The Jeffersonian Democrat is a weekly newspaper published in Brookville, Pennsylvania, with circulation about 3,000.
[3] The paper was started in 1839 or earlier by Thomas Hastings and was called the Backwoodsman.
[5] Major John McMurray purchased the Jeffersonian Democrat in 1878;[6] his co-owner was William Leader.
[6] The Jeffersonian Democrat was purchased in 1990 by Independent Publications (then McLean Publishing Co.) [9] At the time it had a circulation of 3,000 papers.
[11] Community Media Group of Frankfort, Illinois bought the Jeffersonian Democrat in 2013 as part of a multi-paper deal.