Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 8 newspapers that have been published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Alton. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Leeds Enterprise (from 1924)
- Published in Leeds [Jefferson County]
- 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 Humming Bird (from 1892)
- Published in Gate City [Jefferson County]
- 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
The Jefferson Advertiser (from 197?)
- Published in Trussville [Jefferson County]
- 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
The Leeds Herald (from 1973)
- Published in Leeds [Jefferson County]
- 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)
- Published in Leeds [Jefferson County]
- 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?)
- Published in Leeds [Jefferson County]
- 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
Trussville News-Journal (from 1990)
- Published in Trussville [Jefferson County]
- 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)
- Published in Trussville [Jefferson County]
- 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

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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).