Monterey County California Online Newspapers

Monterey County is one of the oldest inhabited regions in the state. Not only does it have a wealth of Native American history, but it also has Mexican roots and a wide range of activities before and after statehood. Located along the coast of California below the Bay Area, Monterey County’s history can be found in the online newspapers below. 

• Californian (Monterey) 1846-1848
• King City Rustler (King City) 1901-1925

Monterey Public Library

The Monterey Public Library offers free online access to the following historic newspapers:

• Alta California 1849-1856
• California Star 1847-1848
• Monterey American 1913-1916
• Monterey American and Monterey Daily Cypress 1913
• Monterey Argus 1887-1888
• Monterey Argus and Monterey Californian 1876-1888
• Monterey Californian 1846-1886
• Monterey County Post 1929-1933
• Monterey Cypress 1919-1922
• Monterey Daily Cypress 1907-1918
• Monterey Democrat 1870-1889
• Monterey Peninsula Herald 1929-1964
• Monterey Republican 1869-1871
• Monterey Sentinel 1855-1856
• Monterey Trader 1933-1936
• Monterey Weekly Cyprress 1889-1901
• Monterey Weekly Herald 1874-1876
• Peninsula Daily Herald 1822, 1922-1929
• The Monterey Gazette 1863-1869
• The Monterey New Era 1890-1910

Genealogy Bank

• Monterey County Weekly 2003 to Current
• Monterey County Herald 2002 to Current
• Valley Adviser 2006 to 2007

Newspapers.com

• Salinas Morning Post 1929-1942
• The Californian 1889-2019