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Milam County, Texas - Newspapers

Milam County Newspapers on Microfilm

Texas Newspaper Collection - Center for American History, University of Texas-Austin
Texas Newspapers in Town Order - Center for American History, University of Texas-Austin (PDF download file)
Texas Newspapers on Microfilm at Dallas Public Library
Texas Newspapers at the Texas State Library
Texas Newspapers on Microfilm at Stephen F. Austin State University
Southwest Micropublishing, Inc. - to purchase newspaper microfilm

The Burlingtonian

Available on microfilm at the Texas Newspaper Collection, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, Texas (see link above): Buffalo Banner to Burnet Mirror - Reel #1320034800
The Burlingtonian Newspaper Abstracts
The Burlingtonian Newspaper Abstracts - TXGenWeb Archives

Cameron Herald

Available on microfilm at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library in Rockdale, Texas
Available on microfilm at the Texas Newspaper Collection, Center for American History, University of Texas-Austin (see link above)
Microfilm available for purchase at Southwest Micropublishing in El Paso, Texas (see link above)
Cameron Herald On-Line Edition
Cameron Herald Newspaper Abstracts - 1895 & 1901

Milano Gazette

Available in book form at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library in Rockdale, Texas
Milano Gazette Newspaper Abstracts - 1912-1921

Milam Telegram

Milam Telegram, 1871 Newspaper Clippings - Index
Herzstein Library - San Jacinto Museum of History located at the San Jacinto Monument, LaPorte, Texas

Rockdale Reporter

Available on microfilm at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library in Rockdale, Texas
Available on microfilm at the Texas Newspaper Collection, Center for American History, University of Texas-Austin (see link above)
Microfilm available for purchase at Southwest Micropublishing in El Paso, Texas (see link above)
Rockdale Reporter On-Line Edition
Rockdale Reporter History
Rockdale Messenger Newspaper Abstracts - 1889, 1898, 1899, 1901-1905

Thorndale Champion & Thorndale Thorn

Both newspapers are on microfilm at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library in Rockdale, Texas
Available on microfilm at the Texas Newspaper Collection, Center for American History, University of Texas-Austin (see link above)
Thorndale Chamption On-Line Edition

IMPORTANT NOTE: Copies of any Milam County newspapers shown to be at the "San Jacinto Museum of History in LaPorte" are NOT available to any researcher for viewing nor will the library respond to any reference questions or requests for information either in writing, by telephone or by e-mail. The Library is closed to the public!

NEWSPAPERS OF MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS [1]

BUCKHOLTS, TEXAS

Buckholts Bulletin -- Dates of operation: unknown
Publisher/Editor: Dove James and Beverly McFarland
Copies available: no known copies

BURLINGTON, TEXAS

Burlington Record -- Dates of operation: founded circa 1910 through 1915
Name changed to Burlingtonian (date unknown)
Publisher/Editor: unknown
Copies available: Reel 1320034800 - Texas Newspaper Collection, Center for American History, Univ. of Texas-Austin

Dates Available

Month	Day	Year
05	08	1913
05	15	1913
05	22	1913
05	29	1913
06	05	1913
06	12	1913
06	19	1913
06	26	1913
07	03	1913
08	06	1914

CAMERON, TEXAS

Cameron Sentinel -- Dates of operation: founded in 1860 (suspended on Dec. 20, 1864) [2]
Name changed to Cameron Herald in 1881 and published as a weekly Daily Midget or at times the Daily Herald established in 1939 as a daily

Publisher/Editor:
B. H. Cammer from 1877 to 1881
James B. Moore from 1881 to 1886
C. W. Macune & Thomas A. Pope from 1886
Oscar Fides McAnally & Rev. James Peeler (dates unknown)
Oscar Fides McAnally (sole owner) (dates unknown)
W. A. Bowen & W. P. Stevenson from 1906 to 1914
B. H. Terrell from 1914 to 1920
Jefferson B. White from 1920 to 1951
Milton F. Brown, Jr. from 1951 to __________

Copies available: 1895-1967 on microfilm at the Texas State Library in Austin [Holdings incomplete...some editions missing on microfilm.] The only known existing microfilm copies of the Cameron Herald begin in 1895 with Vol. 13, No. 26.

Cameron Enterprise -- Dates of operation: founded in 1902 through 1933?

Publisher/Editor:
Ben F. Reichert in association with W. M. Cobb in 1932-33
Copies available: 1923+ Texas A&M University at College Station 1931-33 University of Texas at Austin

Milam County Enterprise -- Dates of operation: founded 1905 through 1912?
Name changed to Cameron Enterprise in 1916

Publisher/Editor:
J. E. Evans in association with Ben L. Grimes (Grimes ended his association in 1916)
Copies available:

Jun 12 & Jul 10, 1908; Mar 12, Mar 24, Apr 1, Apr 29, May 5, 1910; Mar 9-30, 1911; Sept 26, 1912 at the Texas State Library in Austin

1908 - University of Texas at Austin

Milam County Republican -- Dates of operation: 1898
Publisher/Editor: unknown
Copies available: no known copies

Texas Broncho -- Dates of operation: 1896
Publisher/Editor: unknown
Copies available: no known copies

Inquirer -- Dates of operation: unknown
Publisher/Editor: unknown
Copies available: no known copies

Democrat -- Dates of operation: unknown
Publisher/Editor: unknown
Copies available: no known copies

CAMERON/ROCKDALE, TEXAS
Milam County Telegram -- Dates of operation: founded in May 1870
Name changed to Milam County Messenger (date unknown)
Moved to Rockdale, Texas in 1876
Name changed to Rockdale Messenger in 1876
Combined with Rockdale Reporter and renamed Reporter & Messenger in 1900

Publisher/Editor:
W. M. McGregor & son-in-law, James A. Muir from 1870
Enoch Breeding & sister, Nannie Breeding (dates unknown)
W. M. Ferguson from 1896 to 1900
Howard Wilson from 1900 to unknown
R. W. H. Kennon (date unknown) who combined it with the

Copies available:
Rockdale Reporter -May 1870 to May 25, 1871 - San Jacinto Museum of History in LaPorte

Rockdale Messenger - Mar 11, 1880 - San Jacinto Museum of History in LaPorte
Sep 22, 1898 to Jan 1902 - University of Texas at Austin
Aug 19, 1904 to Jun 1, 1905 - University of Texas at Austin

GAUSE, TEXAS

Gause Guide -- Dates of operation: 1907 or 1908
Publisher/Editor: unknown
Copies available: no known copies

MILANO, TEXAS

Milano Gazette -- Dates of operation: 1911 to 1917
Publisher/Editor: unknown
Copies available: no known copies

ROCKDALE, TEXAS

Rockdale Banner -- Dates of operation: founded in 1893
Name changed to Rockdale Reporter in 1896

Publisher/Editor:
________________________ from 1893 to 1895
J. H. G. Buck from 1895 to unknown
Homer D. Wade revived in 1896
John Esten Cooke from 1911
W. H. Cooke (son of John E. Cooke) from 1936
R. W. H. Kennon (date unknown) who combined it with the Rockdale Messenger

Copies available:
Rockdale Reporter - May 29, 1902 to Nov 1906 - University of Texas at Austin

Reporter & Messenger - Jan 23, 1908 to Aug 3, 1916 Texas State Library in Austin - Oct 27, 1927 - University of Texas at Austin

THORNDALE, TEXAS

Thorn -- Dates of operation: founded in 1901
Absorbed by the Champion in 1917
Publisher/Editor: unknown

Copies available:
Thorn -
Champion -
FOOTNOTES

[1] Batte, History of Milam County, Texas, p. 156-177

[2] Jackson, True Witnesses, p. 6-7

BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS

Batte, Lelia M. History of Milam County, Texas. San Antonio, Texas: Naylor Co., 19__.

Gregory, Winifred, ed. American Newspapers 1821-1939: A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada. New York, NY: Bibliographical Society of America, 1937. New York, NY: Kraus, reprint 1967.

Historical Records Survey (U.S.) Texas. Texas Newspapers 1813-1939: A Union List of Newspapers Files Available in Offices of Publishers, Libraries, and a Number of Private Collections. Historical Records Survey program. Division of Professional and Service Projects. Work Projects Administration (WPA) of Texas. Houston, Texas: San Jacinto Museum of History Association, 1941.

ARTICLES

Jackson, Lynnell. True Witnesses: A Check List of Newspapers, 1845-1861. Austin, Texas: Dept. of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, 1971.

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Created on 15 Feb 2001 and last revised on 27 Dec 2005