Iowa Newspapers, Periodicals, &c
- 1860 -

County Town Name Publishers Character
Adams Corning Sentinel Smith & Raguet N
Alamakee [Allamakee] Lansing Mirror H.R. Chatterton R
Alamakee [Allamakee] Waukon Transcript T.H. McElroy D
Appanoose Centreville Republican Stafford & B all R
Appanoose Centreville Chieftain Wm. P. Gill D
Benton Vinton Eagle Drummond & Hanford R
Blackhawk Waterloo Courier Hartman & Ingersoll R
Boone Boonsboro News L.C. Sanders R
Bremer Waverly Republican C.T. Smeed R
Butler Clarksville Transcript John Palmer R
Buchanan Independence Civilian C. Hodges D
Buchanan Independence Guardian Rich & Jordan R
Buchanan Independence Eagle D.P. Daniel R
Cedar Tipton Democrat C. Curtis D
Cedar Tipton Advertiser S.S. Daniels R
Cerro Gordo Mason City Press D.E. Coon D
Clarke Oceola Courier Pike & Oldham R
Clayton McGregor Times A.P. Richardson D
Clayton McGregor Press G.W. & S.S. Haislet R
Clayton Garnavillo Journal Jos. Eiboeck R
Clinton Lyons Advocate A.P. Durlin D
Clinton Lyons Mirror Hawes & Beers R
Clinton Clinton Herald Horton & Leonard N
Clinton De Witt Standard Bates & McNeil R
Davis Bloomfield Clarion A.P. Bentley D
Decatur Leon Pioneer P.H. Binckley D
Delaware Delhi Journal J.L. McCreery R
Delaware Nottingham Observer Fred. J. Stanton I
Des Moines Burlington Hawkeye C. Dunham R
Dubuque Dubuque Herald J.B. Dorr & Co. D
Dubuque Dubuque Times Palmer, Gilmore & Co. R
Dubuque Dubuque Witness J.C. Benedict Rel
Dubuque Dubuque N.W. Farmer Miller & Brayton m'thly/Agr
Dubuque Dubuque Democrat F. Gniff'ke Ger/D
Dubuque Dyersville Mercury F.J. Stanton I
Fayette West Union Pioneer Jno. Gharky I
Fayette West Union Review Hale & Cook I
Floyd St. Charles Intelligencer A.B.F. Hildreth R
Franklin Hampton Record S.M. Jones  
Hamilton Webster City Freeman Chas. Aldrich R
Harrison Magnolia Republican Brainard & Ellis R
Hardin Eldora Sentinel Speers & Hunter R
Henry Mt. Pleasant Journal G.W. Edwards R
Henry Mt. Pleasant News   R
Howard New Oregon Plaindealer Mead & Wood D
Iowa Marengo Visitor Mrs. M. Edwards N
Jackson Bellevue Courier W.H. Cotton  
Jackson Maquoketa Excelsior Drips & Eddy R
Jasper Newton Free Press A.K. & F.T. Campbell R
Jefferson Fairfield Jeffersonian H.N. Moore D
Jefferson Fairfield Ledger W.W. Junkin R
Johnson Iowa City Republican Jerome & Duncan R
Johnson Iowa City State Reporter E. Harrison, R.H. Sylvester Ed D
Johnson Iowa City Lit. Advertiser S. Storrs Howe educ
Jones Anamosa Gazette C.L. Hayes D
Jones Anamosa Eureka Booth & Parrott R
Keokuk Sigourney Democrat Evans & Farra D
Lee Ft. Madison Plaindealer Wm. P. Staub D
Lee Ft. Madison Evangelist Bates & Chatterton Rel
Lee Keokuk Transcript Gotshall & Flavel  
Lee Keokuk Gate City Daily J.B. Howell R
Lee Keokuk Valley Whig J.B. Howell R/weekly
Lee Keokuk Journal Chas Smith D
Louisa Wapello Intelligencer Jenkins & Barr N
Louisa Wapello Republican Mintun & Edwards R
Linn Marion Register Robert Holmes R
Linn Cedar Rapids Times J.D. Davenport R
Linn Mt. Vernon News J.S. Jennison R
Linn Western Col. Advocate W. Parmenter educ
Lucas Chariton Patriot Fairbrother & Edwards R
Madison Winterset Madisonian Davis & Talbot R
Mahaska Oskaloosa Times A.A. Wheelock D
Mahaska Oskaloosa Herald J. R. Needham & Co. R
Marion Knoxville Standard Bennett & Barr D
Marion Knoxville Journal   R
Marion Pella Gazette H.P. Scholte & S.U. Hammond R
Marshall Marshalltown Times Barnhart & Henderson R
Marshall Marshalltown Express High & Kenney I
Mills Pacific City Herald A. Thompson R
Mitchell Osage North Iowan A.K. Moulton R
Monroe Albia Republican A.R. Barnes R
Monroe Albia Sentinel J.T. Young D
Muscatine Muscatine Journal J. Mahan R
Muscatine Muscatine Enquirer D.S Biles D
Muscatine Muscatine Free Mason J. Eystra, T.S. Parvin Ed  
Muscatine Muscatine Zietung C. Rotteck R
Page Clarinda Herald C.B. Shoemaker & Co. R
Polk Des Moines Journal Wm. Porter D
Polk Des Moines Citizen Jno Teesdale R
Polk Des Moines Farmer Simmons & Co. Agri
Polk Des Moines Reporter Mills Bros  
Polk Des Moines School Jour'l Mills Bros, A.J. Stevens Ed  
Pottawattamie Council Bluffs Nonpareil Maynard & Provost R
Pottawattamie Council Bluffs Bugle Babbitt & Carpenter D
Poweshiek Montezuma Republican Corring & Head R
Scott Davenport Dem. & News Maguire, Richardson & Co. D
Scott Davenport Gazette Sanders & Bro R
Scott Davenport Demokrat T. Olshausen R
Scott Davenport Instructor State Teachers' Association  
Scott LeClaire Register Jno. Trainor King D
Shelby Harlan Courier J.B. Besack R
Story Nevada Advocate R.R. Thrall N
Tama Toledo Transcript Wieting & Farley R
Taylor Bedford Southwest G.A. Moser R
Van Buren Keosauqua News Oliver I. Taylor D
Van Buren Keosauqua Republican J. Wayne R
Wapello Ottumwa Courier J.W. Norris R
Warren Indianola Eagle Dixon & sherwood R
Warren Indianola Visitor J.H. Knox D
Washington Washington Press A.R. Wickersham R
Wayne Corydon Democrat Cutler & Binkley D
Webster Ft. Dodge Sentinel A.S. White D
Winneshiek Decorah Rough Notes Campbell & Felt D
Winneshiek Decorah Republican F. Belfry R
Woodbury Sioux City Register Ziebach & Freney D

 

Source: The Iowa State Almanac and Statistical Register; 1860

Transcribed for Iowa Old Press by Sharyl Ferrall, July 2005



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