Whitley County Newspapers in the Record
The 1880 federal publication catalog identifies newspapers in Columbia City, Churubusco, and South Whitley.
A federal catalog of periodical publications from the 1880 Census lists the Columbia City Post, the Churubusco Herald, and the South Whitley News. The catalog describes the Columbia City Post as a weekly founded in 1864 and the Churubusco Herald as a weekly founded in 1877. Indiana State Library guidance also identifies newspaper holdings and microfilm as county research resources.
Documented points
- Columbia City Post: listed as a weekly newspaper, with 1864 shown in the federal catalog.
- Churubusco Herald: listed as a weekly, with 1877 shown in the same catalog.
- South Whitley News: listed under South Whitley in the federal periodical table.
- The Indiana State Library county guide points to newspapers on microfilm.
- Historical Whitley County at Indiana Memory includes digitized photographs and documents that can complement newspaper research.
Why this matters
Newspapers provide obituaries, legal notices, advertisements, election reporting, business announcements, and event coverage. They are published accounts rather than government certificates. OCR frequently misses narrow-column names, so issue browsing remains necessary.
Evidence status for Whitley County Newspapers in the Record
This article reports what the cited sources specifically establish about Whitley County Newspapers in the Record. Dates and collection ranges are attributed to their publishers; interpretation is kept separate from the documented points so the account can be checked and corrected.
Source boundary
A newspaper title can change, merge, or move. Cite the title as printed on the issue, publication place, full date, page, column, repository, and image identifier.
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