There have been more than fifty different newspapers published in Brown County from the 1880s to the present. The title, date of publication, and availability for each known title is provided in the following table. The data on these newspapers has been extracted from Newspapers in Microform, the Aberdeen Area Genealogical Society's Tree Climber, and other sources.
Following the table is a list of newspaper repositories from which microforms/microfilm of the indicated titles may be obtained. For entries marked N/A in the availability column, no issues are known to exist in the possession of any historical society or archives. Any corrections or additions would be appreciated.
| Title |
Place of Publication |
Frequency |
Dates of Publication |
Issue Availablity (Source) |
Aberdeen American
Merged with Aberdeen Daily News to form Aberdeen American–News in 1940. Title varies: Aberdeen Morning American. |
Aberdeen |
daily |
7 Jun 1906�18 Jun 1940
|
1906�Apr 1925 (SDHS)
1906�1940 (DMS)
15 Nov 1927�1940 (LOC) |
Aberdeen American-News
Combined Sunday editions of Aberdeen American and Aberdeen Daily News |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1919�1940?
|
Unknown |
Aberdeen American-News
Supersedes Aberdeen Daily News and Aberdeen American |
Aberdeen |
daily |
25 Jun 1940�?
|
6 Sep 1942�? (SDHS)
1940�? (DMS)
1940�? (DLC) |
Aberdeen Daily News
Title varies: Aberdeen News, (Aberdeen Evening News?). Merged with Aberdeen American to form Aberdeen American–News |
Aberdeen |
daily |
1885�Jun 1940
|
Feb 1885�Jun 1928 (SDU)
26 Nov 1886�1899 (DMS)
10 Oct 1895�1940 (SDHS)
26 Nov 1886�1899 (ACM) |
Aberdeen Democrat
Previously the Aberdeen Republican |
Aberdeen |
|
1898�? |
|
Aberdeen Pioneer
Continued by the Aberdeen Republican |
Aberdeen |
|
4 Aug 1881� |
|
Aberdeen Republican
Originally the Aberdeen Pioneer, continued by the Aberdeen Democrat |
Aberdeen |
|
?�1898 |
|
Aberdeen Sun Weekly News
Originally published in Warner as, the Warner Sun. |
Aberdeen |
|
1883�31 Jul 1891
|
N/A |
Aberdeen Weekly American
Title varies: American |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1904�1917
|
14 Jan 1904�4 Jan 1917 (SDHS) |
Aberdeen Weekly News
Title varies: Weekly News |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1885�1922
|
13 Feb 1885�4 Feb 1888; 28 Mar 1890�Mar 1922 (DMS)
28 Mar 1890�1 Apr 1897; 21 Apr 1904�Mar 1922 (SDHS)
13 Feb 1885�4 Feb 1888; 28 Mar 1890�4 Jan 1900 (ACM) |
| The Bath Herald |
|
|
|
N/A |
Brown County Journal (& Houghton News?)
Continued by Hecla Journal |
Hecla |
weekly |
1913�1922
|
N/A |
Brown County News
|
Frederick |
weekly |
1930�
|
20 Jun 1930� (SDHS) |
Brown County Sentinel
|
Columbia |
|
1882? |
|
| Claremont New Era |
|
|
|
|
Claremont Record
|
Claremont |
weekly |
1909?
|
? |
Claremont Tribune
(published in Claremont) |
|
weekly |
1902�1905
|
22 Oct 1903�9 Mar 1905 (SDHS) |
Dakota Farmer
|
Aberdeen |
semimonthly |
1881�
|
Mar 1884�15 Dec 1905 (DMS)
Mar 1884�15 Dec 1905 (NDU)
Mar 1884�Jul 1967 (SDHS) |
Dakota Free Press
|
Aberdeen
|
weekly |
1930?�1936?
|
Jul 1930�Nov 1935 (SDHS) |
Dakota Freie Presse
Published in German. Originally published in Yankton from 1874�May 1909. |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
Jun 1909�1925
|
1909�19 Sep 1916 (MCP)
1909�19 Sep 1916 (NEHS)
1909�17 Feb 1925 (SDHS)
1909�1925 (SDU) |
Dakota Pioneer
Continued by Saturday Pioneer. |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
5 Aug 1881�1890?
|
9 Aug 1883�14 Jun 1888 (SDHS)
9 Aug 1883�14 Jun 1888 (SDU)
9 Aug 1883�14 Jun 1999 (ACM) |
Dakota Ruralist
Originally published in East Pierre, this paper moved to Aberdeen in 1888, though from 1890 to 1896 it was published in Huron. |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1887�1904
|
Sep 1888�Sep 1889; Jan 1891�1895 (NDU)
1888�1889; 1891�1895 (SDU) |
Dakota Valley Tribune
Moved to Columbia and merged with the Dispatch in 1884. |
Ordway |
|
1883�1884 |
|
Democrat
Continues State Democrat. |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1903?�1909?
|
1903�Aug 1907 (SDHS) |
Dispatch
Merged with the Dakota Valley Tribune in 1884. |
Columbia |
weekly? |
May 1883
|
? |
The Exponent
|
|
|
1902�18 Sep 1920
|
N/A |
Frederick Free Press
|
Frederick |
weekly |
1882�1930?
|
25 May 1882�Jun 1930 (SDHS) |
| Frederick Mirror |
|
|
|
|
Free Press
|
Detroit |
|
|
|
The Gazette
|
Groton |
|
|
N/A |
Great West and Aberdeen Star
|
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1893?�1894
|
18 Jan 1894�2 Feb 1894 (MNHS) |
Groton Advocate
Consolidation of Groton Mirror and News. |
Groton |
|
1 Apr 1882� |
|
Groton Independent
|
Groton |
weekly |
1881�
|
9 May 1881�Dec 1881; 1884�(SDHS) |
Groton Mirror
|
Groton |
|
9 Sep 1881�? |
|
Groton News
|
Groton |
|
7 Sep 1881�? |
|
| Hecla Independent |
|
|
|
|
Hecla Journal
Continues Brown County Journal. |
Hecla |
weekly |
1922�1957?
|
22 Jul 1922�22 Aug 1957 (SDHS) |
Hecla Standard
|
Hecla |
weekly |
1893�1915
|
8 Oct 1903�13 May 1915 (SDHS) |
| Hecla Times |
|
|
|
N/A |
James Valley Post
|
Bath |
|
|
N/A |
Journal Broadcast
Published for free distribution by the Northwest Journal. |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1936?�1947?
|
10 Jul 1936�Jun 1937; 10 Feb 1939�Nov 1939 (SDHS) |
The Leader
|
Groton |
|
|
N/A |
New Deutsche Press
Published in German. |
|
|
1909?�1911?
|
? |
Northwest Journal
See also Journal Broadcast. |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1935�1947?
|
26 Jun 1936�1940 (SDHS) |
North-west Square Deal
|
Aberdeen |
daily |
1920�1921
|
17 Mar 1920�24 Mar 1921 (SDHS) |
Northwest Square Deal
|
Aberdeen |
semiweekly |
1937?�1938?
|
7 Oct 1937�13 Oct 1938 (SDHS) |
Ordway Times
|
Ordway |
|
Aug 1881�1883 |
|
| Putney Messenger |
|
|
|
N/A |
Saturday Pioneer
Continues Dakota Pioneer. |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1889?�1890
|
N/A |
| South Dakota Evangelical |
|
monthly |
1922?�1930?
|
? |
| South Dakota Wheat Growers |
|
|
1923�1962
|
? |
| South Dakota Workman |
Elkton (1908�1910)
Aberdeen |
monthly |
1891�1910
|
Feb 1905�1907 (SDHS) |
| The Star |
|
|
|
|
State Democrat
Continued by Democrat. |
Aberdeen |
weekly |
1890�1902?
|
19 Aug 1989�1902 (SDHS) |
| Verdon Times |
|
|
|
N/A |
Warner Weekly Sun
(published in Warner) |
Warner |
weekly |
1883�1890
|
18 Aug 1883�24 Aug 1888 (SDHS) |
| Westport Watchman |
|
|
|
N/A |
SDHS
SD Historical Society & State Archives
900 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501–2217
Ph: (605) 773–3804
Fax: (605) 773–6041 |
|
ACM
Amon Carter Museum of Western Art
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Ph: (817) 738–1933 |
LOC
U.S. Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE # 608
Washington, DC 20003
Ph: (202) 707–5000 |
|
SDU
University of South Dakota
414 E Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
Ph: (605) 677–5011 |
MCP
Microfilm Center, Inc.
2043 Proctor St.
Dallas, TX 75235 |
|
NDU
University of North Dakota
314 Cambridge St.
Grand Forks, ND 58203
Ph: (701) 777–3664 |
NEHS
Nebraska State Historical Society
PO Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501
Ph: (402) 471–4785 |
|
MNHS
Minnesota Historical Society
240 Summit Ave.
St Paul, MN 55102
Ph: (612) 297–2555 |
| |
|
DMS
Facility and current address unknown |
