (from 1974)
- Published In Port Washington [Ozaukee County] ...
- Der Adler (from 1860)
- The first year of publication was in 1860, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Der Adler
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87082173
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15128789
- Ozaukee County Advertiser (from 1854)
- Ozaukee County Democrat (from 1857)
- Ozaukee County Guide (from 1955)
- Ozaukee County Times (from 1853)
- Port Washington Pilot, Port Washington Star And Grafton Enterprise (from 1928)
- Port Washington Pilot (from 1975)
- Port Washington Zeitung (from 1855)
- Press (from 1964)
- Years of publication: 1964 to 1969
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86086444
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13446581
- The Modern Press (from 1935)
- The Ozaukee County Eagle (from 1860)
- The Ozaukee County News (from 1876)
- The Ozaukee County Times (from 1859)
- The Ozaukee Press (from 1969)
- The Port Washington Herald (from 1896)
- The Review
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Review
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85041053
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12590081
- Washington County Blade (from 1849)
- Washington Democrat (from 1847)
- Weekly Star (from 1879)
- Published In Union Grove [Racine County] ...
- The Union Grove Enterprise (from 1877)
- The Union Grove Sun (from 1931)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milwaukee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milwaukee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0357, Longitude: -87.9243 |