Richland County, South Carolina Newspapers

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Richland County Public Library Obituary Index

Richland County Public Library offers an online obituary index for The State and the Palmetto Leader newspapers. The index is a work in progress. Additional years are added as they are completed. An online request form is available to request the full text of an obituary.

Richland County Public Library Local Magazine and Newspaper Index

This index contains records from several Columbia magazines and clippings found in the Walker Local History Room vertical files.

Historic Newspapers - Digitized

The following Columbia newspapers have been digitized by the South Caroliniana Library and made available online for free through the Chronicling America website:


 * Columbia Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865
 * Columbia Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865
 * The Columbia Daily Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865
 * Tri-Weekly Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1875
 * The Daily Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878

Historic

The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Richland County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the newspaper title. Continue to check Chronicling Amerca as many of the publications have been digitized.


 * Black on News (Columbia, S.C.) 1972-1977.
 * Black on to the Bone (Columbia, S.C.) 1973-1973.
 * Black Voice (Columbia, S.C.) 1977-current.
 * Carolina Afro-Weekly (Columbia, S.C.) 1969-1974.
 * Carolina Free Press (Columbia, S.C.) 1930-1940.
 * Carolina Panorama (Columbia, S.C.) 1978-current.
 * Carolina Telegraph (Columbia, S.C.) 1816-1817.
 * Christian Neighbor (Columbia, S.C.) 1868-1901.
 * Columbia Banner (Columbia, S.C.) 1852-1864.
 * Columbia Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865. Search online at Chronicling America
 * Columbia's Black News (Columbia, S.C.) 19??-????.
 * Columbia's Northeastern Observer (Columbia, S.C.) 1971-1971
 * Columbia Semi-Weekly Record (Columbia, S.C.) 18??-1???.
 * Columbia Semi-Weekly Union (Columbia, S.C.) 1874-1876.
 * Columbia Telescope (Columbia, S.C.) 1819-1821.
 * Columbia Telescope (Columbia, S.C.) 1828-1839.
 * Columbia Telescope, and South Carolina State Journal (Columbia, S.C.) 182?-1828.
 * Cotton News (Columbia, S.C.) 1920-19??.
 * Daily Southern Light (Columbia, S.C.) 1857-1857.
 * Daily State-Rights Republican (Columbia, S.C.) 1852-1???.
 * Five Point News (Columbia, S.C.) 1941-1941.
 * Historical Newspapers of South Carolina at University of South Carolina Libraries - not complete
 * Horizon Newspaper (Columbia, S.C.) 1982-1983.
 * Illustrated Family Friend (Columbia, S.C.) 1851-18??.
 * Labor Advocate (Columbia, S.C.) 1919-1919.
 * Lighthouse and Informer (Charleston, S.C.) 1941-1954. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Lower Richland Chronicle (Hopkins, S.C.) 1978-1979.
 * Lutheran Church Visitor ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1904-1919.
 * New Era (Columbia, S.C.) 1855-1856.
 * Palmetto-State Banner (Columbia, S.C.) 1850-1852.
 * Palmetto Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1962-1964.
 * Palmetto Yeoman (Columbia, S.C.) 1879-1883.
 * Reporter (Edgewold - Columbia, S.C.) 1910-1919.
 * Richland Chronicle (Columbia, S.C.) 1979-1980.
 * Richland Northeast (Columbia, S.C.) 1976-1993.
 * Samuel Sanders' Journal (Columbia, S.C.) 1972-19??.
 * Short Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1968-197?.
 * South Carolina Republican (Charleston, S.C.) 1868-1870.
 * South-Carolina State Gazette, and Columbian Advertiser (Columbia, S.C.) 1818-182?.
 * South-Carolina State Gazette, and Columbia Advertiser (Columbia, S.C.) 182?-1830.
 * South Carolina State Journal and Columbia Telescope (Columbia, S.C.) 1822-182?.
 * South-Carolina Temperance Advocate (Columbia, S.C.) 1839-1841.
 * South Carolina Temperance Advocate and Register of Agriculture and General Literature (Columbia, S.C.) 1841-1854.
 * South-Carolinian (Columbia, S.C.) 1838-1852.
 * SouthCarolinian (Columbia, S.C.) 1987-current.
 * Southern Christian Herald (Columbia, S.C.) 1834-1838.
 * Southern Presbyterian (Columbia, S.C.) 18??-1???.
 * Southern Presbyterian (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1847-1908.
 * Southern Times State Gazette (Columbia, S.C.) 1830-1838.
 * State Gazette, and Columbian Advertiser (Columbia, S.C.) 1816-1818.
 * Straight-Out Democrat (Columbia, S.C.) 1878-1879.
 * Tailspin Topics (Columbia, S.C.) 1942-19??.
 * Temperance Advocate (Columbia, S.C.) 1870-1876.
 * Temperance Banner (Columbia, S.C.) 1876-1876.
 * Temperance Worker (Columbia, S.C.) 1883-1888.
 * The Business Newspaper (Columbia, S.C.) 1978-1979.
 * The Carolina Free Press (Columbia, S.C.) 1923-1924.
 * The Christian Soldier (Columbia, S.C.) 1898-1900.
 * The Church Herald (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1881-1884.
 * The Citizen (Columbia, S.C.) 1983-1984.
 * The Columbia Advertiser (Columbia, S.C.) 1867-1868.
 * The Columbia Daily Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865. Search online at Chronciling America
 * The Columbia Daily Register (Columbia, S.C.) 1875-1898.
 * The Columbia Daily Sun (Columbia, S.C.) 1873-1873.
 * The Columbia Daily Union (Columbia, S.C.) 1872-1873.
 * The Columbia Free Press and Hive (Columbia, S.C.) 1831-1832.
 * The Columbia Gazette (Columbia [S.C.]) 1794-1794. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Columbia Hive (Columbia, S.C.) 1832-1837.
 * The Columbia Inquirer (Columbia, S.C.) 1932-1932.
 * The Columbia Journal (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1895.
 * The Columbia Monitor (Columbia, S.C.) 1883-1???.
 * The Columbia Record (Columbia, S.C.) 1913-1988.
 * The Columbia Telescope and Southern Political and Literary Register (Columbia, S.C.) 1821-1822.
 * The Confederate Baptist (Columbia, S.C.) 1862-1865.
 * The Daily American Patriot (Columbia, S.C.) 1866-1866.
 * The Daily Carolina Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1854-1860.
 * The Daily Chronicle (Columbia, S.C.) 1867-1867.
 * The Daily Evening Herald (Columbia, S.C.) 1873-1873.
 * The Daily Index (Columbia, S.C.) 1913-1916.
 * The Daily Phoenix  (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878. Search online at Chronicling America
 * The Daily Record (Columbia, S.C.) 1885-1893.
 * The Daily Record (Columbia, S.C.) 1897-1913.
 * The Daily Republican (Columbia, S.C.) 1868-186?.
 * The Daily South Carolinian (Columbia, S.C.) 1849-1867.
 * The Daily South Carolinian (Columbia, S.C.) 1872-1872.
 * The Daily Southern Guardian (Columbia, S.C.) 1857-18??.
 * The Daily Southern Guardian (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1870.
 * The Daily Telegraph (Columbia, S.C.) 1847-1851.
 * The Daily Union (Columbia, S.C.) 1871-1872.
 * The Daily Union-Herald (Columbia, S.C.) 1873-1875.
 * The Eagle (Columbia, S.C.) 1882-1882.
 * The Evening News (Columbia, S.C.) 1895-1897.
 * The Evening Palmetto Yeoman (Columbia, S.C.) 1883-1885.
 * The Jacksonian (Columbia, S.C.) 1917-19??.
 * The Light (Columbia, S.C.) 1916-1928.
 * The Lutheran and Visitor (Columbia, S.C.) 1868-1869.
 * The Lutheran Visitor (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904.
 * The Palmetto Leader (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?.
 * The Palmetto Post (Columbia, S.C.) 1970-1971.
 * The Palmetto Post (Columbia, S.C.) 1984-current.
 * The Palmetto-State Banner (Columbia, S.C.) 1846-1852.
 * The Palmetto Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1983-1983.
 * The People's Recorder (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Portfolio (Columbia, S.C.) 1861-1865.
 * The Public Defender (Columbia, S.C.) 1921-1922.
 * The Recorder-Indicator (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-1931.
 * The Shandon Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1987-????.
 * The Soldier (Columbia, S.C.) 1892-1895.
 * The South Carolina Gazette (Columbia, S.C.) 1792-1794. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The South Carolina Gazette (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-1930.
 * The South-Carolina Gazette, and Columbian Advertiser (Columbia [S.C.]) 1799-1800.
 * The South Carolina Observer (Columbia, S.C.) 1960-1960.
 * The South-Carolina State Gazette, and Columbian Advertiser (Columbia, S.C.) 1800-1816.
 * The South-Carolina State Gazette, and General Advertiser (Columbia, S.C.) 1795-1799.
 * The South Carolina Weekly (Columbia, S.C.) 1948-1948.
 * The South Carolinian (Columbia, S.C.) 1872-1873.
 * The Southern Afro-Chronicle (Columbia, S.C.) 1966-1972.
 * The Southern Chronicle (Columbia, S.C.) 1840-1848.
 * The Southern Herald and Working Man (New York and Columbia, S.C.) 1873-1878.
 * The Southern Indicator (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Southern Sun (Columbia, S.C.) 1902-1909.
 * The Southern Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1830-1830.
 * The St. Andrews News (Columbia, S.C.) 1968-1985.
 * The Standard (Columbia, S.C.) 1919-1927.
 * The Star-Reporter (Columbia, S.C.) 1963-1998. Search online at Footnote.com ($)
 * The State (Columbia, S.C.) 1891-current. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The State Gazette (Columbia, S.C.) 1795-1795.
 * The State-Rights Republican (Columbia, S.C.) 1850-1852.
 * The Sunday Record (Columbia, S.C.) 1918-1932.
 * The Sunday Sun (Columbia, S.C.) 1876-1876.
 * The Telegraph (Columbia, [S.C.]) 1847-1851.
 * The Telescope (Columbia, S.C.) 1815-1818. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Trade Review (Columbia, S.C.) 1919-1920.
 * The Transcript (Columbia, S.C.) 1851-1851.
 * The Tri-Weekly Register (Columbia, S.C.) 1876-1886.
 * The Tri-Weekly Southern Guardian (Columbia, S.C.) 1857-1862.
 * The Truth (Columbia, S.C.) 1919-1919.
 * The Union-Herald (Columbia, S.C.) 1876-1877.
 * The Way of Faith and Neglected Themes (Columbia, S.C.) 1890-1931.
 * The Weekly Carolina Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1855-1860.
 * The Weekly Gleaner, A Home Companion (Columbia, S.C.) 1866-1872.
 * The Weekly Register (Columbia, S.C.) 1876-1898.
 * The Weekly Southern Guardian (Columbia, S.C.) 1857-1865.
 * The Weekly Union (Columbia, S.C.) 1870-187?.
 * The Working Man (Columbia, S.C.) 1873-1875.
 * Tri-Weekly Carolina Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1854-1860.
 * Tri-Weekly Chronicle (Columbia, S.C.) 1867-1867.
 * Tri-Weekly Guardian (Columbia, S.C.) 1862-1865.
 * Tri-Weekly Phoenix ([Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1875. Search online at Chronciling America
 * Tri-Weekly South Carolinian (Columbia, S.C.) 1849-1865.
 * Venture (Columbia, S.C.) 1978-1979.
 * Weekly South Carolinian (Columbia, S.C.) 1838-1853.

Current


 * Free Times (Columbia, S.C.) Online edition.
 * The State (Columbia, S.C.) Online edition.