May 18, 2023
If you are researching your ancestry from Virginia, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online VA newspaper archives: 320 titles to help you search your family history in the “Old Dominion,” providing coverage from 1736 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Virginia newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for articles about your ancestors from Virginia in these newspapers. Our VA 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 Virginia Newspaper Archives (1736 – 1986)
Search Virginia Obituaries (1852 – Today)
Here is the complete list of Virginia 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 VA newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Years of Coverage | Issues Available | Collection |
| Abingdon | Washington County News | 02/01/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Abingdon | Abingdon Virginian | 10/03/1862 – 12/09/1864 | 85 | Newspaper Archives |
| Accomac | Peninsula enterprise | 01/10/1885 – 12/26/1908 | 1060 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria Gazette Packet | 02/26/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Alexandria | Centre View | 02/21/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Alexandria | Mount Vernon Gazette | 02/13/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Alexandria | Vienna-Oakton Connection | 02/26/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Alexandria | Alexandria Daily Advertiser | 12/08/1800 – 07/09/1808 | 1715 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria Expositor | 11/26/1802 – 06/01/1807 | 176 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria Expositor for the Country | 12/01/1803 – 03/04/1805 | 209 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria Gazette | 07/11/1808 – 04/02/1923 | 33838 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria Herald | 06/03/1811 – 06/29/1825 | 1295 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandrian: a Commercial, Agricultural and Literary Journal | 12/05/1820 – 12/05/1820 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Columbian Advertiser and Commercial, Mechanic, and Agricultural Gazette | 08/02/1802 – 11/22/1802 | 50 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette | 12/05/1792 – 12/06/1800 | 166 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Local News | 10/07/1861 – 02/10/1862 | 107 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Southern Churchman | 12/08/1843 – 08/17/1876 | 11 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Times; and District of Columbia Daily Advertiser | 04/10/1797 – 07/31/1802 | 1329 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser | 02/12/1784 – 05/21/1789 | 157 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Virginia Gazette and Alexandria Advertiser | 09/03/1789 – 08/01/1793 | 60 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Local News | 10/15/1861 – 02/10/1862 | 98 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Soldiers’ journal | 02/17/1864 – 06/21/1865 | 42 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Phenix gazette | 01/01/1825 – 03/16/1832 | 2009 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria Gazette | 04/02/1822 – 06/08/1822 | 30 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria gazette, commercial and political | 09/21/1812 – 05/10/1817 | 1124 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political | 07/11/1808 – 09/18/1812 | 1231 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria gazette & advertiser | 06/11/1822 – 12/25/1824 | 360 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser | 09/01/1817 – 03/30/1822 | 1294 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | Alexandria Herald | 06/21/1813 – 05/18/1825 | 289 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | People’s Advocate | 04/11/1876 – 09/09/1876 | 22 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alexandria | ALXNow | 10/15/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Altavista | Altavista Journal | 10/08/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Amherst | Amherst New Era Progress | 03/10/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Amherst | Nelson County Times | 03/19/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Annandale | Annandale Today | 05/27/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Appomattox | Times-Virginian | 10/08/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Arlington | Arlington Catholic Herald | 09/28/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Arlington | Arlington Connection | 02/26/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Arlington | ARLNow | 02/08/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Ashburn Farm, Ashburn Village, Landsdown, Bluemont | Ashburn Connection | 02/26/2002 – 05/21/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Bedford | Bedford Bulletin | 11/25/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Berryville | Clarke courier | 01/04/1899 – 12/28/1910 | 609 | Newspaper Archives |
| Big Stone Gap | Post | 10/21/2009 – 10/09/2019 | – | Obituaries |
| Big Stone Gap | Big Stone Gap post | 12/08/1892 – 12/20/1922 | 1370 | Newspaper Archives |
| Big Stone Gap | Big Stone post | 08/15/1890 – 05/06/1892 | 88 | Newspaper Archives |
| Boydton | Midland Express | 03/03/1893 – 03/03/1893 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bristol | Bristol Herald Courier | 12/27/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Bristol | Bristol Herald Courier: Blogs | 08/05/2008 – 08/05/2008 | – | Obituaries |
| Bristol | Bristol news | 08/14/1868 – 10/03/1882 | 712 | Newspaper Archives |
| Broadway | North Fork Journal | 06/27/2007 – 06/04/2014 | – | Obituaries |
| Brookneal | Union Star | 10/02/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Burke | Burke Connection | 02/26/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Burke, Fairfax, Springfield | Burke, Fairfax, Springfield, Fairfax Station Connection | 10/14/2021 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Cascades, Countryside, Potomac Falls, Sterling | Cascades Connection | 03/26/2008 – 09/23/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Charlottesville | Daily Progress | 04/17/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Charlottesville | Jeffersonian Republican | 04/19/1855 – 12/22/1880 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlottesville | Virginia Advocate | 08/25/1827 – 04/02/1830 | 62 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlottesville | Central gazette | 11/19/1824 – 03/24/1827 | 10 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlottesville | Virginia Advocate | 08/25/1827 – 12/31/1830 | 69 | Newspaper Archives |
| Charlottesville | Daily Progress, The: Blogs | 02/08/2008 – 01/19/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Charlottesville | Charlottesville Business Journal | 05/29/2015 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Chase City | News-Progress | 02/23/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Chatham | Star-Tribune | 10/02/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Clifton Forge | Valley Virginian | 01/17/1866 – 03/08/1894 | 1347 | Newspaper Archives |
| Clintwood | Dickenson Star | 10/08/2009 – 10/08/2019 | – | Obituaries |
| County | Virginia Lawyers Weekly | 01/14/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | Virginia Business | 09/10/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | Center Square Virginia | 05/26/2021 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| County | VPM | 04/22/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Culpeper | Culpeper Star-Exponent | 04/21/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Culpeper | Culpeper Times | 07/21/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Danville | Danville Register & Bee | 01/29/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Dayton | Shenandoah Journal | 11/13/2007 – 06/12/2012 | – | Obituaries |
| Drakes Branch | Charlotte Gazette | 09/25/2015 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Dumfries | Virginia Gazette and Agricultural Repository | 10/13/1791 – 12/19/1793 | 6 | Newspaper Archives |
| Dumfries, Stafford, Woodbridge | Potomac Local | 06/28/2010 – 09/26/2022 | – | Obituaries |
| Elkton | Valley Banner | 06/28/2010 – 05/17/2018 | – | Obituaries |
| Emporia | Independent-Messenger | 07/08/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fairfax | Fairfax Connection | 02/26/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Fairfax | FFXNow | 02/22/2022 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fairfax Station, Clifton | Fairfax Station-Clifton Connection | 02/26/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Farmville | Farmville Mercury, and Official Advertiser for Prince Edward, Cumberland, Buckingham, Appomatox and Neighboring Counties | 06/15/1876 – 06/15/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Farmville | Farmville herald | 01/06/1899 – 12/23/1910 | 613 | Newspaper Archives |
| Farmville | Farmville Herald | 01/06/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fincastle | Fincastle Mirror | 07/11/1823 – 02/18/1825 | 82 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fincastle | Fincastle Weekly Advertiser | 05/08/1801 – 07/10/1801 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fincastle | Herald of the Valley | 09/17/1821 – 07/04/1823 | 56 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fincastle | Herald of Virginia and Fincastle Weekly Advertiser | 12/05/1800 – 12/05/1800 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fincastle | Herald of the Times | 07/08/1820 – 06/03/1822 | 98 | Newspaper Archives |
| Floyd | Floyd Press | 07/19/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Franklin | Tidewater News | 10/03/2014 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fredericksburg | Free Lance-Star | 01/01/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Fredericksburg | New Era | 05/23/1865 – 06/29/1866 | 116 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fredericksburg | Virginia Express | 11/17/1803 – 07/12/1804 | 6 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fredericksburg | Virginia Herald | 09/06/1787 – 11/25/1829 | 313 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fredericksburg | Christian Banner | 02/22/1850 – 08/13/1862 | 14 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fredericksburg | Free lance | 03/25/1899 – 09/07/1911 | 1893 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fredericksburg | New Era | 07/07/1845 – 03/13/1847 | 320 | Newspaper Archives |
| Front Royal | Warren Sentinel | 09/17/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Gainesville | Lifestyle: the Gainesville Lifestyle Magazine | 10/01/2021 – 10/01/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Galax | Galax Gazette | 11/18/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Goochland | Goochland Gazette | 06/04/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Great Falls | Great Falls Connection | 02/26/2002 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Harrisonburg | Daily News-Record | 06/10/1993 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Harrisonburg | Northern Augusta Journal | 11/20/2007 – 01/15/2008 | – | Obituaries |
| Harrisonburg | Rocktown Weekly | 01/17/2008 – 01/17/2008 | – | Obituaries |
| Haymarket | Lifestyle: the Haymarket Lifestyle Magazine | 02/01/2017 – 10/01/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Herndon | Herndon Connection | 02/26/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Hillsville | Carroll News | 04/30/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Independence | Declaration | 01/24/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Irvington | Virginia citizen | 01/05/1900 – 12/23/1910 | 563 | Newspaper Archives |
| King George | Journal Press | 11/26/2008 – 11/16/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Laurel Hill | Laurel Hill Connection | 02/26/2002 – 06/10/2009 | – | Obituaries |
| Lawrenceville | Brunswick Times-Gazette | 07/08/2003 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Leesburg | Leesburg Today | 08/29/2006 – 11/02/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Leesburg | Genius of Liberty | 01/11/1817 – 12/26/1820 | 204 | Newspaper Archives |
| Leesburg | True American | 12/30/1800 – 12/30/1800 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Leesburg | Washingtonian | 02/06/1810 – 07/16/1811 | 12 | Newspaper Archives |
| Leesburg | Ashburn Today | 06/01/2007 – 09/23/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Leesburg | Loudoun Business | 06/02/2014 – 09/09/2015 | – | Obituaries |
| Lexington | News-Gazette | 12/10/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lexington | Rockbridge Repository | 08/21/1801 – 08/06/1805 | 9 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lexington | Virginia Telegraphe | 01/10/1804 – 02/03/1808 | 16 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lexington | Lexington gazette | 01/05/1898 – 12/25/1912 | 777 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lexington | Ring-Tum Phi, The: Washington and Lee University | 12/11/2015 – 03/07/2016 | – | Obituaries |
| Luray | Page News and Courier | 01/13/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lynchburg | News & Advance | 04/22/2006 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg Daily Virginian | 08/10/1852 – 01/10/1876 | 398 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg Star | 02/27/1806 – 01/08/1812 | 49 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg Virginian | 01/07/1828 – 11/30/1848 | 1303 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg Weekly Gazette | 10/13/1798 – 07/20/1799 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg Weekly Museum | 08/21/1797 – 05/19/1798 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg and Farmer’s Gazette | 04/05/1794 – 11/28/1795 | 23 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lynchburg | Burg | 08/19/2009 – 10/10/2018 | – | Obituaries |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg Press | 05/13/1809 – 04/24/1818 | 24 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lynchburg | Lynchburg Virginian | 01/29/1829 – 07/30/1849 | 1802 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lynchburg | Virginian | 08/06/1822 – 01/26/1829 | 653 | Newspaper Archives |
| Madison | Madison County Eagle | 03/26/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Manassas | News & Messenger | 05/02/2008 – 12/26/2012 | – | Obituaries |
| Manassas | InsideNoVa – Prince William | 02/21/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Manassas | News & Messenger: Blogs | 03/23/2011 – 03/23/2011 | – | Obituaries |
| Marion | Bland County Messenger | 04/01/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Marion | Smyth County News & Messenger | 01/31/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Martinsville | Martinsville Bulletin | 04/30/2001 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Mathews | Mathews journal | 05/04/1905 – 12/19/1912 | 359 | Newspaper Archives |
| McLean | Fairfax Sun Gazette | 05/06/2006 – 02/14/2023 | – | Obituaries |
| McLean | McLean Connection | 02/26/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| McLean, Vienna-Oakton | McLean, Vienna-Oakton Connection | 10/21/2021 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Mechanicsville | Mechanicsville Local | 07/27/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Merrifield | Arlington Sun Gazette | 04/03/2006 – 02/14/2023 | – | Obituaries |
| Monterey | Highland recorder | 01/13/1893 – 12/17/1920 | 1220 | Newspaper Archives |
| Newport News | Daily Press | 01/01/1989 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Newport News | Daily press | 01/11/1898 – 12/22/1910 | 2162 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Virginian-Pilot | 04/01/1990 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Norfolk | American Beacon | 08/07/1815 – 02/28/1827 | 1689 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | American Gazette and Norfolk and Portsmouth Weekly Advertiser | 10/10/1792 – 08/28/1795 | 10 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Commercial Register | 08/16/1802 – 01/11/1803 | 64 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | New Regime | 03/08/1864 – 04/16/1864 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk and Portsmouth Chronicle | 09/26/1789 – 06/02/1792 | 21 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk and Portsmouth Gazette | 09/23/1789 – 10/08/1789 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald | 10/08/1807 – 06/19/1820 | 10 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal | 09/28/1787 – 05/06/1789 | 57 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger | 07/17/1804 – 09/17/1816 | 1084 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Virginia Chronicle | 07/28/1792 – 12/18/1794 | 124 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Virginian-Pilot | 12/16/1865 – 12/31/1963 | 18583 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | New Daily Pilot | 11/01/1896 – 11/29/1896 | 25 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk Journal | 01/09/1867 – 02/24/1868 | 156 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk Journal of Commerce and the Twice a Week Virginian-Pilot | 10/03/1902 – 01/09/1903 | 29 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk post | 06/22/1865 – 04/05/1866 | 203 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Norfolk Virginian | 01/01/1895 – 12/30/1900 | 1549 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Mace & Crown: Old Dominion University | 03/23/2011 – 03/27/2017 | – | Obituaries |
| Norfolk | Virginian-Pilot, The: Blogs | 12/04/2006 – 05/20/2019 | – | Obituaries |
| Norfolk | Norfolk day book | 04/09/1869 – 11/18/1869 | 144 | Newspaper Archives |
| Norfolk | Dolan’s Virginia Business Observer | 10/07/2002 – 12/23/2002 | – | Obituaries |
| Norfolk, Portsmouth | ABC – 13 WVEC | 03/09/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Norfolk, Portsmouth | CBS – 3 WTKR | 03/08/2012 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Norton | Coalfield Progress | 04/15/2006 – 10/10/2019 | – | Obituaries |
| Orange | Orange County Review | 03/03/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Orange | Native Virginian | 11/15/1867 – 05/13/1870 | 123 | Newspaper Archives |
| Petersburg | Progress-Index | 10/31/2001 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Petersburg | American Star | 06/23/1817 – 12/23/1817 | 75 | Newspaper Archives |
| Petersburg | Mercantile Advertiser, and Daily Vehicle | 02/17/1817 – 02/17/1817 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Petersburg | National Pilot | 02/01/1900 – 02/01/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Petersburg | Petersburg Daily Courier | 09/21/1814 – 06/22/1815 | 131 | Newspaper Archives |
| Petersburg | Petersburg Intelligencer | 05/29/1798 – 09/22/1815 | 158 | Newspaper Archives |
| Petersburg | Weekly Letter Sheet Price Current | 10/27/1860 – 10/27/1860 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Petersburg | Country Advertiser | 02/07/1839 – 02/07/1839 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Petersburg | Daily Express | 11/12/1868 – 06/25/1869 | 192 | Newspaper Archives |
| Powhatan | Powhatan Today | 04/02/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Reston | Reston Connection | 02/26/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Reston | RestonNow | 11/15/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Reston, Oak Hill-Herndon, Chantilly, Centre View | Reston, Oak Hill-Herndon, Chantilly, Centre View Connection | 10/21/2021 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Richlands | Richlands News-Press | 07/13/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Richmond | Campaign Enquirer | 10/15/1856 – 10/15/1856 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Enquirer | 05/09/1804 – 08/22/1876 | 5262 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 08/19/1985 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Richmond | Crisis | 04/04/1840 – 09/16/1840 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Daily New Nation | 11/23/1867 – 04/11/1868 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Daily State Journal | 06/13/1870 – 06/13/1870 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Independent Republican | 05/01/1869 – 05/01/1869 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | National Virginian | 01/27/1871 – 01/27/1871 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Observatory, or A View of the Times | 03/01/1798 – 11/26/1798 | 34 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Recorder | 11/10/1802 – 08/06/1803 | 17 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Reformer | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Republican Sentinel | 03/16/1844 – 09/07/1844 | 9 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Chronicle | 05/23/1795 – 08/27/1796 | 77 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Commercial Compiler | 12/18/1816 – 12/31/1847 | 624 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Daily Whig | 12/27/1833 – 02/15/1882 | 525 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Enquirer | 10/25/1844 – 04/28/1870 | 1337 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Examiner | 04/08/1861 – 08/29/1866 | 1013 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Planet | 02/21/1885 – 12/27/1930 | 1521 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Times Dispatch | 09/24/1856 – 12/31/1986 | 30436 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Whig | 06/22/1824 – 12/29/1874 | 3582 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Sentinel | 06/19/1863 – 01/03/1866 | 183 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Southern Churchman | 02/06/1835 – 03/08/1865 | 188 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Southern Illustrated News | 09/13/1862 – 09/10/1864 | 56 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Spirit of ‘Seventy-Six | 09/20/1808 – 07/11/1809 | 11 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Taglicher Anzeiger | 06/25/1876 – 06/25/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Argus | 05/09/1795 – 10/19/1816 | 958 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Federalist | 06/01/1799 – 03/01/1800 | 9 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Gazette and Weekly Advertiser | 03/02/1782 – 03/04/1796 | 34 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser | 12/07/1791 – 07/14/1809 | 67 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Independent Chronicle | 05/23/1787 – 04/01/1789 | 15 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Patriot | 12/26/1809 – 08/03/1819 | 546 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Star | 05/11/1878 – 12/23/1882 | 12 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia State Journal-Campaign Edition | 10/01/1873 – 10/01/1873 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Visitor and Telegraph | 05/19/1827 – 01/09/1839 | 196 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Yeoman | 01/29/1840 – 12/25/1840 | 40 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Times-Dispatch: Web Edition Articles | 01/02/2015 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Richmond | Weekly Richmond Enquirer | 10/29/1858 – 05/13/1863 | 33 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Farm Journal | 09/17/1859 – 09/17/1859 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Patron | 07/29/1876 – 07/29/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Central Presbyterian | 12/18/1862 – 08/16/1876 | 6 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Christian Observer | 09/15/1864 – 02/16/1865 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Religious Herald | 01/11/1828 – 08/10/1876 | 10 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Christian Advocate | 01/20/1876 – 01/20/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Watchman of the South | 11/15/1838 – 02/06/1845 | 23 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Daily dispatch | 01/14/1852 – 12/30/1922 | 21927 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Daily State Journal | 01/02/1871 – 03/31/1874 | 1002 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Jewish South | 08/25/1893 – 07/07/1899 | 153 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Labor herald | 03/13/1886 – 07/17/1886 | 17 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Enquirer | 09/20/1815 – 01/08/1867 | 5098 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmonder Anzeiger | 06/02/1855 – 09/29/1866 | 918 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Times | 01/01/1890 – 01/23/1903 | 4068 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Times-Dispatch: Blogs | 04/01/2008 – 08/14/2014 | – | Obituaries |
| Richmond | Enquirer | 05/09/1804 – 09/16/1815 | 1273 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Impartial Observer | 05/01/1806 – 07/02/1807 | 30 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Constitutional Whig | 01/27/1824 – 12/28/1832 | 825 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Argus | 02/14/1797 – 10/16/1816 | 1328 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Central Presbyterian | 01/05/1856 – 12/23/1908 | 543 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Staats-Gazette | 11/03/1876 – 11/03/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | CBS – 6 WTVR | 12/02/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Richmond | Recorder | 11/03/1802 – 06/15/1803 | 44 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Recorder, or, Lady”s and gentleman”s miscellany | 02/27/1802 – 10/27/1802 | 35 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | New Nation | 10/05/1865 – 11/26/1868 | 119 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Daily Richmond Whig | 09/05/1861 – 12/31/1861 | 96 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Whig | 05/15/1862 – 04/29/1865 | 891 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Virginia Staats-Gazette | 01/01/1874 – 09/10/1877 | 306 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Richmond Virginian | 01/28/1910 – 05/15/1920 | 3618 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Style Weekly | 03/16/1999 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Richmond | Virginia Star | 05/11/1878 – 12/23/1882 | 10 | Newspaper Archives |
| Richmond | Reformer | 01/28/1905 – 01/28/1905 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke | Roanoke Times | 01/01/1990 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Roanoke | Roanoke Times | 07/31/1887 – 12/31/1960 | 4015 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke | World-News | 04/21/1913 – 04/21/1913 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke | Roanoke times | 11/06/1889 – 02/23/1898 | 2395 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke | Tribune | 08/11/1951 – 09/21/1957 | 268 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke | Cardinal News | 10/29/2021 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Roanoke | Evening News | 01/01/1903 – 04/19/1913 | 1757 | Newspaper Archives |
| Roanoke, Lynchburg | NBC – 10 WSLS | 04/19/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Roanoke, Lynchburg | CBS – 7 WDBJ | 07/12/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Rocky Mount | Franklin News-Post | 10/09/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Smithfield | Smithfield Times | 06/29/2015 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| South Hill | South Hill Enterprise | 01/07/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Springfield | Springfield Connection | 10/15/2002 – 09/22/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Stafford | InsideNoVa – North Stafford | 04/17/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Stanardsville | Greene County Record | 03/31/2008 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Staunton | Observer | 08/04/1814 – 08/18/1814 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Political Mirror | 06/03/1800 – 08/11/1801 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Spirit of the Press | 05/18/1811 – 05/18/1811 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Staunton Eagle | 08/14/1807 – 10/03/1810 | 36 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Staunton Political Censor | 06/22/1808 – 08/23/1811 | 10 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Staunton Spy | 09/21/1793 – 02/01/1794 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Staunton spectator and vindicator | 12/19/1849 – 12/29/1911 | 2789 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Staunton spectator, and general advertiser | 09/01/1836 – 12/12/1849 | 636 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Staunton spectator | 04/13/1827 – 09/07/1832 | 51 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Staunton vindicator | 01/03/1879 – 08/28/1896 | 858 | Newspaper Archives |
| Staunton | Staunton vindicator and general advertiser | 06/17/1859 – 06/17/1859 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Stephens City | Stephens City star | 08/06/1881 – 07/14/1883 | 74 | Newspaper Archives |
| Strasburg | Northern Virginia Daily | 12/17/2007 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Suffolk | Suffolk News-Herald | 10/02/2014 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Suffolk | Christian Sun | 04/05/1861 – 06/02/1876 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tazewell | Clinch Valley news | 07/02/1886 – 12/22/1922 | 1723 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tazewell | Tazewell Republican | 01/07/1897 – 12/19/1912 | 793 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tysons | Tysons Reporter | 10/03/2018 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Victoria | Kenbridge-Victoria Dispatch | 10/03/2015 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Warrenton | Palladium of Liberty | 08/23/1817 – 12/22/1820 | 85 | Newspaper Archives |
| Warrenton | Lifestyle: the Warrenton Lifestyle Magazine | 12/01/2021 – 12/01/2021 | – | Obituaries |
| Warrenton | FauquierNow | 12/01/2021 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Washington | Rappahannock News | 01/30/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Waynesboro | News Virginian | 02/03/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Williamsburg | Virginia Gazette | 02/03/1775 – 10/30/1778 | 157 | Newspaper Archives |
| Williamsburg | Virginia Gazette | 02/12/1779 – 12/30/1780 | 92 | Newspaper Archives |
| Williamsburg | Virginia Gazette | 05/16/1766 – 07/26/1776 | 240 | Newspaper Archives |
| Williamsburg | Virginia Gazette | 02/28/1750 – 12/04/1778 | 709 | Newspaper Archives |
| Williamsburg | Virginia Gazette | 01/07/1736 – 09/25/1746 | 216 | Newspaper Archives |
| Williamsburg | Virginia Gazette | 06/12/1897 – 06/19/1913 | 785 | Newspaper Archives |
| Winchester | Winchester Star | 04/30/2009 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Winchester | Philanthropist | 03/25/1806 – 02/28/1809 | 8 | Newspaper Archives |
| Winchester | Republican Constellation | 07/20/1811 – 07/31/1819 | 69 | Newspaper Archives |
| Winchester | Virginia Gazette and Winchester Advertiser | 08/29/1787 – 10/14/1789 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| Winchester | Winchester Gazette | 06/27/1798 – 01/15/1820 | 18 | Newspaper Archives |
| Winchester | Winchester Virginian | 04/18/1828 – 09/06/1836 | 40 | Newspaper Archives |
| Winchester | Winchester Gazette | 04/20/1811 – 12/31/1824 | 107 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wirtz | Smith Mountain Eagle | 10/06/2004 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Woodstock | Shenandoah Valley-Herald | 06/24/2010 – 03/03/2023 | – | Obituaries |
| Woodstock | Shenandoah herald | 06/28/1866 – 12/25/1925 | 2968 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wytheville | Wytheville Enterprise | 02/01/2011 – Current | – | Obituaries |
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