Walworth County Genealogical Society
Walworth County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 159
Delavan, WI 53115

Contact WCGS: Walworth Genealogy 

An Affiliate member of the
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society


Southeastern Wisconsin Newspapers


Beloit
The Beloit Daily News 149 State St, Grand Ave, Beloit, WI 53511  608-365-8811
Free Press, daily, established - daily 1879 - weekly 1818, no longer in existence
Deutsche Zeitung Thursdays, German established 1894, no longer in existence
Rock Co Star Thursdays, established 1894, no longer in existence
Round Table bi-weekly established 1853, Archaean Union Society of Beloit College, editors and publishers, no longer in existence
Our Church Life established 1894 Wisconsin Home Missionary Society, existence unknown
The Round table established 1853
Archaean Union Society of Beloit College editiors and publishers, no longer in existence


Burlington
Burlington Standard Press, 140 Commerce St, Burlington, WI 53105   262-763-3511
Free Press  Wednesdays established 1880, existence unknown
Standard Democrat Saturdays established 1863, existence unknown
The Journal Times, 124 Commerce St. Burlington, WI 53105 262-763-2456


Clinton

The Clinton Topper 404 Front St., Clinton, WI 53525

Delavan
Delavan Enterprise, 1436 Mound Rd, Delavan, WI 53115  262-728-3411, established 1878
Delavan Republican was established November 1862 and no longer in existence.
Wednesday Week (formely called The Mid-Week) published on Wednesdays by The Week from late 1990s to early 2000; no longer in existence
The Week, 1436 Mound Rd, Delavan, WI 53115    262-728-5505; county-wide paper
Wisconsin Times Monthly, established 1878, Wisconsin School for the Deaf, publishers.


East Troy
East Troy News 2100 Church St, East Troy, WI  53120   262-642-7451
East Troy Times, LLC P.O. Box 274, East Troy, WI 53120-0274 262-642-7837; established during the late 1990s.


Elkhorn
Western Star, Printed at Elkhorn about 1844. No longer in existence.
Elkhorn Independent, 11 W Walworth St, Elkhorn, WI 53121
262-723-2250, organized 1853, edited by E J and A L Farnum. Was once called the Walworth County Independent.
Blade Tuesdays, prohibition established 1891, no longer in existence.


Genoa Junction
Junction Journal  Fridays established 1890, existence unknown


Janesville
Janesville Gazette, 1 S Parker Drive, Janesville, WI 53545  608-754-3311, established 1845
Recorder mornings except Monday, daily established 1878.
Recorder and Times weekly established 1869, no longer in existence
Republican evenings, established daily1894, weekly 1886, no longer in existence
Journal Thursday, German established 1889, no longer in existence
Sunday Mirror established 1894, no longer in existence


Kenosha
Kenosha News, 116th St , Kenosha, WI 22341    262-862-9465
Evening News, established 1891 existence unknown
Gazette, established 1887 existence unknown
Independent, Tuesdays, established 1894 existence unknown
Telegraph - Courier, Thursday established 1810 existence unknown
Union , Thursdays established 1865 existence unknown
Northwestern Sanitarian, monthly established 1891 existence unknown


Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva Regional News, 315 Broad St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 262-248-4444
Geneva Lakes Herald was established April 20, 1872 and no longer in existence.


Mukwonago
Chief Thursdays, established 1888, existence unknown


Palmyra
Palmyra Enterprise, Wednesdays established 1874, existence unknown


Sharon
Sharon Reporter, 213 Baldwin, Sharon, WI   53585  262-736-4380, established 1878
Sharon Gazette was established August 1867 and no longer in existence.


Walworth
The Walworth Times 325 Kenosha St, Walworth, WI  53184 262-275-2166


Whitewater
The Whitewater Register was established April, 1857 and is still in existence today.
Gazette Tuesdays established 1879, existence unknown


Williams Bay
The Beacon, 104 N Walworth Ave, Williams Bay, WI  53191 262-245-1877
Bay Times 325 Kenosha St, Walworth, WI  53184  262-275-2166

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