What is the best newspaper archives for genealogy research?

My family was primarily from South Texas and I traced them back to the 1860′s, but I am stuck. Any suggestions

Something alternate to think about..
If you are talking about 1860… you are talking about IF THERE was a newspaper in the locality or not. I’d not assume that there is. Here’s the reason why.. in Texas history, this is barely 15 yrs after it became a state, and many areas were very sparsely settled. The largest “spike” in settlement would be after 1846, although some few families were in the area while still under Mexican rule. You also have the Civil War affecting things 1860-1865, and many areas kind of went into suspended activity during that time. Another factor is date for county creation. Example, Navarro would be original county, which later had other counties (like Dallas) “cut out” from it, all of which can happen in this time frame. This means a person might live in Dallas in 1860, but a land record COULD be in the parent county.
I am assuming that you have census records for these persons? Either 1860 or 1870 will give you the group, where you can use the birthplaces of the children to determine migration (origin) and narrow down the date. Land records are probably more likely to exist than newspapers. If there is an original land grant, those can be searched online at the Texas General land office site. I am trying to give you ideas on sources OTHER THAN just newspapers, which are more common. If they are among the really earliest settlers, there have been various books published on them.
Please don’t overlook us here. If you post the specific “problem” that has got you stumped.. then someone here may be able to give better specifics. Several of us live here in Texas, so we have familiarity with what there is.

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