Waycross Journal-herald

HISTORY

Newspaper

On round 1 selection list.

"Official organ of the city of Waycross and Ware County"--Waycross Weekly Herald, 1899.

  • 189? Waycross evening herald (Waycross, Ga. : Daily) is founded.

  • 1907 Waycross daily journal is founded.

  • 1914 Waycross daily journal and evening herald is formed by the merger of Waycross daily journal, and Waycross evening herald (Waycross, Ga. : Daily). After two issues, it becomes the Waycross journal-herald, which continues to be published.

City

County seat of Ware County

  • Rowell

County

Superior Court Districts

  • Southern Circuit, Dec. 15, 1824-Feb. 8, 1856

  • Brunswick Circuit, Feb. 8, 1856-Oct. 17, 1870

  • Alapaha Circuit, Oct. 19, 1870-Dec. 4, 1871

  • Brunswick Circuit, Dec. 4, 1871-Jan. 1, 1910

  • Waycross Circuit, Jan. 1, 1910-

Population - Census

  • 1830 1205

  • 1840 2323

  • 1850 3888

  • 1860 2200

  • 1870 2286

  • 1880 4159

  • 1890 8811

  • 1900 13761

  • 1910 22957

  • 1920 28361

  • 1930 26558

  • 1940 27929

  • 1950 30289

  • 1960 34219

  • 1970 33525

ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG

Waycross evening herald (Waycross, Ga. : Daily), Jul 5, 1902 - Jun 18, 1914

Waycross headlight, Dec 31, 1884 - Dec 14, 1887

Waycross herald, Jan 9, 1892 - Jan 28, 1893

Waycross journal, Jun 14, 1901- Jul 3, 1914

Waycross weekly herald (Waycross, Ga. : 1893), Mar 4, 1893 - Jan 28, 1902

Waycross weekly journal, Jul 24, 1914 - Oct 30, 1914

FILM HOLDINGS

Waycross journal-herald daily sn 89053275

  1. Oct 2, 1914 - Mar 31, 1915

  2. Apr 1915 - Jun 1915

  3. Jul 1915 - Dec 1915

  4. Jan 1916 - Jun 1916; Jul 26, 1916

  5. Oct 1916 - Dec 1916

  6. Jan 1917 - Jun 1917

  7. Jul 1917 - Dec 1917

  8. Jan 1918 - Jun 1918

  9. Jul 1918 - Dec 1918

  10. Jan 1919 - Jun 1919

  11. Oct 21, 1919 - Dec 1919

  12. Jan 1920 - Jun 1920

  13. Jul 1920 - Dec 1920

  14. Jan 1921 - Jun 1921

  15. Jul 11, 1921 - Dec 31, 1921

  16. Jan 2, 1923 - Jun 30, 1923

  17. Jul 2, 1923 - Oct 15, 1923

  18. Oct 16, 1923 - Jan 15, 1924

  19. Jan 16, 1924 - Mar 31, 1924

  20. Apr 1, 1924 - Jun 30, 1924

  21. Jul 1, 1924 - Sep 30, 1924