List of newspapers in Virginia



This is a list of newspapers in Virginia.

Daily, weekly and other newspapers (currently published)

University newspapers

TitleLocaleYear est.Year ceasedNotes
Alexandria Expositor and the Columbian AdvertiserAlexandria, District of Columbia18021805, Succeeded by the Alexandria Expositor
Alexandria GazetteAlexandria18341974Began as Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette in 1792
Arlington DailyArlington19391951
BroadsideFairfax19632013Former student newspaper of George Mason Universitysucceeded by Fourth Estate
Caroline ProgressBowling Green19192018
Charlottesville-Albemarle TribuneCharlottesville19541992Weekly, Published by Randolph L. White. African-American interest publication.
Charlottesville TribuneCharlottesville1950unknownWeekly, Published by Roanoke Tribune. African American interest publication.
Chesterfield ObserverChesterfield County19952023
Circuit (newspaper)|Circuit]Catlett-
Columbian Advertiser and Commercial, Mechanic, and Agricultural GazetteAlexandria, District of Columbia18021802, ; preceded by The Times and Alexandria Advertiser-
Herald-ProgressAshland18812018
Hook (newspaper)|Hook]Charlottesville20022013
Hopewell NewsHopewell19262018Began as City and Tri-County News
King George Journal PressKing George2017
Ledger-StarNorfolk18761995Began as Public Ledger, became Ledger-Star in 1962
News & MessengerManassas
Northern Virginia SunArlington1998
Port Folio WeeklyNorfolk19832009
Religious HeraldRichmond1828
Richmonder AnzeigerRichmond185418??
Richmond ChronicleRichmond1969197?
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond News LeaderRichmond18881992
Richmond PlanetRichmond18831938
The Richmond StateRichmond
Richmond WhigRichmond1824Began as Constitutional Whig in 1824
Roanoke Weekly PressRoanoke18911892"Roanoke City's first black newspaper"
Rockingham RegisterHarrisonburg18221914
Scottsville SunScottsville
Shenandoah HeraldWoodstock1817Began as Woodstock Herald in 1817
SpectatorStaunton1823
The Times and Alexandria AdvertiserAlexandria, District of Columbia17971799 -
VirginianLynchburg1809Began as Lynchburg Press in 1809
Washington ExaminerSpringfield
WashingtonianLeesburg1808

  • Newspapers by locale

Alexandria

Newspapers published in Alexandria, Virginia:
  • Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer. D., Dec. 8–31, 1800+
  • The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. S.W., T.W., Nov. 21, 1792 – Dec. 6, 1800.
  • The Times. Alexandria Advertiser. D., Apr. 10, 1797 – Apr. 16 1799.
  • The Times; and District Of Columbia Daily Advertiser. D., Apr. 17, 1799 – Dec. 31, 1800+
  • The Virginia Gazette and Alexandria Advertiser. W., July 30, 1789 – Nov. 1793.
  • The Virginia Journal, and Alexandria Advertiser. W., Feb. 5, 1784 – July 4, 1789.

    Dumfries

Newspapers published in Dumfries, Virginia:
  • The Virginia Gazette, and Agricultural Repository. W., Sept. 29, 1791 – Dec. 19, 1793.

    Fincastle

Newspapers published in Fincastle, Virginia:
  • The Herald Of Virginia, and Fincastle Weekly Advertiser. W., March – Dec. 27, 1800+

    Fredericksburg

Newspapers published in Fredericksburg, Virginia:
  • The Genius Of Liberty; and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser. W., S.W., Oct. 10, 1797 – Sept. 2, 1799.
  • The Virginia Herald. S.W., Aug. 23, 1799 – Dec. 26, 1800+
  • The Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg Advertiser. W., S.W., June 7, 1787 – Oct. 16, 1795.
  • The Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser. S.W., Oct. 20, 1795 – Aug. 19, 1797.

    Leesburg

Newspapers published in Leesburg, Virginia:
  • The True American. W., November 1798–1800

    Norfolk

Newspapers published in Norfolk, Virginia:
  • American Gazette. S.W., May 6, 1796.
  • American Gazette & General Advertiser. S.W., May 10, 1796 – Nov. 7, 1797.
  • American Gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Public Advertiser. S.W., May 7, 1794 – Apr. 30, 1796.
  • The American Gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Weekly Advertiser. W., July 18, 1792 – Apr. 30, 1794.
  • Epitome of the Times. S.W., Jan. 1, 1799 – Dec. 30, 1800+
  • The Herald. T.W., Nov. 9–30, 1795.
  • The Herald, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Advertiser. S.W., T.W., Aug. 13, 1794 – Nov. 5, 1795.
  • The Norfolk and Portsmouth Chronicle. W., Aug. 29, 1789 – June, 1792.
  • The Norfolk and Portsmouth Gazette. W., Sept. 9 – Oct. 8, 1789.
  • The Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal. W., June 21, 1786 – May 13, 1789.
  • Norfolk Herald. T.W., Dec. 3, 1795 – Oct. 31, 1796.
  • The Norfolk Herald. T.W., D., Feb. 20, 1798 – Dec. 29, 1800+
  • The Norfolk Herald & Public Advertiser. T.W., Nov. 3, 1796 – Feb. 17, 1798.
  • The Virginia Chronicle, & C. S.W., Nov. 13 – Dec. 19, 1794.
  • The Virginia Chronicle, & General Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 11 – Nov. 10, 1794.
  • Virginia Chronicle and Norfolk and Portsmouth General Advertiser. W., July 28, 1792 – Apr. 5, 1794.
  • The Virginia Gazette. 1775 – Feb. 3, 1776.
  • Virginia Gazette, or, Norfolk Intelligencer. June 9, 1774 – Sept. 20, 1775.

    Petersburg

Newspapers published in Petersburg, Virginia:
  • The Independent Ledger, and Petersburg and Blandford Public Advertiser. W., Mar. 6 – May 8, 1793.
  • The Petersburg Intelligencer. S.W., June 17 – Dec. 31, 1800+
  • Virginia Gazette, and Petersburg Intelligencer. W., S.W., July 6, 1786 – May, 1800.

    Richmond

Newspapers published in Richmond, Virginia:
  • The American Advertiser.
  • The Friend of the People, A Political Paper. Fortnightly, Jan. – July, 1800.
  • The Observatory, or, A View of the Times. S.W., July 3, 1797 – Sept. 10, 1798.
  • The Press. W., Jan. 6 – Feb. 7 1800.
  • The Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 30, 1795 – Nov. 15, 1796.
  • Richmond Chronicle. S.W., May 23, 1795 – Aug. 27, 1796.
  • Richmond Whig, under various closely related titles, 1828–1888
  • The Virginia Argus. S.W., Nov. 19, 1796 – Dec. 30, 1800+
  • The Virginia Federalist. S.W., May 25, 1799 – Aug. 2, 1800.
  • The Virginia Gazette. W., May 9, 1780 – May 19, 1781.
  • The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser. W., S.W., Aug. 25, 1790 – Dec. 26, 1800+
  • The Virginia Gazette, and Independent Chronicle. W., 1784 – Sept., 1789.
  • The Virginia Gazette, and Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 15, 1793 – Apr. 25, 1795.
  • Virginia Gazette & Richmond Chronicle. S.W., Mar. 2, 1793 – May 19, 1795.
  • Virginia Gazette and Weekly Advertiser. W., Feb. 16, 1782 – Apr. 22, 1797.
  • The Virginia Gazette, or, The American Advertiser. W., Dec. 22, 1781 – Dec. 20, 1786.
  • . W., July 26, 1786 – May 6, 1789.
  • The Virginia Independent Chronicle, and General Advertiser. W., May 13, 1789 – Aug. 18, 1790.

    Staunton

Newspapers published in Staunton, Virginia:
  • The Staunton Gazette, or, The Western Star. W., Feb. 5, 1790.
  • Staunton Spectator was being published in 1859
  • Staunton Spy. W., Feb. 1793 – Feb. 1, 1794.

    Williamsburg

Newspapers published in Williamsburg, Virginia:
Newspapers published in Winchester, Virginia:
  • Bowen's Virginia Centinel & Gazette, or, The Winchester Political Repository. W., Apr. 1790 – Feb. 19, 1796.
  • The Virginia Centinel, or, The Winchester Mercury. W., Apr. 2, 1788 – Apr., 1790.
  • The Virginia Gazette, and Winchester Advertiser. W., July 11, 1787 – Apr. 23, 1788.
  • Virginia Gazette, or, The Winchester Advertiser. W., Apr. 30, 1788 – Sept. 9, 1789.
  • Winchester Gazette. W., 1798 – Dec. 31, 1800+