Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 24 newspapers that have been published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Jonesboro. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Bessemer Advertiser (from 1920)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1920 to 1930
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bessemer Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050115
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15434352
Bessemer Hueytown Sun (from 1978)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1978 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bessemer Hueytown Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN79002839
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 4960874
Red Mountain Magnet (from 1888)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- The first year of publication was in 1888, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Red Mountain Magnet
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050418
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17294716
The Alabama Herald (from 189?)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 189? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alabama Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050047
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15229290
The Bessemer Advertiser (from 1949)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1949 to 1990
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050117
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11836623
The Bessemer Cut Off News (from 196?)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 196? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Cut Off News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050067
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15247284
The Bessemer Daily Times (from 1908)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1908 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Daily Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050068
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12320385
The Bessemer Herald (from 1897)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Published during 1897
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050456
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13492937
The Bessemer Journal (from 1888)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1888 to 1897
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050455
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13492799
The Bessemer Journal (from 1902)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1902 to 1909
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050458
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14880494
The Bessemer Sun (from 19??)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1978
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050069
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15247562
The Bessemer Tribune (from 1912)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1912 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050351
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16918603
The Bessemer Weekly (from 1889)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1889 to 1920
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Weekly
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050114
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12320375
The Bessemer Workman (from 1899)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1899 to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Workman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050070
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12320399
The Bessemerite (from 1896)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1896 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemerite
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050073
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13493060
The Bessemer (from 1887)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1887 to 1889
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83025432
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9457943
The Citizen (from 19??)
- Published in Hueytown [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 195?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Citizen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050152
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15714792
The Citizen (from 195?)
- Published in Hueytown [Jefferson County]
- Published during 195?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Citizen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050153
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15714912
The Daily Bessemer (from 1891)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1891 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Bessemer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050374
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14284156
The Daily Pig (from 1891)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1891 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Pig
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050071
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15247664
The Herald-Journal (from 1897)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1897 to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald-Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050457
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13493264
The Rustler (from 190?)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 190? to 1908
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rustler
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050072
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15247745
The Semi-Weekly Enterprise (from 1895)
- Published in Bessemer [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 Semi-Weekly Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044882
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12439382
The Western Star (from 198?)
- Published in Bessemer [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 198? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Western Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86001923
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13787251

Footnotes ...

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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jonesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3821, Longitude: -86.9619 In this case, the coordinates for Jonesboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).