June 30, 2022
If you are researching your ancestry from Georgia, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online GA newspaper archives: 211 titles to help you search your family history in the “Peach State,” providing coverage from 1763 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Georgia newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for articles about your ancestors from Georgia in these newspapers. Our GA newspapers are divided into two collections, each with their own search page:
- Newspaper Archives (complete paper with all articles, including historical obituaries, with a number of very rare single-issue newspapers – many of them are the only known issues of the paper)
- Obituaries (including both historical and recent obituaries, if obits are specifically what you are searching for)
Search Georgia Newspaper Archives (1763 – 2003)
Search Georgia Obituaries (1792 – Today)
Here is the complete list of Georgia newspapers in the online archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The GA newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Years of Coverage | Issues Available | Collection |
| Acworth | Bright Side, The [Kennesaw-Acworth Edition] | 06/01/2011 – 12/01/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Albany | Albany Herald | 10/20/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Alpharetta | Alpharetta Neighbor | 01/21/2012 – 03/02/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Alpharetta, Milton | North Fulton Neighbor | 03/02/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Alpharetta, Roswell | Revue & News | 01/05/2006 – 10/14/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Americus | Americus Times-Recorder | 06/23/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Americus | Americus times-recorder | 07/10/1900 – 11/30/1925 | 6990 | Newspaper Archives |
| Athens | Athens Banner-Herald | 01/01/1999 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Athens | Southern Banner | 03/23/1833 – 01/04/1865 | 40 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Daily World | 01/06/2000 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Jewish Times | 04/28/2006 – 03/13/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 01/01/1985 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Emory Wheel, The: Emory University | 08/25/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Maroon Tiger, The: Morehouse College | 08/25/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Adair’s Georgia Land Register | 10/01/1867 – 10/01/1867 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Age | 01/13/1900 – 01/13/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Prices-Current | 04/04/1866 – 04/04/1866 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Jeffersonian | 06/17/1909 – 11/17/1910 | 74 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Methodist Advocate | 01/06/1869 – 09/27/1876 | 195 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Weekly Defiance | 10/24/1882 – 02/24/1883 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Presbyterian of the South : | 01/06/1909 – 12/27/1922 | 670 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Land of 10 | 07/05/2016 – 06/29/2018 | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | SEC Country | 09/10/2015 – 06/21/2018 | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | DawgNation | 07/13/2015 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | ABC – 2 WSB: Web Edition Articles | 05/15/2018 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The: Web Edition Articles | 03/30/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Net News | 09/01/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The: Blogs | 05/02/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Daily Intelligencer | 02/07/1863 – 06/19/1866 | 15 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Daily New Era | 09/05/1865 – 07/23/1869 | 404 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Voice | 10/25/2017 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Journal | 02/24/1883 – 11/04/2001 | 41116 | Newspaper Archives |
| Atlanta | Signal, The: Georgia State University | 08/29/2001 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Augusta | Augusta Chronicle | 01/01/1994 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Augusta | Augusta Chronicle | 01/07/1792 – 11/30/2003 | 49134 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Augusta Herald | 07/17/1799 – 12/28/1815 | 162 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Augusta Union | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Colored American | 12/30/1865 – 01/13/1866 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Constitutionalist Letter Sheet | 01/26/1837 – 01/26/1837 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Daily Constitutionalist | 03/19/1833 – 12/31/1869 | 2820 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Georgia Advertiser | 08/28/1822 – 08/28/1822 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Georgia Gazette and General Advertiser | 02/05/1816 – 03/11/1816 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Loyal Georgian | 01/20/1866 – 02/15/1868 | 16 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Mirror of the Times | 10/31/1808 – 10/28/1811 | 8 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Southern Centinel, and Universal Gazette | 11/28/1793 – 05/31/1798 | 193 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Weekly Constitutionalist | 09/26/1860 – 01/12/1876 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Augusta | Augusta Chronicle, The: Web Edition Articles | 01/07/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Augusta | Augusta Chronicle, The: Blogs | 02/27/2008 – 02/03/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Augusta | ABC – 6 WJBF | 01/11/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Augusta | Trench and camp | 10/10/1917 – 02/05/1919 | 69 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bainbridge | Bainbridge Post-Searchlight | 10/03/2014 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Bartow, Douglas, Paulding | West Georgia Neighbor | 04/27/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Blue Ridge | News Observer | 03/28/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Bremen | Gateway-Beacon | 06/10/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Brookhaven | Brookhaven Post | 08/12/2013 – 06/27/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Brunswick | Brunswick News | 01/31/2001 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Brunswick | Brunswick News | 01/11/1902 – 05/01/1998 | 23537 | Newspaper Archives |
| Brunswick | Brunswick news | 10/02/1906 – 12/25/1922 | 3046 | Newspaper Archives |
| Brunswick | Brunswick times | 04/25/1889 – 08/15/1900 | 548 | Newspaper Archives |
| Brunswick | Brunswick times-call | 08/16/1900 – 01/10/1902 | 410 | Newspaper Archives |
| Calhoun | Calhoun Times | 06/05/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Canton | Cherokee Tribune | 11/21/1998 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Canton | Cherokee Georgian | 05/24/1876 – 05/24/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Carrollton | Times-Georgian | 05/08/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cartersville | Bartow Neighbor | 12/30/2008 – 12/30/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Cartersville | Daily Tribune News | 08/11/1998 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cedartown | Polk County Standard Journal | 12/07/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Chatsworth | Chatsworth Times | 11/17/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Clayton | Clayton Tribune | 11/21/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cleveland | White County News | 07/19/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Columbus | Columbus Chronicle | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Columbus | CBS – 3 WRBL | 01/29/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Conyers | Rockdale Citizen | 02/28/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cordele | Cordele Dispatch | 12/16/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cornelia | Northeast Georgian | 04/12/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | Center Square Georgia | 11/26/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | NRI Pulse | 04/29/2020 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Covington | Newton Citizen | 11/16/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cumming | Forsyth County News | 02/16/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cumming | Forsyth Herald | 03/23/2006 – 11/30/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Dahlonega | Dahlonega Nugget | 01/04/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Dallas | Paulding County Sentinel | 07/08/2009 – 04/09/2010 | – | Obituaries |
| Dallas | Paulding Neighbor | 11/05/2008 – 01/18/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Dalton | Daily Citizen | 09/29/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Darien | Darien Gazette | 01/04/1819 – 09/02/1828 | 26 | Newspaper Archives |
| Dawsonville | Dawson News & Advertiser | 06/05/2013 – 09/16/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Decatur | Decaturish.com | 11/06/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Decatur | DeKalb Neighbor | 04/22/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Douglasville | Douglas County Sentinel | 05/21/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Douglasville | Douglas Neighbor | 03/02/2011 – 02/26/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Duluth | Johns Creek Herald | 01/05/2006 – 12/10/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Dunwoody | Dunwoody Crier | 03/03/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Echota | Cherokee phoenix, and Indians” advocate | 03/04/1829 – 10/19/1833 | 61 | Newspaper Archives |
| Elberton | Elberton Star & Examiner | 08/02/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Ellijay | Times-Courier | 01/03/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | Fayette Chronicle | 08/25/2011 – 10/25/2012 | – | Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | Fayette County News | 12/02/2010 – 08/29/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | Today in Peachtree City | 05/02/2012 – 08/21/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Forest Park | South Metro Neighbor | 01/12/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Griffin | Griffin Daily News | 05/17/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Griffin | Daily Chattanooga Rebel | 06/09/1864 – 09/17/1864 | 34 | Newspaper Archives |
| Hartwell | Hartwell Sun | 07/07/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Jackson | Jackson Progress-Argus | 10/23/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Jasper | Pickens County Progress | 10/07/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Jesup | Press-Sentinel | 09/13/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Johns Creek | Johns Creek Neighbor | 11/11/2008 – 12/30/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Jonesboro | Clayton News Daily | 10/10/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Jonesboro | Clayton Neighbor | 08/13/2009 – 08/27/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Kennesaw | Sentinel, The: Kennesaw State University | 06/27/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| LaGrange | LaGrange Daily News | 01/01/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lake Lanier | Lakeside on Lanier | 08/01/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lavonia | Franklin County Citizen | 08/02/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lawrenceville | Gwinnett Daily Post | 03/16/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Loganville | Loganville Tribune | 07/25/2007 – 10/21/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Louisville | News and Farmer | 05/25/1876 – 05/25/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisville | American Standard | 05/14/1812 – 05/14/1812 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisville | Louisville Courier | 08/21/1811 – 10/30/1811 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisville | Louisville Gazette | 05/12/1802 – 03/02/1811 | 38 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisville | News and Farmer and Wadley Herald – Jefferson Reporter | 01/01/2015 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Macon | Macon Sentinel | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Macon | Mercantile Mirror and Railroad Guide | 09/16/1865 – 09/16/1865 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Marietta | Marietta Daily Journal | 12/07/1998 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Marietta | Chattanooga Daily Rebel | 02/23/1864 – 04/22/1864 | 9 | Newspaper Archives |
| Marietta | Cobb County Times | 10/05/1916 – 03/26/1925 | 490 | Newspaper Archives |
| Marietta | Marietta Journal | 09/18/1868 – 10/31/1998 | 21965 | Newspaper Archives |
| Martinez | Columbia County News-Times | 10/24/2001 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| McDonough | Henry Daily Herald | 10/10/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| McDonough | Henry Neighbor | 01/12/2010 – 03/01/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Milledgeville | Union-Recorder | 10/24/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Milledgeville | Georgia Argus | 07/05/1808 – 02/14/1816 | 21 | Newspaper Archives |
| Milledgeville | Georgia Journal | 12/12/1809 – 09/22/1835 | 285 | Newspaper Archives |
| Milledgeville | Milledgeville Republican | 03/20/1816 – 03/27/1816 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Milledgeville | Reflector | 11/12/1817 – 02/02/1819 | 65 | Newspaper Archives |
| Milledgeville | Southern Presbyterian | 08/05/1852 – 08/05/1852 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Milledgeville | Southern Recorder | 02/13/1821 – 03/21/1865 | 65 | Newspaper Archives |
| Milledgeville | Georgia Republican | 09/28/1819 – 09/28/1819 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Monroe | Walton Tribune | 01/01/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Moultrie | Moultrie Observer | 07/05/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Mt. Zion | Missionary | 01/28/1820 – 05/16/1825 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Nahunta | Brantley Beacon | 01/06/2021 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| New Town | Cherokee Phoenix | 03/06/1828 – 02/04/1829 | 21 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Town | Cherokee Phoenix | 02/21/1828 – 05/31/1834 | 249 | Newspaper Archives |
| Newnan | Newnan Times-Herald | 10/12/1996 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Peachtree Corners | Weekly | 06/05/2004 – 07/06/2012 | – | Obituaries |
| Richmond Hill | Bryan County Now | 03/22/2007 – 10/15/2020 | – | Obituaries |
| Ringgold, Lafayette | Catoosa Walker News | 02/19/2017 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Rome | Rome News-Tribune | 12/11/2000 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Roswell | Milton Neighbor | 11/11/2008 – 12/30/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Roswell | Roswell Neighbor | 11/11/2008 – 12/30/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Sandy Springs | Sandy Springs Neighbor | 10/27/2009 – 03/04/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Sandy Springs | Northside-Sandy Springs Neighbor | 12/02/2008 – 03/23/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Sandy Springs, Roswell | Northside Neighbor | 05/16/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Business in Savannah | 03/31/2010 – 12/26/2012 | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Closeup | 11/11/1999 – 01/31/2008 | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Coastal Antiques and Art | 07/01/2002 – 06/01/2006 | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Coastal Senior | 06/01/2004 – 06/01/2004 | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Savannah Morning News | 07/01/1999 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Savannah Tribune | 08/13/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | West Chatham Neighbor | 04/28/2010 – 02/16/2011 | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Columbian Museum | 03/22/1796 – 10/03/1822 | 1857 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Daily Advertiser | 12/08/1868 – 04/23/1875 | 471 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Gazette of the State of Georgia | 02/13/1783 – 02/13/1783 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Georgia Gazette | 10/23/1788 – 11/25/1802 | 541 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Georgia Gazette | 04/07/1763 – 05/23/1770 | 346 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Georgia Journal and Independent Federal Register | 12/25/1793 – 01/01/1794 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Georgia Republican and State Intelligencer | 09/04/1802 – 10/22/1805 | 20 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Georgian | 01/04/1819 – 01/01/1833 | 2605 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Public Intelligencer | 04/18/1807 – 10/18/1808 | 36 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Royal Georgia Gazette | 08/12/1779 – 12/27/1781 | 60 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Georgian Shipping and Commercial Record | 05/25/1855 – 06/22/1855 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Republican | 11/07/1817 – 05/27/1819 | 22 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Republican | 03/21/1807 – 03/28/1872 | 2541 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Republican Prices Current | 10/28/1842 – 04/19/1861 | 111 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Tribune | 12/04/1875 – 12/28/1922 | 1633 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Weekly Echo | 08/26/1883 – 02/10/1884 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Wholesale Prices Current | 11/21/1818 – 05/18/1820 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Southern Cross | 09/09/1876 – 09/09/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Southern Patriot | 07/26/1805 – 03/24/1806 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Morning News | 10/20/1868 – 11/01/1876 | 15 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | NBC – 3 WSAV | 04/01/2018 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Savannah Morning News: Web Edition Articles | 09/14/2018 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Savannah | Morning news | 04/14/1887 – 06/06/1900 | 4706 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Morning news | 01/01/1881 – 04/13/1887 | 2127 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Morning news | 06/08/1900 – 12/31/1904 | 1668 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Georgia Expositor | 01/01/1876 – 08/26/1876 | 6 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Abend Zeitung | 05/24/1876 – 05/24/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Weekly News | 03/29/1873 – 09/23/1876 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Savannah | Savannah Tribune | 10/23/1886 – 11/15/1913 | 110 | Newspaper Archives |
| Senoia | East Coweta Journal | 11/11/2010 – 01/10/2013 | – | Obituaries |
| Sparta | Farmer’s Gazette | 06/17/1803 – 08/08/1807 | 49 | Newspaper Archives |
| Springfield | Effingham Now | 10/26/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| St. Mary’s | Tribune & Georgian | 11/03/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| St. Simons Island | Coastal Illustrated | 03/16/2016 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| St. Simons Island | Golden Isles Magazine | 03/01/2015 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Sylvania | Sylvania Telephone | 02/19/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Thomaston | Thomaston Times | 10/09/2009 – 12/24/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Thomasville | Thomasville Times-Enterprise | 11/14/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Thomson | Jeffersonian | 12/01/1910 – 10/08/1914 | 193 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tifton | Tifton Gazette | 07/25/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Toccoa | Toccoa Record | 06/24/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Valdosta | Valdosta Daily Times | 03/21/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Villa Rica | Villa Rican | 10/14/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Washington | Monitor | 07/29/1809 – 08/06/1814 | 17 | Newspaper Archives |
| Washington | News | 02/23/1816 – 04/09/1819 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Watkinsville | Oconee Leader | 03/13/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Waycross | Waycross Journal-Herald | 08/25/2005 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| West Point | West Point Times-News | 10/06/2008 – 11/17/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Winder | Barrow County News | 02/03/2010 – 07/06/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Woodstock | Cherokee Ledger-News | 08/18/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.
Note on the header image: photo of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, with the State Capitol in the foreground. Credit: Paul Brennan; Wikimedia Commons.
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