Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 15 newspapers that have been published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Bessie Junction. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Cordova Enterprise (from 1898)
- Published in Cordova [Walker County]
- The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Cordova Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050234
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16111825
Jefferson Enterprise (from 1889)
- Published in Pratt Mines [Jefferson County] - now historic
- The first year of publication was in 1889, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jefferson Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044797
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12217805
Mine Workers Coronal (from 1901)
- Published in Blossburg [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1901 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mine Workers Coronal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050454
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14878910
Pratt City Democrat (from 1896)
- Published in Pratt City [Jefferson County]
- The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pratt City Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044798
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12217798
Pratt City Herald (from 1899)
- Published in Pratt City [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1899 to 1901
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pratt City Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044795
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12217896
Pratt City Sun (from 1898)
- Published in Pratt City [Jefferson County]
- The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pratt City Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044799
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12217832
The Blossburg Star (from 1901)
- Published in Blossburg [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1901 to 190?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blossburg Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050373
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14283612
The Commercial (from 189?)
- Published in Pratt City [Jefferson County]
- The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Commercial
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050407
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17279732
The Cordova Herald (from 1911)
- Published in Cordova [Walker County]
- Years of publication: 1911 to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Cordova Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85045051
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12743427
The Cordova News (from 190?)
- Published in Cordova [Walker County]
- Years of publication: 190? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Cordova News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050216
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16073817
The Independent (from 1893)
- Published in Pratt City [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1893 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044745
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12164373
The Journal-Star (from 1965)
- Published in Sumiton [Walker County]
- Years of publication: 1965 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Journal-Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89050003
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19062945
The Pratt City Weekly News (from 1895)
- Published in Pratt City [Jefferson County]
- The first year of publication was in 1895, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Pratt City Weekly News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044800
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12217827
The Walker County Tribune (from 1932)
- Published in Cordova [Walker County]
- Published during 1932
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Walker County Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050248
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16187639
The Wylam New Era (from 1903)
- Published in Wylam [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1903 to 190?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Wylam New Era
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050359
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14245529

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- Bessie Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bessie Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6371, Longitude: -87.0364 In this case, the coordinates for Bessie Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).