Present Day Newspapers of Henry County:
The following three
papers all had websites on http://www.terrynews.com
Apparently someone
has either hacked or purchased this website which is now an endless stream
of popup boxes for various casinos, none of which have to do with any newspapers.
If anyone knows new links to these papers, please let us know via email.
Cambridge Chronicle
119 W. Exchange St
Cambridge, IL
(309) 937-3303
Geneseo
Republic
108 W. First St.
Geneseo, IL 61254
(309) 944-2119
link indicates a page
saying it will be the future home of the paper
Orion Gazette
201 11th Avenue
Orion, IL 61273
(30) 526-8085
Abington
Argus ( Knox Co) searchable Obituary Archive
Bureau
County Republican
Daily
Gazette (Whiteside Co)
Moline
Dispatch/Rock Island Argus
Peoria
Journal-Star obit briefs under "Matters
of Record"
Quad
Cities Times their obit archive is now "hidden"
but this link will take you to the search for it for the time being.
This listing may not be complete. Dates are based upon information from various sources (clearly if you have an obit dated 1896 from a newspaper you know they were in operation in that year...). Some are basically the same newspaper with a slight name change or switching back and forth from daily to weekly, etc.
If you have information
regarding any of the papers below or ones we missed please EMAIL
us so we might update this chart.
| Name of Publication | Approximate dates of operation |
| Cambridge Chronicle | at least 1878-present |
| (Cambridge) Daily Chief | 1875 to ?? |
| (Cambridge) Fair Budget | 1876-1877 |
| Galva News | 1916 to ?? |
| Galva Union | 1865-1866 |
| Galva Weekly News | 1879-1915 |
| Galva Weekly Standard | 1886-1887 |
| Galva Standard | 1881-1886 and 1887-1915 |
| Geneseo Daily Arena | unknown but was
in business in 1896 |
| Geneseo Daily News | unknown but was
in business 1905 |
| Geneseo Enterprise | unknown but was
in business 1906 - 1907 |
| Geneseo Journal | 1860-1860 |
| Geneseo News | 1887-19?? |
| Geneseo Republic & Henry Co. News | 1856-1859 |
| Geneseo Republic | 1859-present |
| Geneseo Sun | 1879-1883 |
| Geneseo Weekly Sun | 1883-188? |
| Henry County Arena (Geneseo) | unknown but was
publishing in 1899 |
| Henry County Chronicle (Cambridge) | 1858-1878 |
| Henry County Dial (Cambridge) | 1854-1865? |
| Henry County News (Geneseo) | 187?-1887 |
| Kewanee Advertiser | at least 1857-1863
and 1870 |
| Kewanee Courier | 1876-1898 |
| Kewanee Daily Star Courier | 1898-1926 |
| Kewanee Independent | 1871-1882 |
| Kewanee Independent | 1882-1896 |
| Kewanee Labor Herald | at least 1906 |
| Kewanee Star Courier | 1926-1948
1948 to present |
| Kewanee Weekly Star Courier | 1898 to at least 1909 |
| Orion Liberator andTimes | unknown but was
publishing in 1897 |
| Orion Chief | unknown but at least
1873-1875 |
| Orion Gazette | 1992 - present |
| Orion Times | unknown but publishing
1878-1880 1883-1887 and 1888-1992 |
| Orion Vidette- | 1877-1877 |
| People's Union Mission (Geneseo) | unknown but at least
publishing in 1895 |
| Prairie Chief (Cambridge) | unknown but at least
1871-1893 |
| Union Advocate (Geneseo) | 1861-1863 |
| Woodhull Dispatch | 187?-1971 |