Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Macon.

Our newspaper information for Macon is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Macon. In addition, the list contains another 9 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Macon. In total, we've identified 10 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Macon.

Newspapers Published In Macon ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Macon area:

The Macon Banner (from 1840)
- Years of publication: 1840 to 1846
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Macon Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044625
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12087958

Newspapers Neighboring Macon ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Macon.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Macon.

Published In Ragland [Saint Clair County] ...
- St. Clair Journal (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Clair Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050275
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16511906
- The Ragland Advertiser (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ragland Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050277
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16512751
- The St. Clair County News (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The St. Clair County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050276
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16512714
Published In Ashville [Saint Clair County] ...
- Democratic Farmer (from 184?)
  - Years of publication: 184? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Farmer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050272
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16511737
- Southern Aegis (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southern Aegis
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023448
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10941516
- St. Clair Diamond (from 1860)
  - Years of publication: 1860 to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Clair Diamond
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050274
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16511836
- The Southern Alliance (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Alliance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044594
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11931247
- The St. Clair County Eagle (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The St. Clair County Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050273
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16511789
Published In Oxanna ...
- The Tribune (from 1883)
  - The first year of publication was in 1883, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044573
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12060440

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Macon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7294, Longitude: -86.0735 In this case, the coordinates for Macon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).