Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 6 newspapers that have been published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Dowdle. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Blocton Courier (from 1891)
- Published in Blocton [Bibb County] - now historic
- Years of publication: 1891 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Blocton Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050332
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13879546
Blocton Times (from 189?)
- Published in Blocton [Bibb County] - now historic
- 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 Blocton Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044817
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12368449
Eoline Messenger (from 19??)
- Published in Eoline [Bibb County]
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Eoline Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044859
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12404615
The Blocton Enterprise (from 1906)
- Published in West Blocton [Bibb County]
- Years of publication: 1906 to 1944
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blocton Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044809
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12319677
The Blocton Journal (from 1894)
- Published in Blocton [Bibb County] - now historic
- Years of publication: 1894 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blocton Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050078
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13191247
The Blocton Messenger (from 1901)
- Published in Blocton [Bibb County] - now historic
- Years of publication: 1901 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blocton Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85045000
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688410

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dowdle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dowdle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1810, Longitude: -87.2100 In this case, the coordinates for Dowdle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).