Charleston County, South Carolina Newspapers

United States South Carolina  Charleston County  Newspapers

Eighteenth-century South Carolina newspapers contain a wealth of information about Charleston residents. The Early South Carolina Newspapers Database (ESCN Database) has created an every-name index to the three largest newspapers for the years 1732 to 1780.

Historic

The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Charleston 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.


 * Afloat and Ashore (Charleston, S.C.) 1918-1919.
 * Black Times (Columbia, S.C.) 1977-current.
 * Carolina Patriot (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1813-181?.
 * Carolina Weekly Messenger (Charleston, S.C.) 1806-1810.
 * Charleston Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1877-1???.
 * Charleston Catholic Miscellany (Charleston, S.C.) 1861-1861.
 * Charleston Chronicle (Charleston, S.C.) 1873-187?.
 * Charleston Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1873-1875.
 * Charleston Courier (Charleston, S.C.) 1803-1852. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Charleston Daily Republican (Charleston, S.C.) 1872-1872.
 * Charleston Evening Post; and Commercial and Political Gazette (Charleston, S.C.) 1815-1816.
 * Charleston Free Press (Charleston [S.C.]) 1871-1871.
 * Charleston Gazette (Charleston, S.C.) 1778-1780.
 * Charleston Independent (Charleston, S.C.) 1875-1884.
 * Charleston Journal of Commerce (Charleston, S.C.) 1876-1878.
 * Charleston Mercury (Charleston, S.C.) 1880-1884.
 * Charleston Observer (Charleston, S.C.) 1827-1845.
 * Charleston Republican (Charleston, S.C.) 1876-1877.
 * Charleston Tri-Weekly News (Charleston, S.C.) 1868-1873.
 * Charleston Weekly Republican (Charleston, S.C.) 1872-1872.
 * Charleston Zeitung (Charleston, S.C.) 1852-1853.
 * Chronicle of Liberty, or, The Republican Intelligencer ([Charleston, S.C.]) 1783-178?. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * City Gazette (Charleston) 1804-1806. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1810-1840. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1806-1810. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Columbian Herald (Charleston, S.C.) 1787-1790 at Google News - free.
 * Columbian Herald, and the General Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1793-1793. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Columbian Herald, or, The New Daily Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1795-1796. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Columbian Herald, or, The Southern Star (Charleston [S.C.]) 1793-1795.
 * Common Sense (Charleston, S.C.) 1908-1917.
 * Courier (Charleston [S.C.) 1809-1852.
 * Crouch's South Carolina Gazette Extraordinary (Charles-town [i.e. Charleston, S.C.]) 177?-1775.
 * Daily Evening Bulletin (Charleston, S.C.) 1873-1873.
 * Daily Morning Chronicle (Charleston, S.C.) 1873-1???.
 * Death Ship Times (North Charleston, S.C.) 1973-1974.
 * Deutsche Zeitung (Charleston, S.C.) 1853-1917.
 * Deutsche Zeitung Wochenblatt (Charleston, S.C.) 1874-1902.
 * East Cooper Neighbor (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 1980-1981.
 * Examiner ([Charleston, S.C.]) 183?-18??.
 * Evening Bulletin (Charleston, S.C.) 1873-1873.
 * Evening Courier ([Charleston, S.C.]) 1798-179?. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Evening Herald (Charleston, S.C.) 1878-1???.
 * Federal Carolina Gazette (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1800-1800.
 * James Island Journal (James Island, S.C.) 1968-1970.
 * L'Echo Du Sud, Moniteur Français (Charleston [S.C.]) 1801-1801. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Le Patriote Français (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1794-179?.
 * Lighthouse and Informer (Charleston, S.C.) 1941-1954.
 * L'oracle (Charleston, S.C.) 1807-1807.
 * L'oracle, Français-Américain ([Charleston, S.C]) 1807-1807.
 * Missionary Record (Charleston, S.C.) 1868-1879. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Moultrie News (Charleston, S.C.) 1964-current.
 * News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) 1873-1991.
 * North Area Neighbor (Charleston, S.C.) 1980-1981.
 * South Carolina Leader (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-18??. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * South Carolina Republican (Charleston, S.C.) 1868-1870.
 * South Carolina State Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1784-1785.
 * South Carolina State Gazette, and General Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1784-1784.
 * South-Carolina State Gazette, and Timothy's Daily Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1798-1802. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * South Carolina Temperance Advocate and Register of Agriculture and General Literature (Columbia, S.C.) 1841-1854.
 * Southern Baptist (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1847-1860.
 * Southern Baptist Advocate (Charleston [S.C.]) 1843-1843.
 * Southern Christian Sentinel (Charleston, S.C.) 1839-18??.
 * Southern Gazette (Charleston, S.C.) 1918-19??.
 * Southern Intelligencer (Charleston [S.C.]) 1822-1826.
 * Southern Inventor (Charleston, S.C.) 1858-1858.
 * Southern Patriot, and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1814-1825.
 * Southern Presbyterian (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1847-1908.
 * Spirit of the Times (Charleston, S.C.) 1841-18??.
 * State Rights &amp; Free Trade, Evening Post (Charleston, S.C.) 1831-1834. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Sunday Times (Charleston, S.C.) 1870-187?.
 * The Afro-American (Baltimore, Md.) 1954-19??.
 * The Afro-American Citizen (Charleston, S.C.) 1899-1902. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Biblical Recorder and Southern Watchman (Raleigh, [N.C.] ) 1838-184?.
 * The Busy Bee (Charleston, S.C.) 1856-1857.
 * The Camp Kettle ([Camp Kalorama, Washington, D.C.]) 1861-186?.
 * The Carolina Gazette (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1798-1840. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Charleston Advocate (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Charleston American (Charleston, S.C.) 1916-1923.
 * The Charleston Chronicle (Charleston, S.C.) 1971-1993.
 * The Charleston County Record (Myers, S.C.) 1931-1932.
 * The Charleston Courier, Tri-Weekly (Charleston, S.C.) 1852-185?.
 * The Charleston Daily Courier (Charleston, S.C.) 1852-1873.
 * The Charleston Daily Express (Charleston, S.C.) 1875-1875.
 * The Charleston Daily News (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873. Search online at Chronicling America.
 * The Charleston Daily Standard (Charleston, S.C.) 1853-1856.
 * The Charleston Dispatch (Charleston, S.C.) 1886-1888.
 * The Charleston Evening Gazette ([Charleston, S.C.]) 1785-178?. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Charleston Evening News (Charleston [S.C.]) 1845-1861.
 * The Charleston Evening Post (Charleston, S.C.) 1908-1978.
 * The Charleston Examiner (Charleston, S.C.) 1837-18??.
 * The Charleston Gazette, and Mercantile Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1814-1814.
 * The Charleston Herald (Charleston, S.C.) 1952-1955.
 * The Charleston Inquirer (Charleston, S.C.) 1963-1964.
 * The Charleston Investigator (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1814-1814.
 * The Charleston Journal (Charleston, S.C.) 1866-186?.
 * The Charleston Lighthouse (Charleston [S.C.]) 1939-1941.
 * The Charleston Mercury (Charleston, S.C.) 182?-1861.
 * The Charleston Mercury (Charleston, S.C.) 1825-1868. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($) and at Google News - free.
 * The Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1822-1825.
 * The Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 182?-182?.
 * The Charleston Messenger (Charleston, S.C.) 1894-1946.
 * The Charleston Morning Post and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1786-1787. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Charleston News ([Charleston, S.C.]) 184?-185?.
 * The Charleston Record (Charleston and Myers, S.C.) 1932-1933.
 * The Charleston Review (Charleston, S.C.) 1903-1917.
 * The Charleston Standard (Charleston, S.C.) 1856-18??.
 * The Charleston Tri-Weekly Courier (Charleston, S.C.) 185?-1873.
 * The Charleston Tri-Weekly Standard (Charleston, S.C.) 1853-1858.
 * The Charleston Weekly Standard (Charleston, S.C.) 1853-1858.
 * The Charlestown Gazette (Charlestown, S.C.) 1778-1780.
 * The Chronicle (Charleston, S.C.) 1993-current.
 * The City Gazette, and the Daily Advertiser (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1787-1803. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Coastal Times (Charleston, S.C.) 1983-current.
 * The Columbian Herald &amp; Daily Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1792-1793. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Columbian Herald, or, The Independent Courier of North-America (Charleston, S.C.) 1785-1792. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Columbian Herald, or The Patriotic Courier of North-America (Charleston, S.C.) 1784-1785. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Courier (Charleston, S.C.) 1809-1849.
 * The Daily Democrat (Charleston, S.C.) 1877-1???.
 * The Daily Evening Gazette: and Charleston Tea-Table Companion (Charleston [S.C.]) 1795-1795. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Daily Republican (Charleston, S.C.) 1869-1871.
 * The Daily Sun (Charleston, S.C.) 1887-1897.
 * The Democrat (Charleston, S.C.) 1879-1880.
 * The East Cooper Pilot (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 1975-1980.
 * The Evening Post (Charleston, S.C.) 18??-1894.
 * The Evening Post (Charleston, S.C.) 1894-1907.
 * The Evening Post (Charleston, S.C.) 1978-1991.
 * The Free Press (Charleston, S.C.) 1868-186?. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Gazette (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1869.
 * The Gazette of the State of South-Carolina (Charles-town [S.C.]) 1777-1785.
 * The Home Circle (Charleston, S.C.) 1879-1???.
 * The Investigator (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1812-1814. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Irishman (Charleston, S.C.) 1829-1830.
 * The Irishman and Charleston Weekly Register (Charleston, S.C.) 1829-1829.
 * The Irishman, and Southern Democrat (Charleston, S.C.) 1830-1832.
 * The Journal (James Island, S.C.) 1970-current.
 * The Marine (Beaufort, S.C.) 1918-19??.
 * The New Citizen (Charleston, S.C.) 1948-1952.
 * The New Era (Charleston, S.C.) 1880-1???.
 * The News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) 1873-1882.
 * The North Charleston Banner (North Charleston, S.C.) 1960-1980.
 * The Palmetto Press (Charleston, S.C.) 1882-1885.
 * The Palo Alto (Charleston, S.C.) 1848-1848.
 * The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) 1991-current.
 * The Rambler (Charleston, [S.C.]) 1843-1???.
 * The Referee (Charleston, S.C.) 1869-1875.
 * The Royal Gazette ([Charleston], S.C.) 1781-1782.
 * The Royal South-Carolina Gazette (Charles-Town, S.C.) 1780-1782.
 * The Seashore News (Charleston, S.C.) 1924-19??.
 * The South-Carolina &amp; American General Gazette (Charlestown [S.C.]) 1764-1781.
 * The South-Carolina Gazette (Charlestown, S.C.) 1732-1775.
 * The South-Carolina Gazette (Parker's Ferry, S.C.) 1782-1782
 * The South-Carolina Gazette; and Country Journal (Charles-Town, S.C.) 1765-1775.
 * The South-Carolina Gazette and General Advertizer (Charlestown [i.e., Charleston, S.C.]) 1783-1784. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The South-Carolina Gazette, and the General Advertiser (Charleston) 1786-1786.
 * The South-Carolina Gazetteer; and Country Journal (Charles-Town, S.C.) 1765-1765.
 * The South-Carolina Gazette, and Public Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1784-1786.
 * The South-Carolina State-Gazette, and Timothy &amp; Mason's Daily Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.) 1794-1797. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The South-Carolina Weekly Advertiser (Charlestown [i.e., Charleston], S.C.) 1783-178?. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The South-Carolina Weekly Chronicle (Charleston, S.C.) 1787-1787.
 * The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette (Charlestown [S.C.]) 1758-1764.
 * The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette (Charlestown [i.e., Charleston, S.C.]) 1783-1784. Search online at GenealogyBank ($)
 * The Southern Baptist, and General Intelligencer (Charleston [S.C.]) 1835-1836.
 * The Southern Celt (Charleston, S.C.) 1869-187?.
 * The Southern Evangelical Intelligencer (Charleston [S.C.]) 1819-1821. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Southern Evangelist (Charlotte [N.C.]) 1873-18??.
 * The Southern Free Press (Charleston, S.C.) 18??-1???.
 * The Southern Patriot (Charleston, S.C.) 1825-1848. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Southern Standard (Charleston, S.C.) 1851-1853.
 * The Southern Watchman, and General Intelligencer (Charleston, S.C.) 1837-1838.
 * The Southern Watchman. Late the Southern Baptist (Charleston, S.C.) 183?-1837.
 * The Star (Charleston, S.C.) 1935-1936.
 * The Star: and Charleston Daily Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1793-1793.
 * The Star: and Charleston Public Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1793-179?.
 * The State Gazette of South-Carolina (Charleston [S.C.]) 1785-1793. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Strength of the People ([Charleston S.C.]) 1809-1810. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Sun (Charleston, S.C.) 1850-1851.
 * The Sunday Budget (Charleston, S.C.) 1887-1891.
 * The Sunday Dispatch (Charleston, S.C.) 1883-1886.
 * The Swamp Angel (Morris Island, S.C.) 1864-18??.
 * The Telegraphe: and Charleston Daily Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1795-179?. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * The Times (Charleston, [S.C.) 1801-1821. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($) and at Google News - free.
 * The Times, and Political and Commercial Evening Gazette (Charleston, S.C.) 1800-1800. Search online at Google News - free.
 * The Times, City Gazette &amp; Merchants' Evening Advertiser (Charleston [S.C.]) 1800-1801. Search online at Google News - free.
 * The Transcript (Charleston [S.C.]) 1840-1848.
 * The Tri-Weekly News (Charleston, S.C.) 1852-185?.
 * The Weekly News (Charleston, S.C.) 1851-1856.
 * The Weekly News (Charleston, S.C.) 1870-1884.
 * The Weekly News (Charleston, S.C.) 187?-1884.
 * The Weekly News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) 1884-1912.
 * The Weekly World (Charleston, S.C.) 1888-1891.
 * The World (Charleston, S.C.) 1888-1891.
 * Tri-Weekly Mercury (Charleston, S.C.) 1861-1868.
 * Union and State Rights Gazette (Charleston, S.C.) 1831-1831.
 * United States Catholic Miscellany (Charleston, S.C.) 1822-1860.
 * United States Catholic Miscellany (Charleston, S.C.) 1822-1861.
 * Weekly Record (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1868.
 * Weekly Southern Standard (Charleston, S.C.) 1851-1853.
 * West Ashley Journal (Charleston, S.C.) 1961-1964.

University of South Carolina Library Catalog


 * Historical Newspapers of South Carolina at University of South Carolina Libraries - not complete

 Current 


 * Charleston City Paper (Charleston, S.C.) Online edition.
 * Charleston Daily News (Charleston, S.C.) Online edition.
 * Charleston Regional Business Journal (Charleston, S.C.) Online edition.
 * The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) Online edition.

 History 


 * Hagy, James W. and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke. "The French Refugee Newspapers of Charleston," [1790s-1810s] The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 97, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 139-148. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * King, William L. The Newspaper Press of Charleston, S.C.: A Chronological and Biographical History, Embracing a Period of One Hundred and Forty Years. Charleston, S.C.: E. Perry, 1872. Digital versions at Ancestry ($) and Google Books.