North Carolina Online Historical Newspapers Summary

North Carolina has one large online state collection for searching historical newspapers. Several states use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as their main central online site for searching old newspapers and currently North Carolina has several newspapers available on that site as well. There are many free online newspapers also available on other sites and there are collections available on subscription sites. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them. 

There are over 2,600 newspapers that have been published in the Tar Heel State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it - find your North Carolina ancestors and all the interesting articles that capture the stories of their lives. 

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 November, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Free Sites:

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - North Carolina Newspapers

• ​Asheville, N.C., 19??-???? - The Southland advocate. [volume]
• Asheville, N.C., 1885-1889 - The Asheville citizen. [volume]​
• Asheville, N.C., 1889-1890 - The daily citizen. [volume]
• Asheville, N.C., 1890-1900 - Asheville daily citizen. [volume]
• Asheville, N.C., 1936-19?? - The southern news. [volume]
• Boomer, N.C., 1917-1919 - Good news. [volume]
• Boomer, N.C., 1919-1922 - The fool-killer. [volume]
• Boone, Watauga County, N.C., 1888-current - Watauga Democrat.
• Chapel Hill, N.C., 1923-1972 - The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume]
• Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C., 188?-18?? - Charlotte messenger. [volume]
• Charlotte, N.C., 1835-1851 - The Charlotte journal.
• Charlotte, N.C., 1852-1870 - The western Democrat.
• Charlotte, N.C., 1870-1881 - The Charlotte Democrat.
• Charlotte, N.C., 1881-1887 - Charlotte home and Democrat. [volume]
• Charlotte, N.C., 1887-1897 - The Charlotte Democrat. [volume]
• Clinton, N.C., 188?-1913 - The Caucasian.
• Clinton, N.C., 1882-188? - The weekly Caucasian.
• Dunn, N.C., 1950-1978 - The daily record. [volume]
• Durham, N.C, 1887-188? - Durham recorder. [volume]
• Durham, N.C., 1879-19?? - The Durham recorder. [volume]
• Durham, N.C., 1886-188? - Durham daily recorder. [volume]
• Durham, N.C., 1889-1894 - The Durham daily globe.
• Edenton, N.C., 1886-1887 - The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume]
• Edenton, N.C., 1887-19?? - Fisherman & farmer. [volume]
• Elizabeth City, N.C., 1908-1936 - The independent. [volume]
• Elizabeth City, N.C., 1936-19?? - The daily independent.
• Fayetteville [N.C.], 1839-1861 - The North-Carolinian. [volume]
• Fayetteville, N.C., 1864-186? - The weekly intelligencer. [volume]
• Fayetteville, N.C., 1874-1875 - The educator [volume]
  
• Fayetteville, N.C., 1883-188? - The sun.
• Goldsboro, N.C., 1869-18?? - Die Suedliche post. [volume]
• Goldsboro, N.C., 1881-18?? - The Goldsboro star. [volume]
• Goldsboro, N.C., 1885-1909 - Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume]
• Goldsboro, N.C., 1909-19?? - Goldsboro semi-weekly argus. [volume]
• Goldsboro, N.C., 191?-19?? - Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume]
• Greensboro, N.C., 1941-1972 - The future outlook. [volume
• Henderson, N.C., 1881-1911 - The gold leaf. [volume]
• Henderson, N.C., 1911-19?? - Henderson gold leaf. [volume]
• Henderson, N.C., 1914-1995 - Henderson daily dispatch.
• Hendersonville, N.C., 1896-1912 - The French Broad hustler. [volume]
• Hendersonville, N.C., 1913-1915 - Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume]
• Hendersonville, N.C., 1915-1916 - French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume]
• Hendersonville, N.C., 1916-1919 - French Broad hustler. [volume]
• Hendersonville, N.C., 1927-current - The times-news.
• Hickory, N.C., 1915-current - Hickory daily record. [volume]
• High Point, N.C., 1908-19?? - The review. [volume]
• Hillsboro, N.C., 1887-18?? - Hillsboro recorder.
• Hillsborough, N.C., 1820-1879 - The Hillsborough recorder.
• Hillsborough, N.C., 1880-1918 - Orange County observer.
• Jacksonville, N.C., 193?-1946 - The Onslow County news and views.
• Jacksonville, N.C., 1946-1952 - The news and views.
• Laurinburg, N.C., 1895-1??? - The Laurinburg post. [volume]
  
• Lincolnton, N.C., 190?-1965 - The Lincoln times. [volume]
• Lumberton, N.C., 1870-current - The Robesonian. [volume]
• Marion, N.C., 1909-19?? - Marion progress. [volume]
• Monroe, N.C., 189?-1965 - The Monroe journal. [volume]
• Moravian Falls, N.C., 1910-1917 - The fool-killer.
• Morganton, N.C., 1899-1901 - The Burke County news. [volume]
• Murphy, N.C., 188?-1961 - Cherokee scout. [volume]
• Newber [i.e. New Bern], N.C., 1873-1873 - Our living and our dead ; or, Testimony from the battlefields. [volume]
• Newbern [i.e. New Bern], N.C., 1873-187? - Our living and our dead. [volume]
• Newbern, N.C., 1858-1863 - Newbern weekly progress. [volume]
• Newbern, N.C., 1863-186? - Newbern progress. [volume]
• New-Berne [New Bern], N.C., 1886-188? - The peoples' advocate. [volume]
• Old Fort, N.C., 1927-1931 - Old Fort news. [volume]
• Raleigh [N.C.], 1864-1865 - Weekly confederate.
• Raleigh, N.C., 18??-1??? - The gazette.
• Raleigh, N.C., 18??-18?? - African expositor. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 18??-19?? - The farmer and mechanic. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1834-1850 - The North-Carolina standard.
• Raleigh, N.C., 1849-1865 - Spirit of the age. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1850-1852 - North Carolina standard. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1850-1858 - Weekly North Carolina standard.
• Raleigh, N.C., 1852-1853 - Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1853-18?? - Semi-weekly standard.
• Raleigh, N.C., 1858-1865 - Weekly standard. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 186?-1869 - The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1864-1865 - The daily confederate.
• Raleigh, N.C., 1865-186? - Journal of freedom. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1866-1868 - The tri-weekly standard.
• Raleigh, N.C., 1869-18?? - The weekly standard. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1877-1885 - The farmer and mechanic. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1879-1??? - The journal of industry. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1879-1880 - North Carolina Republican. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 188?-1891 - The daily state chronicle. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1880-1893 - The news and observer. [volume]
  
• Raleigh, N.C., 1883-1893 - The state chronicle. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1885-18?? - North Carolina gazette.
• Raleigh, N.C., 1891-1893 - The state chronicle. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1893-1894 - News-observer-chronicle. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1894-current - The news & observer. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1895-1895 - The daily Caucasian.
• Raleigh, N.C., 1904-1905 - The progressive farmer and the cotton plant.
• Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 1914-192? - Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume]
• Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 1931-1948 - Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume]
• Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 1948-1949 - Roanoke Rapids daily herald.
• Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary, N.C., 192?-1931 - The herald of the Twin Cities, Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary. [volume]
• Rockingham, N.C., 1917-1965 - Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume]
• Salisbury, N.C., 1871-1937 - Carolina watchman. [volume]
• Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C., 1884-1896 - The Democrat.
• Scotland Neck, N.C., 1882-1884 - The commonwealth.
• Scotland Neck, N.C., 1896-1929 - The commonwealth.
• Southern Pines, N.C., 1898-19?? - The free press.
• Sylva, N.C., 19??-19?? - Jackson County journal.
• Tabor City, N.C., 1946-1991 - Tabor City tribune.
• Tarboro', Edgecombe Co., (N.C.), 1852-1867 - The southerner. [volume]
• Tarboro', N.C., 1867-1873 - The Tarboro' southerner. [volume]
• Tarboro', N.C., 1874-1875 - The enquirer southerner. [volume]
• Tarboro', N.C., 1875-19?? - The Tarborough southerner. [volume]
• Tarborough, (Edgecombe Co., N.C.), 1835-1851 - Tarboro' press. [volume]
• Wilmington, N.C., 1844-1895 - Wilmington journal.
• Wilmington, N.C., 1883-18?? - The Banner-enterprise. [volume]
• Wilmington, N.C., 1897-1908 - The semi-weekly messenger. [volume]
• Wilmington, N.C., 1909-1990 - The Wilmington morning star.
• Wilson, N.C., 1896-19?? - The Wilson times. [volume]
• Wilson, N.C., 1902-1936 - The daily times. [volume]
• Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C., 1856-1886 - Western sentinel. [volume]
• Winston, N.C., 1886-1904 - The progressive farmer.
• Winston-Salem, N.C., 1886-1887 - The weekly sentinel. [volume]
• Winston-Salem, N.C., 1887-1926 - The western sentinel. [volume]

Google News Archive

• Clarkton - The Bladen Journal
• Columbus - The Polk County News
• Fayetteville - The Fayetteville Observer
• Graham - The Alamance Gleaner
• Hendersonville - The Times-News
• Kenly - Kenly News
• Lexington - The Dispatch
• Lumberton - The Robesonian
• Mount Airy - The Mount Airy News
• Rockingham - Richmond County Journal
• Spring Hope - Spring Hope Enterprise
• Spring Hope - Spring Hope Enterprise and the Bailey/Middlesex News
• Sylva - The Sylva Herald & Ruralite
• Sylva - The Sylva Herald and Ruralite
• Tryon - The Tryon Daily Bulletin
• Wadesboro - The Anson Record and the Messenger and Intelligencer
• Wadesboro - The Anson Record
• Wilmington - Star-News
• Wilmington - The Daily Journal

North Carolina Newspapers

• Carolina Watchman (2164)
• Fayetteville Gazette (28)
• Hall'S Wilmington Gazette(28)
• Martin'S North Carolina Gazette And New Bern Advertiser (2)
• Newbern Gazette (23)
• North Carolina Gazette And New Bern Advertiser (1)
• North Carolina Gazette And Wilmington Weekly Post-Boy (1)
• North Carolina Gazette Or Impartial Intelligencer And Weekly General Advertiser(2)
• North Carolina Gazette(202)
• North Carolina Magazine Or Universal Intelligencer (26)
• North Carolina Mercury, And Salisbury Advertiser(42)
• North-Carolina Centinel And Fayetteville Gazette (2)
• North-Carolina Chronicle Or Fayetteville Gazette (33)
• North-Carolina Gazette Or Edenton Intelligencer (1)
• Old North State (10)
• Post Angel, Or Universal Entertainment (2)
• The Cape Fear Mercury (14)
• The Edenton Gazette (2)
• The Edenton Intelligencer(2)
• The Encyclopedian Instructor And Farmer'S Gazette (1)
• The Old North State (261)
• The Wilmington Centinel(30)
• The Wilmington Gazette(269)
• Watchman And Old North State (44)
• Western Carolinian (882)
• Wilmington Chronicle And North Carolina Weekly Advertiser (1)
• Wilmington Chronicle (18)

North Carolina Community Newspapers 1824-2012

• A & E News and Views (Mount Holly, N.C.)
• Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.)
• Air-O-Mech (Goldsboro, N.C.)
• Alkon News (Raleigh, N.C.)
• Amco News (High Point, N.C.)
• Beasley’s Farm and Home Weekly (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Bessemer City Messenger (Bessemer City, N.C.)
• Brevard News (Brevard, N.C.)
• Carolina Baptist (Hendersonville, N.C.)
• Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)Y
• Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.)
• Catawba Journal (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Charlotte Messenger (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Cloudbuster (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
• Cloudbuster (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
• County Union (Dunn, N.C.)
• Daily Concord Standard (Concord, N.C.)
• Elm City Elevator (Elm City, N.C.)
• Erwin Chatter (Cooleemee, N.C.)
• Fayetteville Educator (Fayetteville, N.C.)
• Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, N.C.)
• Firestone News (Gastonia, N.C.)
• Forest City Courier (Forest City, N.C.)
• Fotofax (Brevard, N.C.)
• Franklin Observer (Franklin, N.C.)
• Galax News (Highlands, N.C.)
• Gaston County Baptist Messenger (Gastonia, N.C.)
• Goldsboro News-Argus (Goldsboro, N.C.)
• Henderson Gold Leaf (Henderson, N.C.)
• Hertford County Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
• Hickory Democrat (Hickory, N.C.)
• Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
• Hot Off the Hoover Rail
• InterCom (Durham, N.C.)
• Jackson County Journal (Sylva, N.C.)
• Marion Messenger (Marion, N.C.)
• Marion Progress (Marion, N.C.)
• Marion Record (Marion, N.C.)
• Masonic Journal (Greensboro, N.C.)
• Mecklenburg Jeffersonian (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Mel-Rose-Glen (High Point, N.C.)
• Miners’ and Farmers’ Journal (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Morrisville and Preston Progress (Morrisville, N.C.)
• Mount Holly News (Mount Holly, N.C.)
• National Savings Bank (New Bern, N.C.)
• North Carolina Baptist Missionary Worker (Raleigh, N.C.)
• North Carolina Baptist Sunday School Chautauquan (Raleigh, N.C.)
• North Carolina Christian Advocate (Raleigh, N.C.)
• North Carolina Federation of Negro Women’s Clubs Journal
• North Carolina Whig (Charlotte, N.C.)
• North-Carolina Centinel and Fayetteville Gazette (Fayetteville, N.C.)
• North-Carolina Chronicle; or Fayetteville Gazette (Fayetteville, N.C.)
• Our Rights (Wilmington, N.C.)
• Penland Line (Penland, N.C.)
• Philanthropy Journal of North Carolina (Raleigh, N.C.)
• Piedmont Aviation Employee Newsletter
• Point-Crest (High Point, N.C.)
• Polk County News and The Tryon Bee
• Press and Carolinian (Hickory, N.C.)
• Q-notes (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Richmond Headlight (Rockingham, N.C.)
• Roanoke News (Weldon, N.C.)
• Roanoke Patron (Potecasi, N.C.)
• Roanoke-Chowan Times (Rich Square, N.C.)
• Sew It Seams (High Point, N.C.)
• Shelby Aurora (Shelby, N.C.)
• Southwide Baptist News and Ridgecrest Reporter (Marshall, N.C.)
• Spring Hope Leader (Spring Hope, N.C.)
• Spring Hope Messenger (Spring Hope, N.C.)
• State Port Pilot (Southport, N.C.)
• Sunday Morning Mail (Wilmington, N.C.)
• Sylvan Valley News (Brevard, N.C.)
• Tarboro Free Press (Tarboro, N.C.)
• The AC Phoenix News (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
• The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
• The Albemarle Observer (Edenton, N.C.)
• The Atlantic Messenger (New Bern, N.C.)
• The Badin Bulletin (Albemarle, N.C.)
• The Baptist Messenger (Newton, N.C.)
• The Baptist Messenger (Wingate, N.C.)
• The Baptist Sunday School Monthly (Henderson, N.C.)
• The Baptist Worker (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Beaufort News (Beaufort, N.C.)
• The Bladen Journal (Clarkton, N.C.)
• The Blue Ridge Baptist (North Wilkesboro, N.C.)
• The Broad Street Worker (Winston, N.C.)
• The Brunswick Beacon (Shallotte, N.C.)
• The Burnsville Eagle (Burnsville, N.C.)
• The Caduceus (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Cape Fear Herald (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Cape-Fear Mercury (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Carolina Indian Voice (Pembroke, N.C.)
• The Carolina Mountaineer (Waynesville, N.C.)
• The Carolina News (Forest City, N.C.)
• The Carolina Times (Durham, N.C.)
• The Carolina Union Farmer (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
• The Caromount (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• The Central Messenger (Wake Forest, N.C.)
• The Central Times (Dunn, N.C.)
• The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Charlotte Jewish News (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Charlotte News (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Charlotte Post (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Chatham Blanketeer (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
• The Cherokee Scout (Murphy, N.C.)
• The Chowan Herald (Edenton, N.C.)
• The Clarkton Express (Clarkton, N.C.)
• The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
• The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
• The Conflict (Memphis, Tenn.)
• The Cooleemee Journal (Cooleemee, N.C.)
• The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.)
• The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
• The Daily Record (Dunn, N.C.)
• The Daily Record (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Daily Review (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Daily Workman (Greensboro, N.C.)
• The Danbury Reporter (Danbury, N.C.)
• The Democratic Banner (Dunn, N.C.)
• The Dunn Dispatch (Dunn, N.C.)
• The Duplin Times (Warsaw, N.C.)
• The Eagle (Cherryville, N.C.)
• The Eastern Reflector (Greenville, N.C.)
• The Echo (Pisgah Forest, N.C.)
• The Edenton Gazette (Edenton, N.C.)
• The Edenton Intelligencer (Edenton, N.C.)
• The Edwards Broadcaster (Burnsville, N.C.)
• The Elkin Courier (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Elkin Times (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Elkin Tribune (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.)
• The Evening Post (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Farmville Enterprise (Farmville, N.C.)
• The Fieldcrest Mill Whistle (Spray, N.C.)
• The Foothills View (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
• The Franklin Press and the Highlands Maconian (Franklin, N.C.)
• The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.)
• The Free Will Baptist (Ayden, N.C.)
• The Future Outlook (Greensboro, N.C.)
• The Gaston Progress (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Gaston Republican (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Gastonia Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Gastonian (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Goldsboro Headlight (Goldsboro, N.C.)
• The Goldsboro News (Goldsboro, N.C.)
• The Gospel Herald (Raleigh, N.C.)
• The Harris Herald (Harris, N.C.)
• The Helper (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The High Point Scout (High Point, N.C.)
• The Home Front News
• The Johnstonian-Sun (Selma, N.C.)
• The Journal (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Journal-Patriot (North Wilkesboro, N.C.)
• The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
• The Laurinburg Exchange (Laurinburg, N.C.)
• The Liberalist and Wilmington Reporter (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Lincoln Courier (Lincolnton, N.C.)
• The Lincoln Republican (Lincolnton, N.C.)
• The Little Clipper (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• The Mebane Leader (Mebane, N.C.)
• The Mecklenburg Chronicle (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Messenger (High Point, N.C.)
• The Mirror (Elkin, N.C.)
• The Morning Clarion (Oxford, N.C.)
• The Mount Airy News (Mount Airy, N.C.)
• The Nash County News (Spring Hope, N.C.)
• The New Bern Mirror (New Bern, N.C.)
• The New Era (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The New South (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Newbern Gazette (New Bern, N.C.)
• The News and Advocate (Yanceyville, N.C.)
• The News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
• The News-Journal (Raeford, N.C.)
• The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.)
• The North Carolina Community College Adult Educators Association Newsletter (Graham, N.C.)
• The North-Carolina Gazette (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The North-Carolina Gazette [1768-1786] (New Bern, N.C.)
• The North-Carolina Gazette [1784-1798] (New Bern, N.C.)
• The North-Carolina Magazine; or, Universal Intelligencer (New Bern, N.C.)
• The North-Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser (Salisbury, N.C.)
• The Noth. Carolina Gazette [1751-1759] (New Bern, N.C.)
• The Orphans’ Friend (Oxford, N.C.)
• The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.)
• The Pilot (Southern Pines, N.C.)
• The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, N.C.)
• The Progressive Reformer (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
• The Rattler (Whitakers, N.C.)
• The Roanoke Beacon (Plymouth, N.C.)
• The Rocky Mount Herald (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• The Rocky Mount Record (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, N.C.)
• The Semi-Weekly News (Harrington, N.C.)
• The Shore Line (Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.)
• The Smithfield Herald (Smithfield, N.C.)
• The Souler (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
• The Spring Hope Journal (Spring Hope, N.C.)
• The Standard (Concord, N.C.)
• The Stanly Baptist (Big Lick, N.C.)
• The Stanly Mason (Albemarle, N.C.)
• The Sylva Herald and Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.)
• The Transylvania Times (Brevard, N.C.)
• The Trestleboard (Raleigh, N.C.)
• The Tribunal Aid (High Point, N.C.)
• The True Reformer (Littleton, N.C.)
• The True Republican or American Whig (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Tryon Daily Bulletin (Tryon, N.C.)
• The Twice-A-Week Dispatch (Burlington, N.C.)
• The Tyrrell County Herald (Columbia, N.C.)
• The Tyrrell Tribune (Columbia, N.C.)
• The Vance County Union (Henderson, N.C.)
• The Warren Record (Warrenton, N.C.)
• The Waynesville Mountaineer (Waynesville, N.C.)
• The Weekly Reporter (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
• The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Wilmington Advertiser and Merchants’ and Farmers’ Gazette (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Wilmington Centinel, and General Advertiser (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Wilmington Chronicle: North Carolina Weekly Advertiser (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Wilmington Democrat (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Wilmington Post (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Wilson Advance (Wilson, N.C.)
• The Wilson Blade (Wilson, N.C.)
• The Yancey Journal (Burnsville, N.C.)
• The Yellow-Jacket (Moravian Falls, N.C.)
• The Young American (High Point, N.C.)
• Trench and Camp (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Vance News-Leader (Henderson, N.C.)
• W & J Rives, Inc. Employee Newsletter
• Washington Daily News (Washington, N.C.)
• Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
• West Chowan Baptist Messenger (Winton, N.C.)
• West Craven Highlights (Vanceboro, N.C.)
• Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
• Western Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
• What’s Happening (High Point, N.C.)
• Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
• Zebulon Record (Zebulon, N.C.)
• Zion’s Landmarks (Wilson, N.C.)

County and Library Collections:

Dare County
Dare County Library

• The Coastland Times
• Coastland Times
• The Dare County Times
• Dare County Times
• Sea Chest Magazine 

Haywood County
Haywood County Public Library

• The Carolina Mountaineer
• The Carolina Mountaineer And Waynesville Courier
• The Daily News
• The Enterprise Mountaineer
• The Haywood Enterprise
• The Waynesville Mountaineer
• The Waynesville News
• The Western Carolina Enterprise
• Waynesville Courier

Nash County
Braswell Memorial Library

• Evening Telegram 

Robeson County
Mary Livermore Library

• The Robesonian 

Rowan County
Rowan Public Library

• Salisbury Evening Post
  

Davidson College Library Community Newspaper Collection, 1883-1958

• North Star (1956-1958, 22 issues)
• Red and White (1944-1945, 12 issues and 1954-1955, 13 issues)
• Community (1947, 6 issues)
• Twin City (1946, 1 issue)
• Davidson Newsleader (1945-1946, 21 issues)
• Post Exchange (1943-1945, 12 issues)
• Star Ace Review (1944, 1 issue)
• Ace Review (1938-1941, 4 issues)
• Davidson Leader (1936-1938, 25 issues)
• Weekly News (1930-1931, 1935, 20 issues)
• Weekly Enterprise (1883-1884, 7 issues)

Davie County Newspaper Collection

Lumberton Newspaper Archives

• Lumberton Robesonian (1807 - 2012)
• Lumberton Robesonian Mid Weekly (1910 - 2004)
• Robesonian (1897 - 2006)

Mooresville Public Library Special Collections

• Mooresville Enterprise 1904=1946
• Mooresville Tribune i1947-

Morganton Area Newspaper Index

• Asheville Citizen-Times
• The Blue Ridge Blade
• The Burke County News
• The Carolina Mountaineer
• The Charlotte Observer
• The Farmer’s Friend
• The Hickory Daily Record
• The Morganton Herald
• The Morganton Star
• The News Herald 1902 –
• The Valdese News

UNC Greensboro Library Historical Newspapers

• Greensboro Patriot
• Greensborough Patriot
• The Little Ad
• The Patriot and Flag
• The Patriot and Greensborough Palladium
• Carolina Beacon
• Carolina Patriot
• Southern Telescope
• 10-Shun
• BTC 10-shun
• ORDealings
• The ORD News
• The Rotator

Student Collections:

• Albemarle Grade School Student Newspaper
• Albemarle High School Student Newspaper
• Appalachian State University Student Newspaper at Appalachian State University
• Atlantic Christian College Student Newspaper
• Bailey High School Student Newspaper
• Bennett College Student Newspaper
• Black Ink (Black Student Movement, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Brevard College Student Newspaper
• Campbell University Student Newspaper at Campbell University
• Carver High School Student Newspaper
• Chowan University Student Newspaper
• Crossroads (Belmont, N.C.)
• D. N. Hix School Student Newspaper
• Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
• Davidson College Student Newspaper at Davidson College
• Dillard High School Student Newspaper
• Dudley High School Student Newspaper
• Duke University Student Newspaper at Duke University
• East Wind (Asian Students Association, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Elizabeth City State University Student Newspaper
• Elm Street School Student Newspaper
• Elon University Student Newspaper
• Fayetteville State University Student Newspaper
• Flora Macdonald College Student Newspaper
• Gardner-Webb University Student Newspaper
• Gaston College Student Newspaper
• Goldsboro High School Student Newspaper
• Greensboro High School Student Newspaper
• Henderson Institute Student Newspaper
• High Point High School Student Newspaper
• High Point Junior High School Student Newspaper
• High Point University Student Newspaper at High Point University
• Highlands High School Student Newspaper
• J. F. Webb High School Student Newspaper
• J. T. Barber High School Student Newspaper
• Jamestown/Ragsdale High School Student Newspaper
• Johnson C. Smith University Student Newspaper
• Johnston Community College Student Newspaper
• Lambda (Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Lexington High School Student Newspaper
• Lincoln High School Student Newspaper (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
• Louisburg College Student Newspaper
• Mars Hill University Student Newspaper
• Mary Potter School Student Newspaper
• Meredith College Student Newspaper
• Methodist University Student Newspaper
• Montreat College Student Newspaper
• N.C. Essay (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Student Newspaper at North Carolina A&T
• North Carolina Central University Student Newspaper
• North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Student Newspaper
• North Carolina State University Student Newspaper at North Carolina State University
• North Carolina Wesleyan College Student Newspaper
• Orange Street Graded School Student Newspaper
• Oxford College Student Newspaper
• Oxford High School Student Newspaper
• Presbyterian Junior College Student Newspaper
• Queens University of Charlotte Student Newspaper
• Rocky Mount High School Student Newspaper
• Rutherford College Student Newspaper
• Saint Augustine’s University Student Newspaper
• Saint Mary’s School Student Newspaper
• Salem College Student Newspaper
• Smithfield High School Student Newspaper
  
• South Granville High School Student Newspaper
• Southeastern Community College Student Newspaper
• St. Andrews University Student Newspaper
• The Guilfordian (Greensboro, N.C.)
• The University of North Carolina News Letter
• UNCW Today (University of North Carolina Wilmington Alumni Newsletter)
• University of North Carolina at Asheville Student Newspaper
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Newspaper
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro Student Newspaper at UNC Greensboro
• University of North Carolina Wilmington Student Newspaper
• W.P. Grier Jr. High School Student Newspaper
• Wake Forest University Student Newspaper at Wake Forest University
• Walter Williams High School Student Newspaper
• Wayne Community College Student Newspaper
• Weaver College Student Newspaper
• West Montgomery High School Student Newspaper
• West Street Graded School Student Newspaper
• Wilkes Community College Student Newspaper
• Winston-Salem State University Student Newspaper

Catawba College - Salisbury

• Pioneer

Davidson College - Davidson

• Davidsonian

Duke University - Durham

• DukEngineer 
• Duke Chronicle

East Carolina University - Greenville

• Eastern Reflector
• ECTC News (1923-1925)
• The Teco Echo (1926-1952)
• East Carolinian (1952-1969)
• Fountainhead (1969-1979)
• The East Carolinian (1979-present)
• Ebony Herald

High Point University - High Point

• ​Campus Chronicle
• HI-PO and Campus Chronicle 

​North Carolina A&T State University - Greensboro

• Register

North Carolina State University - Raleigh

• Nubian Message
• Technician

University of North Carolina - Greensboro

• The Carolinian

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• Daily Tar Heel

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Forsyth County Newspaper Index

• Winston-Salem Journal
• The Sentinel
• Union Republican
• Winston-Salem Chronicle
• Clemmons Journal

Independent Voices - Alternative Press

• Bragg Briefs
• Do It Loud
• Fort Bragg Sick Slip
• Head-ON!
• Inquisition
• Last Incursion, The
• North Carolina Anvil
• On Korps
• Other Side, The
• Paper, The
• Rage
• Straight to the Point
• Strike Back
• Sinister Wisdom
• Sinister Wisdom

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942

• ​Aberdeen - Spirit Of 410 (Company 410)
• Aquone - Camp s (Company 435)
• Arden - Ardenotes (Company 413)
• Balsam Grove - Balsam Breeze (Company 428) 
• Balsam Grove - Balsam Breeze (Company 428) 
• Balsam Grove - Gloster Gazette (Company 428) 
• Barnardsville - Craggy Echoes (Company 409) 
• Bryson City - Forney News (Company 413) 
• Canton - Sunburst News (Company 3455)
• Durham - Camp Carr Cadence (Company 3414) 
• Durham - Log (Company 436) 
• Durham - Spirit Of Co. 410 (Company 410)
• Franklin - Camp Exchange (Company 455) 
• Globe - Ccc Globe (Company 412) 
• Globe - Globe Gazette (Company 412) 
• Globe - Mountain Flattrap (Company 412) 
• Globe - The [Question Mark] (Company 412)
• High Point - Pointer (Company 434)
• Lillington - Scars And Gripes (Company 2431)
• Marion - Four-O-One (Company 401) 
• Maysville - White Oak (Company 430)
• Monroe - Hickory Nut Shell (Company 3416) 
• Morehead City - Sand Dune Echo (Company 432) 
• Mortimer - Grandfather'S Diary (Company 403) 
• Mortimer - Mortimizer (Company 403) 
• Mount Mitchell - Top (Company 413)
• Mt. Sterling - Big Creek Splash (Company 415) 
• New Bern - Camp Patterson News (Company 296) 
• Old Fort - Twin Oaks Herald (Company 413)
• Polkton - Conservationist (Company 437) 
• Polkton - Critique (Company 437) 
• Smokemont - Kephart Frontier (Company 411) 
• Smokemont - Smokey Eagle (Company 414)
• Southport - Sand Spur (Company 427) 
• Southport - Sapona Sandspur (Company 427) 
• Swanquarter - Refuge (Company 424)
• Swanquarter - Trumpeter (Company 424)

Southern School News Archive 

Old Fulton Postcards

• Asheboro NC Courier
• Asheville NC Courier
• Bibical Recorder NC
• Charlotte NC News
• Charlotte NC Post
• Columbus NC Polk County News
• Concorde NC Concord Standard
• Dunn NC Dispatch
• Durham NC Carolina Times
• Elizabeth City NC Daily Advance
• Fayetteville NC Observer
• Franklin NC Press and Highlands Maconian
• Gastonia NC Gazette
• Hamlet NC News Messenger
• Lewisburg NC Franklin Times
• Marshall NC News Record
• Monroe NC Journal
• Morehead City NC Carteret County News Times
• New Bern NC Mirror
• North Wilkesboro NC Journal Patriot
• Plymouth NC Roanoke Beacon
• Raeford NC News Journal
• Rahway NJ Advocate
• Rockham NC Spirit Of The South
• Rockingham NC Angio Saxon
• Rockingham NC Daily Journal
• Rockingham NC Post Dispatch
• Rockingham NC Richmond County Journal
• Rockingham NC Rocket
• Rocky Mount NC Wesleyan Decree
• Southern Pines NC Piolt
• Tryon NC Polk County News
• Vass NC Pilot
• Warrington NC Record
• Warsaw NC Delton Times
• Washington NC Daily News
• Waynesville NC Mountaineer
• Williamston NC Enterprise
• Wilmington NC Daily Review
• Wilmington NC Dispatch
• Winston Salem NC Chronicle

Small Town Papers

• Kenly News Kenly, North Carolina
• The Southerner Welcome, North Carolina
• Spring Hope Enterprise Spring Hope, North Carolina
• The Sylva Herald and Ruralite Sylva, North Carolina
• Davidson Trader News Welcome
• Durham Skywriter Durham

The Olden Times - North Carolina

Newspaper Abstracts - North Carolina

For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.

Other Free Sites:

Asheville

• Highland Churchman

Barium Springs

• Barium Messenger

Charlotte

• Catholic News Herald - 2000-present
• Inquisition

Cullowhee

• Cherokee Phoenix

Greensboro​

• NC Christian Advocate

Greenville

• Eastern Reflector

Jefferson

• Ashe Presbyterian

New Bern

• North Carolina Gazette

Pembroke

• Pembroke Carolina Indian Voice (2002)

Raleigh

• Baptist Informer

• Biblical Recorder
• News & Observer Index 
• The Gazette

Tarborough

• Primitive Baptist

 Whiteville

• News Reporter Index 

Wilson

• Zion's Landmark

Subscription or Pay Sites:

Ancestry.com:

There are currently 37 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Ancestry - North Carolina Newspapers

Genealogy Bank:

There are currently 306 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank - North Carolina Newspapers

Newspaper Archive:

There are currently 209 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive - North Carolina

Newspapers.com:

There are currently 1,081 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com - North Carolina. 

And Finally:

You also need to visit the North Carolina Newspapers site from the North Carolina State Library from time to time, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to online newspaper availability. It also has a locator which can tell you where hard copy and microfilm copies can be found.

Please note - even more may be available via a local or state library where a library card is required. And of course there is always microfilm for those that have not been made available online as yet.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For more links for different states, provinces, and countries - please see the Newspaper Links page on this website.
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