Newspapers
Morgan County IL



List of Current Newspapers in Morgan County

Morgan County IL old and new newspapers are available on microfim at the Illinois Historical Library/Abraham Presidential Library in Springfield IL.
Available newspapers available on microfilm at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield. List would not be up to date for current running newspapers.
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Some old articles (earliest 1832) from Jacksonville Morgan County miscellaneous newspapers on microfilm contributed by Patty Havens


The Jacksonville Journal-Courier
235 W. State Street
P. O. Box 1048
Jacksonville, IL 62651
(217) 245-6121
(does not answer family queries)

Franklin Times
208 1/2 Main St
Franklin, IL 46l3l
(217) 675-2461

Waverly Journal
130 S Pearl St
Waverly, IL 62692
(217) 435-9221

The Star Trader
PO Box 446
Meredosia, IL 62665
Business College Register: (m) Ag-S 1866
Central Illinois Democrat: My 13, JI 8, 1899
Constitutionist: (w) Je 12, 26, N 6-13, 1852; My 4, N 2, 1853
(d) *F 6-23, 25-27, Mr 1-6, 8-My 6, 8, 1854-F 8, 1855
Courier: (w) Illinois Sentinel, *F 1855-Ja 1857X; =Sentinel, [*F 1857-Ja 12, 1872]; =Illinois Sentinel, Je 6-13, JI 18, 1872; JI 22, 1875; =Illinois Courier, JI 28, 1876; JI 27, 1877; JI 26, 1878; JI 25, 1879; My 28, 1880; My 27, 1881; My 26, 1882; Ap 25, 1883; [1885-Je 1887]; Ja-Je 1890; My 10, Jl 19-D 19, 1893; JI-D 1894; 1897-1898; Jl 1899-1900; JI-D 1901; JI-D 1902; [Jl 1904-1906]; JI 1907-Ag 1909; Ja-Ag 1910; S-O 1911
(tw) F 13, 1877; F 3, 1883
(d) Je 5,7, 1883; Ap 24, 1884; [1885-Je 1887]; F 15, Mr 30, 1888; Ja-Je 1890; JI 17-D 23, 1893; JI-D 1894; [1897-1898; JI 1899-1900]; My 1, JI-D 1901; JI 5-D 26, 1902; [JI 7, 1904-1906]; JI 1907-Ag 1909; Ja-Ag, S 17, 1910; S 1911-Mr 1912X; =Courier, *Ap 1912-S 1913; 1914-1916; Ap 1917-1942; Je 4, 1954
Courier (Chautauqua edition): *Ag 20, 1915
Deaf-Mute Advance: Ag 19, O 22, 1892; Je 24, 1893; D 25, 1897
Eagle [d ed. of Morgan County Eagle]: Ap 18, 1882; Je 26, 1883
Enterprise: (d) *F 7, 1876; =Illinois Courier
Farm: (sm) Ja 8, 1903; Je 22, 1916; Mr 6, Ap 17, JI 24, 1924; O 29, D 24, 1925; F 18, Ap 1, JI 8, Ag 5, S 16, 1926; F 3, Mr 31, Ap 14, Je 9, 1927; N 29, 1934; My 30, 1935
Herald: (m) Mr-Ap 1877
Illinoian: see Journal
Illinois Courier: see Courier
Illinois Democrat: see News
Illinois Patriot: see Journal
Illinois Sentinel: see Courier
Illinois Standard: Mr 17-My 5, 19-26, D 22-29, 1838
Illinois State Gazette & Jacksonville News: see News
Illinois Statesman: *Ap 29-Je 12, 26-S 4, 18-N 6, 20, 1843-My 1844X
Independent: Ag 10, 1871
Jackson Standard: Mr 19, 1846
Journal: (w) Western Observer, [My 8, 1830-Je 4, 1831 ]; =Illinois Patriot, JI 30, O 21, 1831; Mr 22, O 27, 1832-N 1833; Je 14, Jl 12-26, 1834; Mr 10, 1836; Ap 20, 1837; =Illinoian, [1838-Ja 4], Ap 11, 1840; Mr 27-Ap 10, 24, My 8, Ag 21, 1841; Ap 2, 23, 1842; Mr 22, 1844; =Morgan Journal, Ap 11, Je 20, 1845; Mr 20-27, Ap 10, Ag 7, S 25, 1846; Ja 29, Ap 17-24, My 1, 15, Jl 3-10, 24, Ag 14, 1847; F 19, JI 8, 1848; JI 28, Ag 11, 1849; My 6, 1850; Ap 19, 1851; My 1, O 2, N 6, 20-27, 1852; Ja 15, My 5, 19, Ag 25, O 20, 1853; O 19, 1854; Mr 11, JI 1, 1858; =Journal, Ja-F, Mr 15-My 24, Je 7, 1860; [Je 20, 1861-Je 7, 1866]; D 5-19, 1867; S 13, 1876; F 21, 1877; Ja 1, My 28, Je 18-25, O 29, N 19, D 3, 1879; Ja 7, Mr 10, 24, Je 9, O 20, N 10, D 1 (part), 1880; Mr 2, 1881; My 30, 1883; Je 6, 1883; S 24, 1884; Je 6, 1888; Ag 7, 1889; My 18, Ag 31, 1898- Je 6, 1900; D 12, 1906; F 16, S 14, 1910; Jl 24, 1912; Ag 2, 1916
(tw) Je 17, 1850
(d) [*Ap 14, 1866-Ap 7, O 7, 1875-O 4, 1876; Ap 5, 1877-Je 1914; O 1914-S 1924]; Mr 14, 1933; Jl 1941-D 1982X; =Journal-Courier, *Ja 1, 1983+
Liberty's Sentinel: My 14, 1835
Morgan Bee: Ag 8, 1845
Morgan County Eagle: N 5, 1881; Ja 21, Ap 8, 1882; F 17, 1883
Morgan County News: Ja 9, 1936; Ap 15, My 27, 1937
Morgan Journal: see Journal
News: Ap 1, JI 8, 30, 1834; =Illinois State Gazette & Jacksonville News, D 23, 1835; Ja 1, F 10, 1836; JI 6, Ag 3, S 28, N 2, 16-23, 1837; =Spirit of the West & Illinois Standard (Naples & Jacksonville), JI 14, 1838; =Illinois Democrat, D 19, 1840
Prairie Argus: D 31, 1846; =Prairie-State Argus, F 28, 1849
Press: (tw) O 29, N 8-10, 17, 1852
Regulator: (m) Ag 1841
Sentinel: see Courier
Silent Messenger: (sm) My 23, 1877
Spirit of the West & Illinois Standard (Naples & Jacksonville): see News
Tattler and Lilliputian News: (m) *Jl 1839
Tribune: F 11, 1905
True Friend: Mr 30, 1894
Western Observer: see Journal
Western Star: (sm) [F 1845-JI, N 17-D 1846]; F 16, 1847
Work: (m) *Ag 1875


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