LibGuides: Baytown &amp; Surrounding Areas Local History: Local newspapers

Historical Newspapers

Daily Sun
Call Number: PN 4899 .B39
Publication Date: 1939-1949
Available in microfilm at the LC library. Also available online at the Portal to Texas History

Humble Bee / Baytown Briefs / 1921-1937 (incomplete) available at Sterling Municipal Library. Served employees of Humble Oil.

Tri-Cities Sun
Digitized copies of the Tri-City Sun is available through the Portal to Texas History.
The Daily Tribune
Served Goose Creek, Texas. Digitized copies of the Jan-July 1931 issues are available through Portal to Texas History.
Semi-Weekly Tribune
Served Goose Creek. Some issues available from 1925-1927.
Goose Creek Gasser
Served Goose Creek. Some issues available 1921-1923.

Baytown Sun This link opens in a new window
Baytown's only daily newspaper became known as The Baytown Sun in 1949. This occurred the year after the three communities of Goose Creek, Pelly and Baytown were consolidated into one city. The newspaper serves Baytown and the surrounding areas. The paper has offices in Baytown Texas, located on the northern shore of Galveston Bay, a prosperous industrial community with major corporations represented, such as Exxon/Mobil Baytown Refinery, Exxon Chemical, Chevron Phillips, Bayer and Amoco. Sections of the Baytown Sun include News, Sports, Columnists, Letters and Obituaries.
Baytown Sun Archive (1949-2016) This link opens in a new window
The Baytown Sun Archives, scanned by the Sterling Public Library.
Baytown Sun Index This link opens in a new window
Citation only index that provides access to information of local significance appearing in: The Baytown Sun (9/1/49 - 2017), The Daily Sun (5/1/33 - 8/31/49)excluding the months of February, April and May, and the Daily Tribune (1/1/31 - 9/30/31). Microfilm rolls of the articles indexed are available at Lee College Library through 2004.