Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Historically, there have been over 2300 newspapers published in Alabama. This list represents those Alabama online historical newspapers which have been digitally copied.

At present, there is limited free online access for digital newspapers which have been published in Alabama. Whether this is due from lack of available copies, or other reasons, is not known. Perhaps it reflects a lack of a central repository for historical Alabama newspapers? We can only hope that the amount available will continue to increase.

You will find over 500 Alabama newspapers are online at Newspapers.com. They are linked below with a $ sign to indicate that this is a subscription website. Unfortunately, they have the largest collection available online, dwarfing the available free Alabama newspapers online.

The first newspaper was produced in 1811 at Mobile Alabama. It was called the Mobile Centinel and was published at Fort Stoddert just before the War of 1812. In all, over 2300 newspapers have been published in Alabama under different titles.

If the county you are researching does not have any historical newspapers online yet, try a neighboring county, especially if your ancestor resided along the edges of the county, or there was a major town/city in the county next door.

See Also: Alabama Newspaper Transcriptions

$ – Indicates the paper is available only through a subscription website.

Out of State Newspapers

These newspapers are out of the state of Alabama but their coverage and circulation included the state of Alabama.

Autauga County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Baldwin County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Barbour County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Bibb County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Blount County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Bullock County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

  • Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers 1861-1877
    In honor of the Civil War and Reconstruction sesquicentennials the Alabama Department of Archives and History undertook a project to make all of its newspapers from that era available online. These issues have been digitized from microfilm. The quality varies greatly, depending on the condition of the original paper and the film; therefore, some portions of the text may be illegible or difficult to read.
  • Avondale Sun 1924-2006
    The Avondale Sun, a newspaper published by Avondale Mills for its employees, ran from 1924-2006. Over its 82 year history it published community and employee news, company information, and photographs. They had mills in Birmingham, Bevelle, Eufaula, Lafayette, Mignon, Ozark, Pell City, Stevenson, Sycamore, and Union Springs.

Butler County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Calhoun County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Chambers County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Cherokee County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Chilton County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Choctaw County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Clarke County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Clay County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Cleburne County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Coffee County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Colbert County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Conecuh County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Coosa County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Covington County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Crenshaw County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Cullman County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Dale County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Dallas County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

DeKalb County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers


Elmore County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Escambia County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Etowah County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Fayette County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Franklin County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Geneva County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers


Greene County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Hale County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Henry County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Houston County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers


Jackson County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Jefferson County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Lamar County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Lauderdale County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Lawrence County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Lee County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Limestone County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Lowndes County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Macon County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Madison County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Marengo County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Marion County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Marshall County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Mobile County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Monroe County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Montgomery County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Morgan County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Perry County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Pickens County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Pike County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Randolph County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers


Russell County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

  • Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers 1861-1877
    In honor of the Civil War and Reconstruction sesquicentennials the Alabama Department of Archives and History undertook a project to make all of its newspapers from that era available online. These issues have been digitized from microfilm. The quality varies greatly, depending on the condition of the original paper and the film; therefore, some portions of the text may be illegible or difficult to read.
  • Girard Journal 1909-1910 $

St. Clair County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

  • Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers 1861-1877
    In honor of the Civil War and Reconstruction sesquicentennials the Alabama Department of Archives and History undertook a project to make all of its newspapers from that era available online. These issues have been digitized from microfilm. The quality varies greatly, depending on the condition of the original paper and the film; therefore, some portions of the text may be illegible or difficult to read.
  • Avondale Sun 1924-2006
    The Avondale Sun, a newspaper published by Avondale Mills for its employees, ran from 1924-2006. Over its 82 year history it published community and employee news, company information, and photographs. They had mills in Birmingham, Bevelle, Eufaula, Lafayette, Mignon, Ozark, Pell City, Stevenson, Sycamore, and Union Springs.

Shelby County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Sumter County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Talladega County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

  • Democratic Watchtower 1840-1867 $
  • Alabama Reporter 1845-1872 $
  • Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers 1861-1877
    In honor of the Civil War and Reconstruction sesquicentennials the Alabama Department of Archives and History undertook a project to make all of its newspapers from that era available online. These issues have been digitized from microfilm. The quality varies greatly, depending on the condition of the original paper and the film; therefore, some portions of the text may be illegible or difficult to read.
  • Our Mountain Home 1872-1945 $
  • Avondale Sun 1924-2006
    The Avondale Sun, a newspaper published by Avondale Mills for its employees, ran from 1924-2006. Over its 82 year history it published community and employee news, company information, and photographs. They had mills in Birmingham, Bevelle, Eufaula, Lafayette, Mignon, Ozark, Pell City, Stevenson, Sycamore, and Union Springs.

Tallapoosa County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Walker County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Washington County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

Wilcox County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers

  • Camden Phenix 1850-1851 $
  • Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers 1861-1877
    In honor of the Civil War and Reconstruction sesquicentennials the Alabama Department of Archives and History undertook a project to make all of its newspapers from that era available online. These issues have been digitized from microfilm. The quality varies greatly, depending on the condition of the original paper and the film; therefore, some portions of the text may be illegible or difficult to read.

Winston County, Alabama Online Historical Newspapers


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Collection:
The United States Newspaper collection provides links to digital newspapers which can be found online from the historical to modern day. While most of these are free to view and download, some may not. In this case we try to provide a $ sign after the link to let you know the newspaper is found on a subscription website. We also feature transcriptions from historical newspapers when available. Also see our United States obituary collections.

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