Arkansas Online Historical Newspapers

There are almost 2,000 newspapers that have been published in the Natural State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it - find articles about the events, history, and people that capture the stories of Arkansas.

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also I suspect that some of these links may change over time - so if there is a dead link - please use your favorite search engine to find their new location. 

(Updated June, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Free Sites:

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - Arkansas

• Ashdown, Little River County, Ark., 1897-current - The Little River news.
• Brinkley, Ark., 1883-current - The Brinkley argus.
• Conway, Ark., 1901-1982 - The Log cabin Democrat.
• Conway, Ark., 1908-current - The Log cabin Democrat.
• Conway, Faulkner County, Ark., 189?-1901 - The Conway log cabin.
• Dermott, Ark., 1910-1977 - The Dermott news.
• Des Arc, Ark., 1854-186? - Des Arc citizen.
• Des Arc, Ark., 186?-1861 - The Des Arc weekly citizen.
• Des Arc, Ark., 1860-1861 - The Constitutional union.
• Des Arc, Ark., 1861-1861 - Des Arc semi-weekly citizen.
• Des Arc, Ark., 1866-1867 - Des Arc citizen.
• Des Arc, Ark., 1867-187? - Des Arc weekly citizen.
• Forrest City, Ark., 1871-1919 - The Forrest City times.
• Hot Springs, Ark., 1900-current - The Sentinel=record.
• JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo., 1891-19?? - World's cresset.
• Little Rock [Ark., 1862-186? - True Democrat bulletin.
• Little Rock [Ark., 1862-1863 - True Democrat.
• Little Rock, Ark., 1852-1857 - The True Democrat.
• Little Rock, Ark., 1857-1862 - Arkansas true Democrat.
• Little Rock, Ark., 1861-1861 - The Daily true Democrat.
• Marianna, Ark., 1917-current - The Courier-index.
• Mena, Ark., 1896-1898 - The Mena weekly star.
• Mena, Ark., 1898-1904 - The Mena star.
• Mena, Ark., 1904-1977 - The Mena weekly star.
• Newport, Ark., 1901-1929 - Newport daily independent.
• Newport, Ark., 1901-1929 - Newport weekly independent.
• Ozark, Ark., 1911-1916 - The Spectator.
• Ozark, Franklin County, Ark., 1916-1917 - The Ozark spectator.
• Ozark, Franklin County, Ark., 1917-current - The Spectator.
• Paragould, Ark., 1???-1911 - The Daily soliphone.
• Paragould, Ark., 1918-1950 - Paragould soliphone.
• Paragould, Greene County, Ark., 1907-1918 - The Weekly soliphone.
• Prescott, Ark., 1???-190? - The Times-picayune.
• Prescott, Ark., 1877-187? - Prescott clipper.
• Prescott, Ark., 190?-current - The Nevada County picayune.
• Prescott, Ark., 1905-1974 - The Nevada news.
• Prescott, Ark., 1907-1941 - The Prescott daily news.
• Prescott, Ark., 1908-1921 - Daily picayune.
• Prescott, Nev. County, Ark., 1878-1885 - The Nevada picayune.
• Prescott, Nev. County, Ark., 1885-1??? - Nevada County picayune.
• Russellville, Ark., 1875-1898 - The Russellville Democrat.

Google News Archive

• Dewitt - Dewitt Era-Enterprise

Index Arkansas

• Arkansas Gazette
• Arkansas Democrat
• Arkansas Traveler
• Northwest Arkansas Times
• Grapevine

Online Arkansas Newspapers - some have archives, some do not

• Batesville Guard Online
• El Dorado News Times
• Hot Springs Internet News
• Hot Springs Sentinel-Record
• Jonesboro Sun
• Log Cabin Democrat (Conway)
• Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
• North Little Rock Times Online
• Northwest Arkansas News Online - Benton County Daily Record
• Northwest Arkansas Times
• Picayune Times
• Southwest Times Record
• Texarkana Gazette

Arkansas History Commission Newspaper Collection (search only)

County and Library Collections:

Sebastian County
Fort Smith Public Library

• Arkansas Developer
• Belle Grove School Journal
• Daily News Record
• Daily Southwest American
• Evening Call
• Fort Smith Bulletin
• Fort Smith Daily Herald
• Fort Smith Daily Time and Herald
• Fort Smith Elevator
• Fort Smith Enterprise
• Fort Smith Herald
• Fort Smith Herald and New Elevator
• Fort Smith New Era
• Fort Smith News Record
• Fort Smith Southwest American
• Fort Smith Standard
• Fort Smith Times Record
• Fort Smith Tri Weekly Bulletin
• Fort Smith Tri Weekly Herald
• Fort Smith Weekly Herald
• Fort Smith Weekly New Era
• News Record
• Ouachita Conference Journal
• South West Independent
• Southwest American
• Southwest Times Record
• Sun
• Thirty Fifth Parallel
• Times Record
• Tri Weekly Fort Smith Herald
• War Times
• Weekly New Era
• Western Independent
• Wheelers Daily Independent
• Wheelers Independent
• Wheelers Western Independent

Gentry Courier Journal Archives

• Journal
• Journal Advance

Student Collections:

Arkansas Baptist College - Little Rock

• School News

Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

• Arkansas State Herald

Arkansas Tech University - Russellville

• Arka Tech

Bentonville High School - Bentonville

• Tiger News

Black River Technical College - Pocahontas

• River's Edge

Central Baptist College - Conway

• The CBC Tower

Commonwealth College - Mena

• Fortnightly

Harding University - Searcy

• Bison

Henderson State University - Arkadelphia

• Oracle

Hendrix College - Conway

• Bull Dog
• Profile

John Brown University - Siloam

• Advocate

Little Rock Central High School - Little Rock

• The Tiger

Lyon College - Batesville

• The Highlander

Northwest Arkansas Community College - Bentonville

• Eagle View

Ouachita Baptist University - Arkadelphia

• Signal
• Ripples

Philander Smith College - Little Rock

• Panther Pride

Southern Arkansas University - Magnolia

• The Bray

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

• Arkansas Traveler
• Arkansas Traveler

University of Arkansas - Little Rock

• UALR Forum

University of Central Arkansas - Conway

• The Echo

University of the Ozarks - Clarksville

• News

Williams Baptist University - Walnut Ridge

• News

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Independent Voices - Alternative Newspapers

• BAD Times
• Black Americans for Democracy News
• Hard Labor
• Ozark Feminist Review
• The Ozark Feminist
• Times - Black Americans for Democracy
• Up and Coming

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942​

• ​Berryville - Champlain Champion (Company 3789)
• Blue Mountain - Blue Mountain Log (Company 768)
• Calico Rock - Camp Hedges Echo (Company 743)
• Calico Rock - Hedges Hillbilly (Company 743)
• Crystal Springs - Crystal (Company 741)
• Crystal Springs - Crystal Glazer (Company 741)
• Dierks - Pine Tree Blurb (Company 1705)
• Friendship - Friendship Press (Company 4731)
• Hamburg - Camp Hamburg (Company 4731)
• Hamburg - Hamburg Press (Company 1705)
• Hardy - Hardy Mountaineer (Company 1741)
• Hardy - Hardy Mountaineer (Company 3782)
• Heber Springs - Camp Heber Educator (Company 3782)
• Heber Springs - Camp Heber Heights (Company 3782)
• Heber Springs - Camp Heber Heights (Company 3782)
• Heber Springs - Camp Heber Heights News (Company 3782)
• Heber Springs - Camp Heber News (Company 3782)
• Hope - 4754 (Company 4754)
• Hope - Alton Proverb (Company 4754)
• Hope - Alton Proverb (Company 4754)
• Jonesboro - Banner (Company 3783)
• Jonesboro - Billy Goat Banner (Company 3783)
• Jonesboro - Gully Fighter (Company 3783)
• Jonesboro - Jonesboro Journal (Company 3783)
• Mulberry - Shores Lake Journal (Company 1708)
• Oden - Buck Knob Lookout (Company 768)
• Oden - Knobber (Company 1731)
• Ozone - Airs Of Ozone (Company 1708)
• Ozone - Echoes Of Ozone (Company 1708)
• Rosston - Camp Rosston News (Company 3790)
• Sheridan - Hurricane (Company 3779)
• Solgohachia - Camp Solgo News (Company 3789)
• Solgohachia - Cedar News (Company 3789)
• St. Charles - 1741 Tabloid (Company 1741)
• Thornton - Iowan (Company 1753)
• Walcott - Camp Crowley Chronicle (Company 1729)
• Waldron - Dutch Creek Journal (Company 1707)
• Waldron - Vox Treemen (Company 1707)

Southern School News Archive 

Small Town Papers

• DeWitt Era-Enterprise DeWitt, Arkansas
• Arkansas Catholic - Little Rock

Old Fulton Postcards

• Batesville AK Independentt Blance
• Guntersville AK Advertiser 

The Olden Times - Arkansas

Newspaper Abstracts - Arkansas

Other Free Sites:

Denson

• Communiqué.
• Denson Tribune

Fayetteville

• BAD Times - Black Americans for Democracy Newspapers

Little Rock

• Arkansas Gazette/Democrat-Gazette (Index only)
• Arkansas State Gazette  
• Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat  
• Arkansas Weekly Mansion

McGehee

• Rohwer relocator.

Rohwer

• Rohwer Outpost