List of newspapers in Virginia
This is a list of newspapers in Virginia.
Daily, weekly and other newspapers (currently published)
University newspapers
- Brackety-Ack – student newspaper of Roanoke College
- The Breeze – student newspaper of James Madison University
- The Bullet – student newspaper of the University of Mary Washington
- The Buzz – student newspaper of Shenandoah University
- The Cadet – student newspaper of Virginia Military Institute
- The Captain's Log – student newspaper of Christopher Newport University
- The Cavalier Daily – student newspaper of the University of Virginia
- The Collegian – student newspaper of the University of Richmond
- Collegiate Times – student newspaper of Virginia Tech
- The Commonwealth Times – student newspaper of Virginia Commonwealth University
- The Critograph – student newspaper of the University of Lynchburg
- [Fourth Estate (George Mason University newspaper)|Fourth Estate] – student newspaper at George Mason University
- The Flat Hat – student newspaper of the College of William & Mary
- The Hampden-Sydney Tiger – student newspaper of Hampden-Sydney College
- The Hampton Script – student newspaper of Hampton University
- The Highland Cavalier – student newspaper of the University of Virginia's College at Wise
- Hollins Columns – student newspaper of Hollins University
- The Iron Blade – student newspaper of Ferrum College
- The Liberty Champion – student newspaper of Liberty University
- The Mace & Crown – student newspaper of Old Dominion University
- The Marlin Chronicle – student newspaper of Virginia Wesleyan University
- Ring-tum Phi – student newspaper of the Washington and Lee University
- The Rotunda – student newspaper of Longwood University
- Spartan Echo – student newspaper of Norfolk State University
- The Tartan – student newspaper of Radford University
- Virginia Law Weekly – student newspaper of the University of [Virginia School of Law]
- – student newspaper of Eastern Mennonite University
- The Yellow Jacket – student newspaper of Randolph-Macon College
Defunct newspapers
| Title | Locale | Year est. | Year ceased | Notes | |
| Alexandria Expositor and the Columbian Advertiser | Alexandria, District of Columbia | 1802 | 1805 | , | Succeeded by the Alexandria Expositor |
| Alexandria Gazette | Alexandria | 1834 | 1974 | Began as Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette in 1792 | |
| Arlington Daily | Arlington | 1939 | 1951 | ||
| Broadside | Fairfax | 1963 | 2013 | Former student newspaper of George Mason University | succeeded by Fourth Estate |
| Caroline Progress | Bowling Green | 1919 | 2018 | ||
| Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune | Charlottesville | 1954 | 1992 | Weekly, Published by Randolph L. White. African-American interest publication. | |
| Charlottesville Tribune | Charlottesville | 1950 | unknown | Weekly, Published by Roanoke Tribune. African American interest publication. | |
| Chesterfield Observer | Chesterfield County | 1995 | 2023 | ||
| Circuit (newspaper)|Circuit] | Catlett | - | |||
| Columbian Advertiser and Commercial, Mechanic, and Agricultural Gazette | Alexandria, District of Columbia | 1802 | 1802 | , ; preceded by The Times and Alexandria Advertiser | - |
| Herald-Progress | Ashland | 1881 | 2018 | ||
| Hook (newspaper)|Hook] | Charlottesville | 2002 | 2013 | ||
| Hopewell News | Hopewell | 1926 | 2018 | Began as City and Tri-County News | |
| King George Journal Press | King George | 2017 | |||
| Ledger-Star | Norfolk | 1876 | 1995 | Began as Public Ledger, became Ledger-Star in 1962 | |
| News & Messenger | Manassas | ||||
| Northern Virginia Sun | Arlington | 1998 | |||
| Port Folio Weekly | Norfolk | 1983 | 2009 | ||
| Religious Herald | Richmond | 1828 | |||
| Richmonder Anzeiger | Richmond | 1854 | 18?? | ||
| Richmond Chronicle | Richmond | 1969 | 197? | ||
| Richmond Enquirer | |||||
| Richmond News Leader | Richmond | 1888 | 1992 | ||
| Richmond Planet | Richmond | 1883 | 1938 | ||
| The Richmond State | Richmond | ||||
| Richmond Whig | Richmond | 1824 | Began as Constitutional Whig in 1824 | ||
| Roanoke Weekly Press | Roanoke | 1891 | 1892 | "Roanoke City's first black newspaper" | |
| Rockingham Register | Harrisonburg | 1822 | 1914 | ||
| Scottsville Sun | Scottsville | ||||
| Shenandoah Herald | Woodstock | 1817 | Began as Woodstock Herald in 1817 | ||
| Spectator | Staunton | 1823 | |||
| The Times and Alexandria Advertiser | Alexandria, District of Columbia | 1797 | 1799 | - | |
| Virginian | Lynchburg | 1809 | Began as Lynchburg Press in 1809 | ||
| Washington Examiner | Springfield | ||||
| Washingtonian | Leesburg | 1808 |
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
- The Virginia Gazette, and Agricultural Repository. W., Sept. 29, 1791 – Dec. 19, 1793.
Fincastle
- The Herald Of Virginia, and Fincastle Weekly Advertiser. W., March – Dec. 27, 1800+
Fredericksburg
- 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
- The True American. W., November 1798–1800
Norfolk
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Virginia Gazette. 1736–1780.
- Rind's Virginia Gazette. W., May 16 – Sept. 12, 1766.
Winchester
- 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+