Indiana Newspaper Bibliography by John W. Miller (Indiana Historical Society, 1982) contains details about all Franklin County, Indiana newspapers. It also details surviving newspapers as well as the holdings of Indiana repositories.

A list of the Franklin County newspapers available at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis.

The following is a list of Franklin County newspapers, along with a date range of surviving newspapers. Editions within those ranges may not survive. Newspapers that have been digitized and are available online are also noted.

Andersonville newspapers

• Four County Herald (1899-1903)

Brookville newspapers

• American (1852-present)
  • Online (1858-1860, 1865-1868, 1912-1913, 1931-1932) at Newspapers.com ($)
  • Online (1856-1860) at Newspaper Archive ($)
  • Online (1858-1860) at Hoosier State Chronicles (free)
• Enquirer (1820-1824)
• Enquirer and Indiana Telegraph (1819-1820)
• Franklin Democrat (1839-present)
  • Online (1896-1956) at Newspapers.com
  • Online (1862-1865) at Newspaper Archive ($)
• Franklin Repository (1825-1828)
  • Online (1826-1828) at Hoosier State Chronicles (free)
• Indiana American (1833-1871)
  • Online (1833-1857, 1865-1871) at Hoosier State Chronicles (free)
  • Online (1853-1857) at Newspapers.com ($)
• Inquirer (1824-1835)
  • Online (1824-1833) at Hoosier State Chronicles (free)
• Inquirer and Franklin Republican (1824-1825)
• Leucht Thurm (1876)
• National Defender (1861-1864)
  • Online (1864) at Newspaper Archive ($)
• People’s Friend (1837)
• Plain Dealer (1816)
  • Online (1816) at Hoosier State Chronicles (free)
• Temperance Spontoon (1854)

Laurel newspapers

• Index (1881)
• Review (1883-1888)
  • Online (1882-1915) at Newspaper Archive ($)

Related:
Dearborn County Newspaper Index
Rising Sun, Ohio County Newspaper Index
Vevay, Switzerland County, Newspaper Index