# List of defunct newspapers of North Carolina

Most of the newspapers started in North Carolina in the 18th century no longer exist. The first newspaper, the North Carolina Gazette, was published in New Bern, North Carolina. These defunct newspapers of North Carolina were replaced by newspapers that started in the 19th century. With the progress of technology, introduction of social media, and trend towards corporate conglomerate ownership many newspapers did not survive in the 20th and 21st century.

## Newspapers published in the 18th century

There are currently 84 newspapers known to have been published in North Carolina between 1751 and 1800. Many newspapers went through one or more title changes, as shown in the table below.
| Title(s) | Established | Ceased Publication | City | County | Online Version of Newspaper |
| North-Carolina gazette and Wilmington weekly post-boy.; The North-Carolina gazette. | 1764 | 1769 | Wilmington | New Hanover | External link |
| The North-Carolina magazine or, Universal intelligencer. | 1764 | 1768 | New Bern | Craven | External link |
| The Noth. Carolina gazette. | 1751 | 1799 | New Bern | Craven | External link |
| The North-Carolina gazette. | 1768 | 1778 | New Bern | Craven | External link |
| The Cape-Fear mercury. | 1769 | 1775 | Wilmington | New Hanover | External link |
| The Noth. Carolina gazette, or, New-Bern advertiser.; The North Carolina gazette, or, Impartial intelligencer, and weekly general advertiser.; Martin's North-Carolina gazette.; The North-Carolina gazette. | 1780 | 1799 | New Bern | Craven | External link |
| The State gazette of North-Carolina.; The Herald of freedom. | 1780 | ? | Edenton; New Bern | Chowan; Craven | |
| The North Carolina gazette. | 1785 | 1786 | Hillsborough | Orange | |
| The North-Carolina gazette, or, The Edenton intelligencer.; The Edenton inteligencer [sic]. | 1787 | 1789 | Edenton | Chowan | External link |
| The Wilmington centinel, and general advertiser. | 1788 | 1789 | Wilmington | New Hanover | External link |
| Fayetteville gazette.; The North-Carolina chronicle; or, Fayetteville gazette. | 1789 | 1791 | Fayetteville | Cumberland | External link |
| Fayetteville gazette.; The North-Carolina centinel and Fayetteville gazette. | 1792 | 1795 | Fayetteville | Cumberland | External link |
| The North-Carolina journal. | 1792 | 1814 | Halifax | Halifax | |
| The Wilmington chronicle: North Carolina weekly advertiser. | 1795 | 1796 | Wilmington | New Hanover | External link |
| The North-Carolina Minerva, and Fayetteville advertiser.; The North-Carolina Minerva, and Raleigh advertiser.; The North-Carolina Minerva.; Minerva, or, Anti-Jacobin.; The Minerva.; The Raleigh Minerva. | 1796 | 1821 | Fayetteville | Cumberland | |
| Hall's Wilmington gazette.; The Wilmington gazette.; Wilmington gazette, commercial and political. | 1797 | 1816 | Wilmington | New Hanover | External link |
| The Newbern gazette.; The Newbern gazette, and political and miscellaneous register. | 1798 | 1804 | New Bern | Craven | External link |
| The North-Carolina mercury, and Salisbury advertiser. | 1798 | 1801 | Salisbury | Rowan | External link |
| Raleigh register, and North-Carolina weekly advertiser.; Raleigh register, and North-Carolina state gazette.; Raleigh register, and North-Carolina gazette.; The Weekly Raleigh register. | 1799 | 1863 | Raleigh | Wake | |
| The daily gazette. | 1800 | ? | Washington | Beaufort | |
| Illustrated southern educator. | 1800 | ? | Durham | Durham | |
| Herald of the times. | 1800 | 1899 | Elizabeth City | Pasquotank | |
| The herald. | 1800 | ? | Webster | Jackson | |
| Farm and fireside. | 1800 | 1899 | High Point | Guilford | |
| The farmer and mechanic. | 1800 | ? | Raleigh | Wake | |
| The Farmer and Scottish chief. | 1800 | 1899 | Red Springs | Robeson | |
| The gazette-messenger. | 1800 | 1909 | Washington | Beaufort | |
| The gazette-messenger. | 1800 | ? | Washington | Beaufort | |
| The gazette. | 1800 | ? | Raleigh | Wake | |
| African expositor. | 1800 | 1899 | Raleigh | Wake | |
| Cleaveland banner.; Shelby banner. | 1800 | 1879 | Shelby | Cleveland | |
| The Clinton Caucasian. | 1800 | ? | Clinton | Sampson | |
| The Henderson index.; The weekly index. | 1800 | 1899 | Henderson | Vance | |
| The Great sunny South. | 1800 | ? | Snow Hill | Greene | |
| The Battleboro progress. | 1800 | 1899 | Battleboro | Edgecombe;Nash | |
| The Anglo-Saxon. | 1800 | 1899 | Goldsboro | Wayne | |
| The Daily landmark. | 1800 | ? | Statesville | Iredell | |
| Daily rocket. | 1800 | ? | Rockingham | Richmond | |
| The deaf mute. | 1800 | 1899 | Raleigh | Wake | |
| The New Berne weekly times. | 1800 | 1874 | New Bern | Craven | |
| The New-Berne Republican and courier.; The Republican & courier.; The Republic and courier.; The Republic-courier. | 1800 | 1879 | New Bern | Craven | |
| The Newbernian.; Daily Newbernian. | 1800 | 1899 | New Bern | Craven | |
| Roanoke patron. | 1800 | 1899 | Potecasi | Northampton | |
| The Messenger - in ashes. | 1800 | 1899 | Goldsboro | Wayne | |
| The progressive reformer. | 1800 | ? | Kings Mountain | Cleveland | |
| The Raleigh post. | 1800 | ? | Raleigh | Wake | |
| The recorder. | 1800 | ? | Wilmington | New Hanover | |
| The nationalist. | 1800 | ? | Raleigh | Wake | |
| Mountain home-journal. | 1800 | ? | Asheville | Buncombe | |
| Mountain home-journal.; The morning gazette. | 1800 | ? | Asheville | Buncombe | |
| The mountaineer.; The Carolina mountaineer.; The Morganton star.; The Morganton herald. | 1800 | 1901 | Morganton | Burke | |
| The Kings Mountain herald. | 1800 | 1974 | Kings Mountain | Cleveland | |
| The Encyclopedian instructor, and farmer's gazette.; The Post-angel, or, Universal entertainment.; The Edenton gazette. | 1800 | 1800 | Edenton | Chowan | External link |
| The Madison news. | 1800 | ? | Madison | Rockingham | |
| Marion record. | 1800 | ? | Marion | McDowell | |
| North Carolina herald. | 1800 | 1899 | Asheboro | Randolph | |
| North Carolina state advertiser. | 1800 | 1899 | Raleigh | Wake | |
| North-Carolina messenger and Warrenton patriotic miscellany. | 1800 | 1899 | Warrenton | Warren | |
| Our rights. | 1800 | 1899 | Wilmington | New Hanover | |
| Our fatherless ones.; Barium messenger. | 1800 | 2014 | Barium Springs | Iredell | |
| The Southern service. | 1800 | ? | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | |
| Southern voice. | 1800 | ? | Bethel | Pitt | |
| The southern farmer. | 1800 | ? | Raleigh | Wake | |
| The Stovall courier. | 1800 | ? | Stovall | Granville | |
| The Western North Carolina times.; Hendersonville daily times.; Hendersonville times. | 1800 | 1927 | Hendersonville | Henderson | |
| The Washington echo. | 1800 | 1899 | Washington | Beaufort | |
| The Washington messenger. | 1800 | ? | Washington | Beaufort | |
| The weekly observer. | 1800 | 1899 | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | |
| The star. | 1800 | ? | Highlands | Macon | |
| State prohibition organ. | 1800 | ? | Raleigh | Wake | |
| The temperance herald. | 1800 | 1899 | Concord | Cabarrus | |
| Tobacco leaf. | 1800 | 1879 | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | |
| The Christian sun. | 1800 | ? | Elon College;Greensboro | Alamance;Guilford | |
| Charlotte observer. | 1800 | 1899 | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | |
| The Charlotte chronicle.; Semi-weekly Charlotte observer.; Weekly Charlotte observer. | 1800 | ? | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | |
| Carolina fruit and truckers journal. | 1800 | ? | Chadbourn;Wilmington | Columbus;New Hanover | |
| The Carolinian. | 1800 | 1899 | New Bern | Craven | |
| The business guide. | 1800 | ? | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | |
| The evening bulletin.; The daily bulletin. | 1800 | 1899 | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | |
| The evening chronicle. | 1800 | 1914 | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | |
| Evening press. | 1800 | 1899 | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | |
| The Investigator. | 1800 | 1899 | Wilson | Wilson | |

## Defunct newspapers established in the 19th and 20th centuries

There were 495 North Carolina newspapers published between 1800 and 1860. There were 1538 North Carolina newspapers published between 1860 and 1900. There were 1,622 North Carolina newspapers published between 1900 and 2010. There were approximately 240 North Carolina newspapers in publication at the beginning of 2020.
List of Defunct North Carolina Newspapers :
| Title | City | County | Established | Ceased publication |
| Alamance Gleaner | | Alamance County | 1856 | 1875 |
| American, The | Statesville | Iredell | 1858 | 1870 |
| The Andrews Journal | Andrews | Cherokee | 1959 | 2018 |
| Apex Herald | Apex | Wake | ? | 2013 |
| Asheville Global Report | Asheville | Buncombe | 1999 | 2011 |
| Burke County News | Morganton | Burke | 1899 | 1901 |
| Carolina Times, The | Durham | Durham | 1919 | 1971 |
| Carolina Watchman | Salisbury | Rowan | 1832 | 1937 |
| Carrboro Citizen | Carrboro | Orange | 2007 | 2012 |
| Cary News, The | Cary | Chatham/Wake | 1963 | 2018 |
| Caucasian, The | Clinton | | 188? | 1913 |
| Charlotte News, The | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 1928 | 1985 |
| Charlotte News and Evening Chronicle, The | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 1914 | 1928 |
| Cherokee Herald | Murphy | Cherokee | 1874 | 1876 |
| Cherokee Sentinel | Murphy | Cherokee | | 2012 |
| Clay County Courier | Hayesville | Clay | 1902 | 19?? |
| Clay County News | Hayesville | Clay | 1926 | 1938 |
| Clayton News-Star | Clayton | Johnston/ Wake | | |
| Commonwealth, The | Scotland Neck | Halifax | 1882/1896 | 1884/1929 |
| Daily Confederate, The | Raleigh | Wake | 1864 | 1865 |
| Daily Industrial News | | | ? | 1909 (circa) |
| Daily Southerner, The | Tarboro | Edgecombe | 1826 | 2014 |
| Durham Recorder, The | Durham | Durham | 1887 | 188? |
| Farmer and Mechanic, The | Raleigh | Wake | 1877 | 1885 |
| Fayetteville News, The | Fayetteville | Cumberland | 1866 | 1868 |
| Fayetteville Times, The | Fayetteville | Cumberland | 1971 | 1990 |
| Franklin Observer | Franklin | Macon | 1860 | |
| Garner News | Fuquay-Varina | Wake | | 2013 |
| Goldsboro Daily Rough Notes | Goldsboro | Wayne | 186? | 186? |
| Graham Sentinel | Robbinsville | Graham | | 2012 |
| Greensboro Daily News | Greensboro | Guilford | 1909 | 1984 |
| Greensboro Record | Greensboro | Guilford | 1930 | 1984 |
| Hillsborough Recorder, The | Hillsborough | Orange | 1820 | 1879 |
| Holly Springs Sun | Holly Springs | Wake | | 2013 |
| Macon Advance, The | Franklin | Macon | 1877 | 18?? |
| Independent Press, The | Concord | Cabarrus | | |
| Mecklenburg Jeffersonian | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 1841 | 1849 |
| Mercury, The | Raleigh | Wake | | |
| Messenger, The | | Surry | | |
| Milton Chronicle, The | Milton | Caswell | | |
| Milton Spectator, The | Milton | Caswell | | |
| Murphy Advance, The | Murphy | Cherokee | 1889 | 1889 |
| Murphy Bulletin | Murphy | Cherokee | 1885 | 1889 |
| North Carolina Standard, The | Raleigh | Wake | 1834 | 1869 |
| Norwood News, The | Norwood | Stanly | | |
| Old North State, The | Salisbury | Rowan | | |
| Orange County Observer, The | Hillsboro | Orange | | |
| Pender Chronicle | Burgaw | Pender | 190? | 2012 |
| Pender Post | Burgaw | Pender | 1971 | 2012 |
| Raleigh Sentinel | Raleigh | Wake | 1865 | 1877 |
| Raleigh Times | Raleigh | Wake | 1879 | 1989 |
| Roanoke News, The | Weldon | Halifax | | |
| Smoky Mountain Sentinel | Hayesville | Clay | 1987 | 2012 |
| Statesville American, The | Statesville | Iredell | 1870 | 1886 |
| Statesville American and Tobacco Journal | Statesville | Iredell | 1886 | 1??? |
| Suedliche Post, Die | Goldsboro | Wayne | 1869 | 18?? |
| Daily Southerner, The | Tarboro | Edgecombe | 1826 | 2014 |
| Tri-Weekly Old North State, The | Salisbury | Rowan | | |
| Topsail Voice | Burgaw | Pender | 1991 | 2012 |
| Twin City Sentinel | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | ? | 1985 |
| Valdese News | Valdese | Burke | 1938 | 1950 |
| Weekly Courier, The | Warrenton | Warren | | |
| Weekly News, The | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | | |
| Western Carolinian, The | Franklin | Macon | 1860 | 18?? |
| Western Democrat, The | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 1852 | 1870 |
| Western Reporter, The | Franklin | Macon | 1880 | 1881 |
| Western Sentinel, The | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 1856/1887 | 1886/1926 |
| Wilmington Journal, The | Wilmington | New Hanover | 1844 | 1895 |
Notes:
* ↑ print version, McClatchy
* ↑ The Daily Southerner started out as The Tarboro Free Press in 1826.
* ↑ Daily, owned by Civitas Media
* ↑ Weekly, Wed., Sentinel News Media
* ↑ Daily, owner CNHI