The Bastrop Advertiser

Bastrop Advertiser
Type	Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)	Hearst Communications
Editor	Andy Sevilla
Founded	1853
Headquarters	8000 Metropolis Dr., Building A. Suite 100 Austin, TX 78744
Circulation	601(as of 2023)
Website	statesman.com/bastrop

Last updated July 28, 2025

The Bastrop Advertiser is a weekly newspaper covering Bastrop, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded in 1853,^[2] it is one of the oldest continually operating weeklies in Texas, and along with papers such as the Elgin Courier , is considered the newspaper of record for some of the small rural towns in the greater Austin region.^[3]

References

↑ "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
↑ Paul T. Hellmann (November 1, 2004), Historical Gazetteer of the United States, Taylor & Francis, p. 1034, ISBN 978-0-203-99700-0
↑ David Wharton (July 1, 2000), The Soul of a Small Texas Town: The Photographs, Memories, and History from Mcdade, Texas, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 978-0-8061-3178-8

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[1] "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[2] Paul T. Hellmann (November 1, 2004), Historical Gazetteer of the United States, Taylor & Francis, p. 1034, ISBN 978-0-203-99700-0

[3] David Wharton (July 1, 2000), The Soul of a Small Texas Town: The Photographs, Memories, and History from Mcdade, Texas, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 978-0-8061-3178-8

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