Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Alton 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 Alton. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Alton. Our list contains 8 papers that were published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Alton.

Newspapers Neighboring Alton ...

The following newspapers were published within 5 miles [8 km] of Alton.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Alton.

Published In Trussville ...
- The Jefferson Advertiser (from 197?)
  - Years of publication: 197? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jefferson Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050452
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14878777
- Trussville News-Journal (from 1990)
  - Years of publication: 1990 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Trussville News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90099005
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21265218
- Trussville News (from 1941)
  - Years of publication: 1941 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Trussville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044883
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12439462
Published In Gate City ...
- The Humming Bird (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Humming Bird
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044796
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12217845
Published In Leeds ...
- Leeds Enterprise (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Leeds Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050077
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15248214
- The Leeds Herald (from 1973)
  - Published during 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Leeds Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050356
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14245498
- The Leeds News (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Leeds News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050355
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14245485
- The Leeds Tribune (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Leeds Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044880
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12439265

Footnotes ...

<1>

Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5793, Longitude: -86.6375 In this case, the coordinates for Alton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).