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Iowa County, Wisconsin Newspapers Listing


The book Genealogist's Guide to Southwest Wisconsin compiled by Wilson, published in 1987 by Kinseekers Publications, P.O. Box 184, Grawn MI 49637( a copy is available at the Milwaukee (WI) Public Library R299.3 G 3366) gives a list of newspapers, most of which started publishing in the 1880-1890's. Besides this source, additional newspapers were found by using the WI Room newspaper listing from the Grant County WIGenWeb site and the State Historical Society MADCAT online card catalog.

Newspaper Name Publication Dates City Comments
Adamsville Argus 1889-189? Adamsville  
Arena Gleaner 1894-189? Arena  
Arena Star Jan 12, 1877-Nov 23, 1883 Arena  
Barneveld Banner Jun 25, 1897-Oct 13, 1883 Barneveld Merged with Mt Horeb Times
Barneveld Register & Friend 1881-1911 Barneveld Called Barneveld Friend 1881-2
Conservative 1908-1911    
Democrat-Tribune 1864 - present Mineral Point Called National Democratt 1866-1877 & Iowa County Democrat 1877 - ?
Dodgeville Chronicle Sep 18, 1862 - present Dodgeville  
Dodgeville Star Nov 30, 1883-Mar 12, 1886 Dodgeville  
Dodgeville Sun-Republic 1881-1931 Dodgeville Called Dodgeville Sun
1881-1906; merged with Dodgeville Chronicle
Enterprise 1882-1893    
Eye & Star Sep 5, 1889-Dec 6, 1895 Dodgeville  
Highland Press 1894-1946; 1947-1956 Highland  
Hollandale Herald 1888-189? Hollandale  
Hollandale News 1894-189? Hollandale  
Home Intelligencer May 26, 1859-Jun 22, 1865 Mineral Point  
Iowa County Advocate Aug 15, 1858-Sept 1862 Dodgeville  
Iowa County Republic Apr 24, 1901-Feb 28, 1906 Dodgeville  
Iowa County Republic May 2, 1900-Feb 5, 1902 Dodgeville Semi-Weekly
Linden Leader 1909-191? Linden  
Linden Reporter 1911-1912 Linden  
Mineral Point Democrat Apr 11, 1845-Dec 10, 1845; 1852-1856 Mineral Point  
Mineral Point Free Press 1841-1843 Mineral Point  
Mineral Point Tribune Feb 16, 1854-Dec 8, 1938 Mineral Point Called Wisconsin Tribune 1847-1854; merged with Iowa County Democrat
Miner's Free Press Jun 16, 1837-Mar 1838; Jul 24, 1838-Aug 21, 1841 Mineral Point  
Montfort Independent Mar 31, 1881-1882 Montfort  
Montfort Mail Feb 2, 1899-Apr 28, 1960 Montfort  
Montfort Monitor May 17, 1882-Dec 31, 1892 Montfort  
New Star 1874-1900 Arena Called Star 1874-1878; Arena Star 1878-1883; Dodgeville Star 1883-1889; Eye and Star 1889-1895
New Star Dec 13, 1895-Apr 27, 1900 Dodgeville  
Reporter 1912-1913    
Rural Eye Jan 1, 1887-Aug 29, 1899 Arena Merged with Dodgeville Star
Rural Register Feb 1985-?;

May 21, 1987-1998
Montfort  
Southwest Wisconsin Feb 21, 1894-Oct 11, 1907 Linden  
Sun Oct 3, 1881; Feb 23, 1882 - Feb 28, 1906 Dodgeville  
Sun Republic Mar 7, 1906-May 7, 1931 Dodgeville  
Weekly Herald 1861-186?    
Weekly Republic 1900-1906   Called Iowa County Republic 1900-1904
Weekly Review 1898-?    
Wisconsin Tribune Sep 3, 1847-Feb 9, 1854 Mineral Point  

 

Contributed to this site by Peggy Perry

 

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