• Birmingham News
• Major Birmingham, Alabama newspaper; began publishing in 1894
• Frequency: Daily; some Sunday and Holiday issues combined with the Birmingham Post-Herald
• Obituary coverage: Although most obituaries were for persons who resided in the Birmingham area at the time of their death, it is common to find obituaries for persons who resided in other parts of the state.

• Birmingham Reporter
• African American Newspaper; ran approximately from 1918-1923 and 1926-1932
• Frequency: weekly
• Obituary coverage: Includes primarily Birmingham area African Americans

• Birmingham Times
• African American Newspaper; began publishing in 1964
• Frequency: weekly
• Obituary coverage: Includes primarily Birmingham area African Americans

• Birmingham World
• African American Newspaper; published from 1940 to 1996
• Frequency: semi-weekly from 1940 - April 2, 1969; weekly from April 9, 1969 - 1996.
• Obituary coverage: Includes primarily local African American religious and community leaders and educators

• Methodist Christian Advocate / Alabama Christian Advocate
• Newspaper for the North Alabama and Alabama - West Florida Conferences of the United Methodist Church (previously the Methodist Church); published from 1881 to 1980.
• Frequency: weekly
• Obituary coverage: Includes persons who lived throughout the state of Alabama and the northwestern part of Florida; primarily members of the Methodist Church
• Title changed from Alabama Christian Advocate to Methodist Christian Advocate effective Nov. 16, 1956.

• Shelby County Reporter
• Published in Columbiana, Alabama and covers Shelby County and surrounding areas as well as some national and world news; library holdings begin with 1923.
• Frequency: weekly
• Obituary coverage: Includes primarily Shelby County residents and former residents.

Other Newspapers

A list of the holdings of microfilmed newspapers at Birmingham Public Library is available here. For most of the listed titles, a compiled index is not available. Historical minority and speciality papers were extracted from the master list and made available here.