Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 4 newspapers that have been published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Coaldale. The list has been sorted by paper name.

The Bangor Broad-Axe (from 187?)
- Published in Bangor [Blount County]
- Published during 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bangor Broad-Axe
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84023450
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11036601
The Independent (from 1962)
- Published in Gardendale [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1962 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050357
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16920187
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 North Jefferson News (from 1970)
- Published in Gardendale [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1970 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The North Jefferson News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050339
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14120606

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coaldale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coaldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8268, Longitude: -86.7908 In this case, the coordinates for Coaldale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).