Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Acton.

Our newspaper information for Acton is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acton. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Acton. Our list contains 1 papers that were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> of Acton.

Newspapers Neighboring Acton ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Acton area:

Published In Pelham ...
- The Shelby County Advertiser (from 197?)
  - Years of publication: 197? to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Shelby County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050335
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16899311

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Acton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3562, Longitude: -86.8069 In this case, the coordinates for Acton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).