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Tennessee Online Historical Newspapers

4/21/2022

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There are over 2,500 newspapers that have been published in the Volunteer State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are quite a few that are indeed available. So go for it - find articles about the events, history, and people that capture the stories of Tennessee.  

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 April 2022; recently added links are in BOLD)

Statewide Collections:Chronicling America – Tennessee Newspapers
  • Athens, Tenn., 1848-1917 – The Athens post.
  • Benton, Tenn., 190?-191? – Polk County news-gazette.
  • Benton, Tenn., 191?-1983 – Polk County news.
  • Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn., 1865-1888 – The Bolivar bulletin.
  • Bolivar, Tenn., 1888-1888 – The west Tennessee star.
  • Bolivar, Tenn., 1888-1946 – The Bolivar bulletin.
  • Bristol, Tenn., 1865-1867 – The news.
  • Bristol, Va. & Tenn., 1867-189? – Bristol news.
  • Brownsville, Tenn., 1???-1984 – The States-graphic.
  • Camden, Tenn., 1890-current – The Camden chronicle.
  • Carthage, Tenn., 1913-current – Carthage courier.
  • Chattanooga, Tenn., 1862-1864 – The Chattanooga Daily Rebel.
  • Chattanooga, Tenn., 1891-1939 – The Chattanooga news.
  • Clarksville, Tenn, 1886-1890 – Clarksville evening chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 18??-185? – The Clarksville weekly chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 185?-1857 – Weekly Clarksville chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 1857-1865 – Clarksville chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 186?-1872 – Clarksville chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 1865-1867 – Clarksville weekly chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 1873-1890 – Clarksville weekly chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 1884-188? – Clarksville daily chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 1890-1890 – Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle.
  • Clarksville, Tenn., 1890-1895 – Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle.
  • Cleveland, Tenn., 1876-1888 – The weekly herald.
  • Columbia, Tenn., 18??-1935 – The Columbia herald.
  • Columbia, Tenn., 1850-1873 – The Columbia herald.
  • Columbia, Tenn., 1873-188? – The herald and mail.
  • Cookeville, Tenn., 1903-1922 – Putnam County herald.
  • Covington, Tenn., 18??-current – The Covington leader.
  • Crossville, Tenn., 1894-current – Crossville chronicle.
  • Dickson, Tenn., 1907-1979 – The Dickson County herald.
  • Dresden, Tenn., 1907-1997 – Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune.
  • Ducktown, Tenn., 1914-191? – The Polk County republican.
  • Fayetteville, Tenn., 1850-1966 – Fayetteville observer.
  • Gainesboro, Tenn., 1914-current – Jackson County sentinel.
  • Greeneville, Tenn., 1875-1877 – Union and American.
  • Greeneville, Tenn., 1877-18?? – The union.
  • Greeneville, Tenn., 1918-1920 – The Greeneville daily sun.
  • Huntingdon, Tenn., 188?-1971 – Carroll County democrat.
  • Jackson, Tenn., 1870-1877 – Whig and tribune.
  • Johnson City, Tenn., 1884-1916 – The comet.
  • Johnson City, Tenn., 1916-1917 – The Johnson City comet.
  • Johnson City, Tenn., 1917-19?? – The comet.
  • Johnson City, Tenn., 1918-19?? – Johnson City comet.
  • Jonesborough, Tenn., 1865-187? – The Union flag.
  • Jonesborough, Tenn., 1869-current – Herald and tribune.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1849-1855 – Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig and independent journal.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1855-1861 – Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1859-1861 – Tri-weekly Whig.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1861-1861 – Brownlow’s weekly Whig.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1863-1866 – Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1864-1866 – Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1866-1869 – Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1868-18?? – Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1870-1875 – Knoxville weekly chronicle.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1870-1882 – Knoxville daily chronicle.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1875-1882 – Knoxville Whig and chronicle.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1894-current – The Knoxville independent.
  • Knoxville, Tenn., 1899-19?? – The Chilhowee echo.
  • Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 1884-1925 – Lawrence democrat.
  • Lexington, Tenn., 1884-current – The Lexington progress.
  • Loudon, Tenn., 1852-1855 – Loudon free press.
  • Maryville, Tenn., 1867-187? – Maryville Republican.
  • Maryville, Tenn., 187?-187? – The Republican.
  • Maryville, Tenn., 187?-1877 – Maryville Republican.
  • Maryville, Tenn., 1879-1883 – Blount County democrat.
  • Maryville, Tenn., 1884-1884 – Maryville daily times.
  • Maryville, Tenn., 1884-1944 – The Maryville times.
  • McMinnville, Tenn., 1879-current – Southern standard.
  • Memphis, Tenn., 1847-1886 – Memphis daily appeal.
  • Memphis, Tenn., 1862-186? – Daily union appeal.
  • Memphis, Tenn., 1862-1862 – The Memphis union appeal.
  • Memphis, Tenn., 1865-1893 – Public ledger.
  • Memphis, Tenn., 1886-1890 – The Memphis appeal.
  • Memphis, Tenn., 1907-1926 – The news scimitar.
  • Milan, Gibson County, Tenn., 1874-1978 – The Milan exchange.
  • Morristown, Tenn., 1867-1920 – The Morristown gazette.
  • Nashville [Tenn.], 1837-1853 – The Nashville union.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1851-1855 – The Daily Nashville true Whig.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1853-1862 – Nashville union and American.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1855-1857 – Nashville daily patriot.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1857-1858 – Daily Nashville patriot.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1858-1860 – Nashville patriot.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1860-1862 – Daily Nashville patriot.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1862-1862 – Daily Nashville union.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1862-1866 – The Nashville daily union.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1862-1866 – The Nashville weekly union.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1865-1866 – Daily union and American.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1866-186? – Tri-weekly union and American.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1866-1868 – Nashville union and dispatch.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1866-187? – Tennessee staatszeitung. volume
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1867-1867 – Wochenblatt der Tennessee staatszeitung.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1867-1869 – Tennessee staatszeitung.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1868-1875 – Nashville union and American.
  • Nashville, Tenn., 1906-193? – The Nashville globe.
  • Newport, Tenn., 1909-1939 – The Newport plain talk.
  • Paris, Tenn., 1907-1962 – The Parisian.
  • Pulaski, Tenn., 1866-current – The Pulaski citizen.
  • Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn., 1881-1882 – The Rugbeian.
  • Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn., 1884-188? – The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news.
  • Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn., 1890-189? – The Rugby news.
  • Rugby, Tenn., 1882-1883 – The Rugbeian and district reporter.
  • Rugby, Tenn., 1883-1884 – Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news.
  • Rutledge, Tenn., 1917-current – Grainger County news.
  • Savannah, Tenn., 1885-1979 – Savannah courier.
  • Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn., 1902-1969 – McNairy County independent.
  • Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn., 189?-1896 – The Sequachee news.
  • Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn., 1896-1952 – Sequachee Valley news.
  • Sneedville, Tenn., 191?-19?? – The Sneedville news.
  • Somerville, Tenn., 190?-current – The Fayette falcon.
  • Starkville, Miss., 1910-1920 – The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette.
  • Sweetwater, Tenn., 1867-1869 – The Sweetwater forerunner.
  • Sweetwater, Tenn., 1869-187? – The Sweetwater enterprise.
  • Tracy City, Tenn., 1903-1930 – Mrs. Grundy.
  • Tracy City, Tenn., 190?-1903 – Mrs. Grundy of Grundy.
  • Union City, Tenn., 1897-190? – The commercial courier.
  • Union City, Tenn., 190?-193? – Commercial.
  • Wartburg, Tenn., 1916-1926 – The Morgan County press.
  • Winchester, Tenn, 1862-1863 – The daily bulletin.
  • Winchester, Tenn, 1863-1863 – Winchester daily bulletin.
  • Winchester, Tenn., 1856-1856 – The Winchester appeal.
  • Winchester, Tenn., 1856-1856 – The Winchester weekly appeal.
  • Winchester, Tenn., 1857-1857 – The home journal.
  • Winchester, Tenn., 1857-1858 – The Winchester home journal.
  • Winchester, Tenn., 1858-188? – The home journal.
  • Winchester, Tenn., 1863-1863 – Winchester army bulletin. 
Google News Archive
  • Church Hill – Hawkins County Post
  • Cleveland – The Cleveland Banner
  • Elizabethton – Elizabethton Star
  • Kingsport – Post Daily News
  • Kingsport – Daily Post News
  • Kingsport – The Sunday Post
  • Kingsport – Post Weekender
  • Kingsport – Kingsport Post 
  • Knoxville – The Sunday Chronicle
  • Knoxville – Chronicle Daily Knoxville
  • Knoxville – ​Knoxville Daily Chronicle 
Tennessee State Library and Archives (must be Tennessee resident)
  • Chattanooga Daily Gazette 1864-1865
  • Chattanooga Daily Rebel 1862-1863
  • Chattanooga Advertiser 1844-1862
  • Jonesborough Whig, and Independent Journal 1839-1843
  • Memphis Appeal  1892-1899
  • Nashville Union 1845-1868
  • Maryville Republican 1876
County and Library Collections:Coffee County
Coffee County Library
  • Manchester Times
Chattanooga Newspapers
  • Chattanooga Advertiser
  • Chattanooga Commercial
  • Chattanooga Daily American Union
  • Chattanooga Daily Commercial
  • Chattanooga Daily Gazette
  • Chattanooga Daily Press
  • Chattanooga Daily Rebel
  • Chattanooga Daily Times
  • Chattanooga Evening News
  • Chattanooga News
  • Chattanooga Press
  • Chattanooga Sunday Commercial
  • Chattanooga Sunday News
  • Chattanooga Times
  • Chattanooga Weekly Press
  • Commercial
  • Crabtrees Saturday Press
  • Daily American Union
  • Daily Commercial
  • Hamilton Gazette
  • Republican Press
  • South Pittsburg Hustler
  • The Chattanooga Daily Rebel
  • The Chattanooga Daily Times
  • The Chattanooga Dispatch
  • The Chattanooga Gazette
  • The Chattanooga Star
  • The Chattanooga Sunday Times
  • The Chattanooga Times
  • The Chattanooga Daily Times
  • The Daily Chattanooga Rebel
  • The Daily Rebel
  • The Daily Republican
  • The Daily Times
  • The Rebel
  • The Southern Press
  • The Times
Student Collections:Austin Peay State University – Clarksville
  • All State
Baptist College of Health Sciences – Memphis
  • Alumni News
Belmont University – Nashville
  • Belmont Vision
  • Ward-Belmont Hyphen
Bethel University – McKenzie
  • Bethel University News
Bryan College – Dayton
  • The Triangle
Christian Brothers University – Memphis
  • CBU News
Cumberland University – Lebanon
  • Cumberland News
East Tennessee University – Johnson City
  • East Tennessean
Fisk University – Nashville
  • Herald
Freed-Hardeman University – Henderson
  • Sky Rocket
Harpeth Hall School – Nashville
  • Ward-Belmont Hyphen
Johnson University – Knoxville
  • Royal Scribe
King University – Bristol
  • King News
Knoxville College – Knoxville
  • Aurora
Lane College – Jackson
  • News
Lee University – Cleveland
  • Clarion
LeMoyne-Owen College – Memphis
  • News
Lincoln Memorial University – Harrogate
  • Newsroom
Lipscomb University – Nashville
  • Lumination Network
Martin Methodist College – Pulaski
  • Student News
Maryville College – Maryville
  • Highland Echo
Memphis University School – Memphis
  • Owl’s Hoots
Middle Tennessee State University – Murfreesboro
  • Skylines
  • Sidelines 
  • MTSU Magazine Archive
Milligan College – Elizabethton
  • Stampede
Montgomery Bell Academy – Nashville
  • Bell Ringer
  • Montgomery Bell Bulletin
  • Top of the Hill
  • MBA News and Views
Rhodes College – Memphis
  • The Sou’wester
Southern Adventist University – Collegedale
  • Southern Accent
  • Southland Scroll
Tennessee State University – Nashville
  • The Meter​
Tennessee Tech University – Cookeville
  • The Tech Oracle
Tennessee Wesleyan College – Athens
  • In The News
Trevecca Nazarene University – Nashville
  • TrevEchoes
Tusculum University – Greeneville
  • The Tusculum Review
Union University – Jackson
  • Cardinal and Cream
  • Classic Union
University of Memphis – Memphis
  • Daily Helmsman
  • Daily Helmsman
University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
  • Echo 
  • University Lookout (1888-1889)
  • University Echo (1906-1987)
  • Student Echo (1988-1992)
  • University Echo (1992-Present)
University of Tennessee – Knoxville
  • UT Air Scoop
  • UT Daily Beacon
  • UT Independent Truth
  • UT Mugwump
  • Tennessee Alumnus
  • The UT Humming Humbug
  • The UT Torchbearer
  • The UT Vocational Voice
University of Tennessee – Martin
  • Pacer
  • Volette
University of Tennessee Junior College – Martin
  • Volette
University of the South- Sewanee
  • Sewanee Daily Purple, 1894-1903
  • Sewanee Daily Times, 1894
  • Sewanee Life, 1884
  • Sewanee Times, 1892-1894
  • The College Widow, 1896 – 1903
  • The Daily Connoisseur, 1893
  • The Dot, 1883
  • The Flea, 1882
  • The Mountain, 1891-1892
  • The Mountain News, 1878-1880
  • The News, 1876-1877
  • The Semi-Weekly University News, 1878
  • The Sewanee Purple, 1894 – present
  • The Sewanee Purple
  • The University Bulletin, 1879-1880
  • The University Gossip, 1875
  • The University News, 1875-1876
  • The University Record, 1872-1875
  • The University Record, 1879
  • The Weekly Mountain News, 1878
Vanderbilt University – Nashville
  • Vanderbilt Hustler​
Ward Belmont School – Nashville
  • Chimes
Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:Independent Voices – Alternative Newspapers
  • Chahta Anumpa – The Choctaw Times
  • Napalm
  • The Spread Eagle
  • The People’s Press
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942
  • Adamsville – Camp Silver Creek (Company 498) 
  • Arthur – Pinnacle Press (Company 1262) 
  • Chattanooga – Scenic Center News (Company 420)
  • Dyer – Camp Chat (Company 490) 
  • Ivy – Ivy Leaves (Company 417) 
  • Jackson – Blue Denim (Company 499) 
  • Jackson – Camp Pat Harrison Review  (Company 499) 
  • Jackson – Cam-Pat-Chatter (Company 499) 
  • Jamestown – Pickett Park Pioneer (Company 447)
  • LaFollette – Lafollette Lafrivol (Company 448) 
  • LaFollette – Reamer (Company 448)
  • Lexington – Horseshoe (Company 496) 
  • Loyston – Dam Overflow (Company 297) 
  • Maynardville – Inkspot (Company 492) 
  • Maynardville – Lakeland Echo (Company 492) 
  • New Tazewell – 19 Times (Company 491) 
  • Norris – Camp Arrowhead News (Company 494) 
  • Norris – Norris Dam Advancer   (Company 495)
  • Norris – See See See (Company 284)
  • Norris – Shadow (Company 253)
  • Powell Station – Broadcaster From Camp Frank Maloney (Company 495) 
  • Powell Station – Co. 495 News (Company 495) 
  • Powell Station – Nu News  (Company 495)
  • Powell Station – Planter (Company 223)
  • Powell Station – Rising Son (Company 292)
  • Rutledge – Bob White (Company 3465) 
  • Sevierville – Pinnacle Echo (Company 1460) 
  • Sharps Chapel – Wiley Post (Company 448)
  • Speedwell – Take Five (Company 267)
  • St. Elmo – Liaison (Company 420) 
  • Thorn Hill – Camp Arrowhead News (Company 254) 
  • Tiptonville – Company Star (Company 1453) ​
Index to Early Memphis Newspapers
  • American Eagle [newspaper] index
  • Civil War in Memphis Newspapers – Index, 1860-1866
  • Early Memphis Newspapers, Guide and Index
  • Memphis Appeal [newspaper] index, 1843-1870
  • Memphis Argus [newspaper] index, 1860-1866
  • Memphis Avalanche [newspaper] index, 1860-1861, 1866-1870
  • Memphis Bulletin [newspaper] index
  • Memphis Eagle [newspaper] index
  • Memphis Eagle and Enquirer [newspaper] index
  • Memphis Enquirer [newspaper] index
  • Memphis Public Ledger [newspaper] index, 1866
The Story of Marion County – Index
Southern School News Archive 
TNGenWeb Historical News Index
Small Town Papers
  • The News-Democrat Waverly, Tennessee
Old Fulton Postcards
  • Chattanooga TN Daily Times    1873-1907
  • Clarksville TN Gazette
  • Clarksville TN Watchman
  • Memphis TN Daily Appeal
  • Nashville TN Union and American
  • Rogersville TN Review
​The Olden Times – Tennessee
Newspaper Abstracts – Tennessee
Other Free Sites:

Chattanooga
  • Southern Worker 
Jackson
  • The Jackson Headlight
Knoxville
  • East Tennessee Catholic
  • Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator 1863-1864
  • Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig 1858-1861
  • Brownlow’s Weekly Whig 1861
  • Knoxville News Sentinel 1922-1990 (in library only)
​Memphis
  • Tri-State Defender Archives
  • The Southern Farmer
  • Memphis: Commercial Appeal 1990- (index free, pay for articles)
  • The Memphis Daily Appeal
Murfreesboro
  • Cemetery News (1907-1918)
  • Classic Union 
Nashville
  • Baptist Press news releases 1948-1996 
  • Confederate Veteran
  • Confederate Veteran Index  
  • Nashville Banner
  • Nashville Jewish Observer
  • Spirit of ’76
  • Star spangled banner
  • Tennessee Baptist/Baptist and Reflector
  • Tennessee Register
  • The American
  • The Baptist 
  • The Colored Tennessean
  • The Colored Tennessean
  • The Daily American
  • The Opposition
  • The Tennessean
  • The Tennessean
  • Whig banner
Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge Journal
​Somewhere
  • Hellcat News
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