Butte County California Online Newspapers
As one of California’s original counties, Butte is filled with rich history of the Gold Rush, farming and more. Oroville is the county seat and home to many historic papers along with other towns like Chico and Gridley. The following is a list of free and paid online newspapers for Butte County.
Free Butte County Online Newspapers
- Butte Record (Bidwell, 1853-1858)
- Chico Record (Chico, 1856-1923)
- The Chico Weekly Courant (Chico, 1865-1867)
- Chico Weekly Enterprise (Chico, 1873-1880)
- Daily Butte Record (Oroville, 1858-1858)
- The Gridley Herald (Gridley, 1920-2000)
- Mercury-register (Oroville, 1902)
- Oroville Weekly Mercury (Oroville, 1887-1903)
- Weekly Butte Record (Oroville, 1853-1887)
Butte County Historical Newspaper Collection
The Meriam Library at Cal State Chico has the following collection of newspapers available at their website:
- The Biggs Argus
- The Biggs Weekly Argus
- Butte County Register Biggs
- Butte Record
- Chico Courant
- Chico Daily Enterprise
- Chico Enterprise Weekly
- Chico Record
- Chico Record Semi-Weekly
- Chico Review Weekly
- The Daily Mercury
- Daily Register
- Gridley Herald
- The North Californian
- Oroville Butte Democrat
- Oroville Daily Butte Record
- Oroville Daily Register
- Oroville Mercury
- Oroville Register
- The Oroville Weekly Union
- Sunshine Valley News
- Weekly Butte Record
- Weekly Mercury
- Weekly Union Record
Paid Butte County Online Newspapers
Genealogy Bank
- Butte record 1853 to 1857
- Chico Enterprise-Record 2003 to Current
- Daily Butte record 1858 to 1858
- Gridley Herald 2003 to 2018
- Oroville daily Butte record 1856 to 1858
- Oroville Mercury-Register 2004 to Current
- Weekly Butte Record 1866 to 1867
- Weekly Butte Record 1858 to 1864
- Weekly union record 1864 to 1866
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- Butte Record 1853 to 1857)
- Oroville Daily Butte Record 1856 to 1858
- The daily Butte Record 1858 to 1858
- The Weekly Union Record 1864 to 1866
- The weekly Butte Record 1866 to 1867
- The weekly Butte Record 1858 to 1864
- Chico Enterprise 1880-1880
- The Weekly Mercury 1887-1889