Jesup Sentinel

HISTORY

Newspaper

• 1876 Jesup sentinel (Jesup, Ga. : 1876) established. Daniel & Lester, editors and publishers.
• 1896 Wayne County news (Jesup, Ga. : 1896) established.The News Company, editor and publisher.
• 1911 Jesup sentinel (Jesup, Ga. : 1876) and Wayne County news (Jesup, Ga. : 1896) merge to form Jesup sentinel and Wayne County news. Published by Richard M. Milikin
• 1913 Changed name to Jesup sentinel (Jesup, Ga. : 1913)
• 1977 Wayne County press (Jesup, Ga.) and Jesup sentinel (Jesup, Ga. : 1913) merged to form: Press-sentinel. The Press-sentinel is still in publication.

City

County seat of Wayne County

County

• New Georgia Encyclopedia entry
• Superior Court Districts
• Eastern Circuit, Dec. 7, 1805-Feb. 8, 1856
• Brunswick Circuit, Feb. 8, 1856-

Population - Census

• 1810 676
• 1820 1010
• 1830 963
• 1840 1258
• 1850 1499
• 1860 2268
• 1870 2177
• 1880 5980
• 1890 7485
• 1900 9449
• 1910 13069
• 1920 14381
• 1930 12647
• 1940 13122
• 1950 14248
• 1960 17921
• 1970 17858

ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG

No titles for Jesup or Wayne County have been digitized by DLG.

FILM HOLDINGS

Jesup sentinel (Jesup, Ga. : 1876) weekly sn 87073057

1. 1877 - 1894 (scattered issues)
2. 1880 - 1889 (scattered issues)
3. Jan 1890 - Dec 1893
4. Nov 27, 1890 - Aug 29, 1907
5. 1894 - 1897 (scattered issues)
6. 1898 - 1901 (scattered issues)
7. 1902 - 1904 (scattered issues)
8. 1905 - 1908 (scattered issues)

Wayne County news (Jesup, Ga. : 1896) weekly sn 89053976

1. Jan 15, 1897 - May 29, 1906
2. Jun 6, 1906 - Dec 1, 1910

Jesup sentinel and Wayne County news weekly sn 89053978

1. 1909 - 1913 (scattered issues)

Jesup sentinel (Jesup, Ga. : 1913) weekly sn 89053979

1. 1914 - 1923 (scattered issues)
2. Sep 5, 1907 - Aug 1913
3. Sep 11, 1913 - Jan 1925