Washington County Maryland Newspapers

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Key Newspapers for Genealogy

The Herald-Mail (Hagerstown): Serves as the primary daily print and digital source for current local obituaries, and regional announcements for Washington County.
Hagerstown Mail & Herald and Torch Light: Historic local publications spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, heavily relied upon for birth, marriage, and death notices predating official state recordkeeping.

Directory of Washington County Maryland Newspapers

A listing of Washington County Maryland newspapers, their location, and dates published.

American Chronicle (Hagerstown, Md.) 184?-18??
Antietam Sentinel (Sharpsburg, Md.) 1895-189?
Antietam Valley Record (Keedysville, Md.) 1890-1903
The Antietam Wavelet (Keedysville, Md.) 1887-1890
The Ashland Star (Hagerstown, Md.) 1844-1845
The Boonsboro News (Boonsboro, Md.) 1946-19??
The Boonsboro Odd Fellow (Boonsboro, Washington County, Md.) 185?-1880
The Boonsboro Times (Boonsboro, Md.) 1881-19??
The Casket (Hagerstown, Md.) 1847-1848
The Clearspring Sentinel (Clearspring, Md.) 1849-1851
The Community Sentinel (Hagerstown, Md.) 1976-1978
Courier and Enquirer (Hagers-Town [Md.]) 1834-18??
The Daily Evening Globe (Hagerstown, Md.) 1880-188?
The Daily Free Press (Hagerstown, Md.) 1872-187?
Daily Herald and Torch Light (Hagerstown, Md.) 1891-1895
The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Md.) 1890-2007
The Daily News (Hagerstown, Md.) 1873-1879
Daily News (Hagerstown, Md.) 1887-1894
Der Wacht-Thurm Und Oeffentlicher Anzeiger (Hagers-Taun [Md.]) 1815-18??
Die Westliche Correspondenz Und Hägerstauner Wochenschrift (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1795-1830
The Evening Globe (Hagerstown, Md.) 1879-1880
Evening Globe (Hagerstown, Md.) 188?-1930
The Farmers' Register and Maryland Herald (Hager's-Town [Md.]) 1828-18??
The Globe-Independent (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??
Hagers-Town Free Press (Hagers-Town, Md.) 1831-18??
Hagers-Town Gazette (Hagers-Town [Md.]) 1809-1813
The Hagers-Town Torch Light (Hagerstown, Md.) 1846-1850
The Hagers-Town Torch Light and Public Advertiser (Hagers-Town, Md.) 1837-1846
Hagerstown Daily (Hagerstown, Md.) 1873-1???
Hagerstown Daily Gazette (Hagerstown, Md.) 1891-189?
Hagerstown Daily News (Hagerstown, Md.) 1879-1887
Hagerstown Gazette (Hagerstown, Md.) 1892-189?
The Hagerstown Globe (Hagerstown, Md.) 1930-1930
The Hagerstown Globe (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943
Hagerstown Herald of Freedom (Hagerstown, Md.) 1848-1851
The Hagerstown Mail (Hagerstown, Md.) 1828-1831
The Hagerstown Mail (Hagerstown, Md.) 1835-1880
The Hagerstown News (Hagerstown, Md.) 1842-18??
The Hagerstown Odd Fellow (Hagerstown, Md.) 1881-1883
Hagerstown Weekly Gazette (Hagerstown, Md.) 1891-1891
The Hancock News (Hancock, Md.) 1914-Current
The Hancock Star (Hancock, Md.) 1889-189?
The Herald and Torch Light (Hagerstown, Md.) 1864-1907
The Herald Mail (Hagerstown, Md.) 2007-Current
The Herald of Freedom (Hagerstown, Md.) 1839-1847
Herald of Freedom and Torch Light (Hagerstown, Md.) 1851-186?
The Journal (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1983-198?
The Labor Vindicator (Hagerstown, Md.) 1877-18??
The Leader (Williamsport, Md.) 1887-19??
The Mail (Hagerstown, Md.) 1831-1835
The Mail (Hagerstown, Md.) 1880-19??
The Man About Town (Boonsboro, Md.) 1843-18??
Maryland Free Press (Annapolis, Md.) 1848-185?
Maryland Free Press (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??
The Maryland Herald and Hager's-Town Times (Hagers-Town [Md.]) 1827-1828
The Maryland Herald, and Elizabeth-Town Advertiser (Elizabeth-Town [i.e., Hagerstown, Md.]) 1797-1801
The Maryland Herald, and Elizabeth-Town Weekly Advertiser (Elizabeth(Hagers's)-TOWN, Md.) 1801-1804
The Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hager's-Town [Md.]) 1804-1826
Modern Times and Home Journal (Williamsport, Md.) 1846-1846
Modern Times and Home Journal-Semi-Weekly (Williamsport, Md.) 1846-1847
The Monitor (Hagerstown [Md.]) 18??-18??
The Morning Herald (Hagerstown, Md.) 1895-2007
The Morning News (Hagerstown, Md.) 1894-1895
The National Gazette (Boonsboro, Md.) 1844-1???
The News (Hagerstown, Md.) 1842-1847
The Odd Fellow (Hagerstown, Md.) 1880-1881
The Odd Fellow (Boonsboro, Washington Co., Md.) 1841-185?
Our Country (Hager's-Town Md.) 1828-1828
People's Guide (Smithsburg, Md.) 187?-187?
The Pledge (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1842-18??
Potomac Sentinel (Williamsport, Md.) 1851-185?
The Public Guide (Hagerstown, Md.) 1888-18??
Republican Banner (Williams-Port, Md.) 1830-1???
Sharpsburg Enterprise (Sharpsburg, Md.) 1878-188?
The Star (Hancock, Md.) 189?-19??
The Star (Hagerstown, Md.) 18??-18??
Tea Party Chit-Chat (Hagerstown, Md.) 1875-1875
The Times (Boonsboro, Md.) 19??-1945
The Times and Journal (Williamsport, Md.) 1847-18??
The Torch Light (Hagers-Town, Md.) 1833-1835
The Torch Light (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1850-1851
The Torch Light & Public Advertiser (Hagers-Town, Md.) 181?-1833
Torch Light & Public Advertiser (Hagers-Town, Md.) 1835-1837
The Transcript (Williamsport, Md.) 1884-188?
Twice a Week (Hagerstown, Md.) 1870-1876
Valley News Echo (Hagerstown, Md.) 1859-1865
Washington County Democrat (Hagerstown, Md.) 1838-1???
The Washington Spy (Elizabeth-(Hager's)TOWN [Md.]) 1790-1797
Wednesday Journal (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 197?-1983
Weekly Casket (Hager's City [i.e. Hagerstown], Md.) 1848-18??
Weekly Chronicle (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1842-18??
The Weekly Globe (Hagerstown, Md.) 1879-1930
Weekly Herald of Freedom (Hagerstown, Md.) 1847-1848
The Weekly News (Hagerstown, Md.) 1873-1895
The Weekly News (Hagerstown, Md.) 1843-184?
The Williamsport Leader (Williamsport, Md.) 1884-1887
The Williamsport Pilot (Williamsport, Md.) 1870-1884
Williamsport Transcript (Williamsport [Md.]) 188?-189?
Yeoman's Guard (Hagerstown, Md.) 1876-187?
Young Hickory (Hagerstown, Md.) 1844-184?