Newspapers

Current Subscriptions to Georgia Newspapers

• Baldwin Bulletin
• Macon Telegraph (Sunday only)
• Union Recorder

Macon, Georgia Newspapers

These titles are collectively filed as Georgia Journal & Messenger

• *Georgia Messenger 12 November 1823 - 8 April 1847
• Macon Telegraph 1 November 1826 - 25 September 1832
• Macon Georgia Telegraph 7 January 1836 - 25 June 1844
• Georgia Telegraph 3 October 1832 - 31 December 1835
• Georgia Telegraph 2 July 1844 - 14 September 1858
• *Georgia Journal and Messenger 15 April 1847 - 13 November 1869
• Weekly Georgia Telegraph 21 September 1858 - 1869

• *Rocker, Willard R. Marriages and Obituaries from the Macon Messenger 1818 – 1865 (Call number: Ref F285. R63 1988) indexes notices found in these papers.

Atlanta, Georgia Newspapers

• Atlanta Constitution June 17, 1868 to November 4, 2001
• Atlanta Journal 1940-1994

The print Atlanta Journal/Constitution Index 1971-1994 is available in Reference. Online indexing for the Atlanta newspapers is available via

Newspaper Source

Augusta, Georgia Newspaper Indexing

Personal Name Index to the Augusta Chronicle, 1786-1830( Ref F294 .W25 1987) provides information about early settlers who populated the Augusta region. Microfilm of the newspaper may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan at no charge to GC students, faculty and staff.

Other Georgia Newspapers Available on Microfilm

• Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, Georgia) November 23, 1883 - July 27, 1948
• Georgia Gazette (Savannah, Georgia) April 7, 1763-May 23, 1770