Macoupin County IL Newspapers

Macoupin County Newspapers

Today addresses for Local Macoupin County Newspapers
List of Macoupin County old Newspapers available on microfilm at IL State Historical Library and Local County Libraries
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Contact Lisa Guinan <mlguinan@insightbb.com> for the updated 1994 version which is essentially the same as the 1988 publication except with the addition of newspapers published from 1988 until 1994.

Remember this is not a *history* of newspapers in Macoupin, only a listing of copies available at the library.

(Weekly unless otherwise stated.)

Benld:
"Enterprise" - Mar 22, 1940; Dec 19, 1941 to current issues (1988)

Brighton:
"News" - Incomplete file Aug 15, 1912 - Feb 14, 1946

Bunker Hill: (also at Bunker Hill Public Library)
"Union Gazette" -Incomplete file Jan 19, 1866-Jul 13, 1871 (last issue)
"Gazette" - Inc. file Jul 20,1871-1904; Jan 4-Feb 8, 1906; Dec 27, 1907; Inc. 1908-Mar 1, 1910, last issue.
"Gazette News" - lst issue Mar 8, 1910-1924; May 14, 1928 to current (in 1988)
"Macoupin County Advance" - Sep 23, 1892
"News" (semi-weekly) Sep 4, 1897; inc. Jan-Jun 1899 (weekly) Jun 9, 1899-Mar 1, 1907, last issue
merged with "Gazette News"
"Red and White" - monthly Oct 1927- May 1928
"Union Gazette" - See Gazette News

Carlinville: (also at Carlinville Public Library)
"Blackburn Gazette" - monthly May 1872
"Conservative" (merged with Macoupin Times) - Mar 24-Jun 2, 1868
"Free Democrat" - Inc. file lst issue Sep 1856-Mar 21, 1867
"Democrat" - Inc. file Mar 28, 1867-Aug 12, 1886; Aug 18, 1887-Aug 7, 1890; Jul 23 (Aug 13, 1891-Mar 1975 to present.)
"Enquirer" - daily ed. of Macoupin County Enquirer: Aug 24, 1896-Jul 3, 1918, last issue "Macoupin County Argus" - Jan 16, 1902-Jan 14, Feb 11, 1904; Mar 22, Apr 16, 1906

Not available at the Carlinville Public Library but it is at the Illinois State Historical Library:
"Macoupin Statesmen" - Sep 30, Nov 4, 1852; Aug 4, 20-Sep 3, 1853;

(Note from Mary McKenzie - "The Macoupin County Statesman is the oldest Macoupin County newpaper on microfilm and very few issues of it are available on microfilm.

I got the film through inter-library loan from the State Historical Library in Springfield. (It is not available at the Carlinville Public Library as of May 2002) In the publication Illinois Libraries - Newspapers in the Illinois State Historical Library it is mentioned. From this book it appears the name of the paper changed numerous times after that. Macoupin Statesman, Macoupin Spectator, Spectator, Macoupin Statesman, Macoupin Times, Spectator, Macoupin Co. Enquirer. These newspapers were on the film "Miscellaneous Newspapers of Carlinville and Macoupin County.
Issues of the oldest Macoupin County Statesman available on microfilm at the State Historical Library are:
Sep 30, 1852
Nov 4, 1852 (includes delinquent Tax list)
There is an issue with no front page that follows the Nov. 4 issue. It is dated Nov. 8, 1852. (This isn't listed in the newspaper index book from the Historical library.) It has a couple of the obituaries.
Aug 4, 1853 (includes delinquent Tax List)
Aug 20, 1853 (includes delinquent Tax List) thru Sep 3, 1853
Obituaries you will find in the oldest Macoupin County Statesman newpapers are:
Elisabeth Chestnut, Samuel Tennis, Sarah Ann Waters, Wesley Albartus, infant daughter of Wm. A. and Ann Maria (?) of Chesterfield (Surname cut off.); Thomas Henry, Emily P. Burke, Mary Jane Keller, Mary Ann Snow, Samuel B. Tennis.")

"Macoupin Spectator" - May , 1855, Jun 28, 1856; Jun 26, 1858;
"Spectator" - Jan 14, 1859-Jan 4, Oct 11, 1861; Jan 24, Feb 14, 1862; May 15, 1863; May 12, 1864; May 11, 1856, May 16, 1867, May 13, 1868.
"Macoupin Times" - Jun 1868-May 1870
"Macoupin Enquirer" - Inc. file Nov 1871-Dec 11, 1878; (sw) Jan 11-Dec 1879
"Macoupin County Enquirer" - (w)May 7, 1880; Apr 22, 1881; Apr 21, May 19, 1882; Apr 27, 1883; Apr 23, 1884; Apr 22 1885; Apr 21 1886; Inc. file Aug 18 1886 to present. Enquirer, Macoupin Statesmen through the Macoupin County Enquirer were all owned by the same newspaper, just changed names.
"Macoupin County Herald" - Inc. file Mar-Dec 1879
"Republican" - (w) Aug 14, 1895; (d) Sep 21, 1895

Gillespie:
"News" - Inc. file Dec 12, 1917-Dec 14, 1932; Mar 29, 1933-1957; Inc. file 1959-Apr 1963
"Area News" - May 1963 to present (1988)
"Progressive Miner" - originated in Gillespie and then moved to Marissa, Sept 16, 1932-June 1934.

Girard: (also at Girard Public Library 1879 - 15 Jul 1903 and ordering more)
"Gazette" - Inc. file Jan 18, 1879-1899, 1901-1937; 1939; 1941-1967; Mar 1970 to present (1988)

Medora:
"Messenger" - Apr 24, 1903; Inc. file 1904-1916, Dec 1917-Jul, Oct 1918-Feb 12, 1926 last issue to
"Republican & Medora Messenger (Jerseyville)

Modesto:
"Transcript" - Aug 22, 1925

Mount Olive: (also at Mt Olive Public Library )
"Herald" - Dec 31, 1892; Inc. file Feb 4, 1893 to present (1988)
"Teutonia" - Sep 20, 1895
(Note from Mary McKenzie - For Mt Olive newspapers for the year of 1897 on film at IHL, one paper is missing, 1 Aug 1897.)

Palmyra:
"Northwestern News - lst issue Jun 26, 1969 to present (1988) "Transcript" Inc. file 1907-1968 (Many issues missing, too long to list)

Shipman:
"Maroon and Gold" - (m) Dec 1927

Staunton: (also Staunton Public Library)
"Banner" - Jun 23, 1860; May 18, 1861
"Star" - Aug 1896-Apr 1, 1910
"Star-Times" - lst issue Apr 8, 1910-1936; June 11-Jul 9, 1959
(Note from Cindy Leonard - "Staunton Star-Times is available from 1941-1960; 1985 - current; Walt has 1937-1940 on microfilm at the Staunton Star-Times office & we have copies at Staunton Public library. I don't know why the state doesn't have the 1937-1940 film, maybe they do & just forgot to list it. This in addition to what they have listed. Also, the 1897 Times is on microfilm at the library & at office. State doesn't list it either.")

Virden: (also at Virden Public Library - Oct. 18, 1881 thru Dec., 1996)
"Record" - Aug 22, Nov 7, 18, 1900; Feb 6, Mar 27, 1902; Mar 15, Dec 6, 1911; Inc. file Oct 22, 1914-1916
"Recorder" - Mar 31, 1921 to present (1988)
"Reporter" - Inc. file Oct 28, 1881-1884, 1886-Dec 19, 1902; Sep 25, 1903-Jun 1904; 1905-1907;
Inc. Jul 10, 1908-Mar 1921 (became Recorder)