Davie County Newspaper ResourcesResources for Locating Davie County Newspapers
This document is a guide to the resources that are available for reading the newspapers that were published in Davie County.
These resources include microfilm, paper copies, and original newspapers in the Library and websites.
Cooleemee Journal: Published from 1906 - 1971
Select issues from 3/28/1929 – 1/27/1971 are available on microfilm.
Select issues from 1956 – 1962 are available on newspapers.com
Select issues from 7/1/1965 – 12/21/1970 are available on library.unc.edu
Select issues are available in the Local History Files>Newspapers>Cooleemee Journal.
Select originals from 1956 and 1971 are available for viewing in the History Room
Collection upon request.
Crusader: Select issues are available in the Local History Files>Newspapers>Crusader.
Davie County Enterprise Record: Published from November 1957 - current
Issues from 1957 – 2020 are available on microfilm. (The Mocksville Enterprise was
published from 1922 – 1957. The Davie Record was published from 1899 – 1956. The
Davie Record was sold to the Mocksville Enterprise in 1956. Publication of the merged
papers began in November, 1957 as the Davie County Enterprise Record, which is still in
publication today.)
The same issues from 1957 – 2020 that are available on microfilm are also available
online on the Davie County Public Library website. Go to Davie County Public
Library>Martin-Wall History Room> Newspapers.
Select originals from 1959 - 1987 are available for viewing in the History Room
Collection upon request.
Davie County Independent: Select issues from 1937 are available in the Local History
Files>Newspapers>Davie County Independent.
Davie Record: Published from 1899 – 1956. (The Davie Record was sold to the Mocksville Enterprise in
1956. Publication of the merged papers began in 1957 as the Davie County Enterprise
Record.)
Issues from 1899 – 1956 are available on microfilm.
The same issues from 1899 – 1956 that are available on microfilm are also available
online on the Davie County Public Library website. Go to Davie County Public
Library>Martin-Wall History Room> Newspapers.
Select originals from 1899 - 1916 and 1945 - 1956 are available for viewing in the History
Room Collection upon request.
Davie Times: Published from 1880 - 1903
Issues from 2/10/1881 – 10/8/1903 are available on microfilm.
All issues on microfilm are also available on newspapers.com
Select issues are available in the Local History Files>Newspapers>Davie Times.
Select originals from 1881 - 1904 are available for viewing in the History Room
Collection upon request.
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MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Erwin Chatter: Published monthly from 1944 - 1954
Issues 11/1944, 3/1945 – 3/1948, and 1/1952 – 3/1954 are available on microfilm.
All issues on microfilm are also available on library.unc.edu
Hornet: Select issues are available in the Local History Files>Newspapers>Hornet.
Select issues from 1908 – 1953 are available online on the Davie County Public Library
website. Go to Davie County Public Library>Martin-Wall History Room> Newspapers.
Mocksville Courier: Issues 9/13/1906 and 4/23/1908 are available on the Davie County Public Library
website. Select issues are available in the Local History Files>Newspapers>Mocksville
Courier.
One original from 1906 is available for viewing in the History Room Collection upon
request.
Mocksville Enterprise: Published from 1922 - 1957
Issues from 1922 – 1957 are available on microfilm. (The Mocksville Enterprise began
publication in 1922. The Davie Record was sold to the Mocksville Enterprise in 1956.
Publication of the merged papers began in 1957 as the Davie County Enterprise Record.)
All issues from 1922 – 1957 are available online on the Davie County Public Library
website. Go to Davie County Public Library>Martin-Wall History Room>Newspapers.
Select originals from 1946 - 1966 are available for viewing in the History Room
Collection upon request.
Mocksville Herald: Published from 1911 - 1912
Issues from 1/4/1912 – 12/26/1912 are available on microfilm.
All issues on microfilm are also available on newspapers.com
Select issues are available in the Local History Files>Newspapers>Mocksville Herald.
Online Links
Davie County Public Library Website
The Davie County Public Library Website includes many issues of these newspapers. Click on the Martin Wall History Room icon
and scroll down to Newspapers. Click on Newspapers to open the collection.
Newspapers.com
To access newspapers.com for free, go to the Davie County Public Library Website, click on the E-Resources icon, scroll down to
“History and Biography”, click on “Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection.” To access this collection from a site
other than the library, enter your library card number and pin to access NC Live. NC Live will then connect to the North Carolina
Collection on newspapers.com. If access is made within the library, the library card number and pin are not required.
UNC-Chapel Hill Library
Another excellent online resource is the UNC-Chapel Hill Library. Enter https://library.unc.edu in your browser to access the
online newspapers available there.
For more information or to schedule a visit please contact Marcia Phillips at mphillips@daviecountync.gov or 336-753-6030.
DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA