Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

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

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Ridge. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Oak Ridge. Our list contains 27 papers that were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Oak Ridge.

Newspapers Neighboring Oak Ridge ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km] of Oak Ridge.

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

Published In Hartselle ...
- Hartselle Enterprise (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hartselle Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050091
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17830179
- Hartselle Weekly Herald (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hartselle Weekly Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050092
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17835221
- The Hartselle Enquirer (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hartselle Enquirer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050093
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9191210
- The Hawk-eye (from 187?)
  - Published during 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hawk-eye
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023502
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11031448
Published In Decatur ...
- Decatur Daily Journal (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Decatur Daily Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044690
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12096736
- Decatur Free Lance (from 1847)
  - Years of publication: 1847 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Decatur Free Lance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099188
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24757442
- Decatur News & Democrat (from 187?)
  - Years of publication: 187? to 1872
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Decatur News & Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044918
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12438103
- Morgan Advertiser (from 1849)
  - Years of publication: 1849 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morgan Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090866
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15201650
- North Alabama Times (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the North Alabama Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050088
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17830070
- Speakin' Out Weekly News (from 198?)
  - Published during 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Speakin' Out Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050097
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17857788
- The Decatur Daily (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Decatur Daily
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044907
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12275234
- The Decatur Free Press (from 197?)
  - Years of publication: 197? to 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Decatur Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050186
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18543078
- The Decatur News (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Decatur News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85033056
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11638616
- The Decatur Weekly News (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Decatur Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044919
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12438169
- The Guardian (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Guardian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050094
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17857604
- The Investigator (from 1834)
  - The first year of publication was in 1834, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Investigator
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86072196
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2623769
- The Morgan County Press (from 1975)
  - Years of publication: 1975 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morgan County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050098
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17858061
- The Tennessee Valley (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tennessee Valley
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099185
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24757423
Published In Falkville ...
- The Falkville Chronicle (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Falkville Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050195
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15992604
Published In Moulton [Lawrence County] ...
- Alabama State Wheel (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Alabama State Wheel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050309
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16768123
- Moulton Banner And Lawrence Enquirer (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Moulton Banner And Lawrence Enquirer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062020
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2674383
- Moulton Democrat (from 1855)
  - Years of publication: 1855 to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Moulton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050460
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14993543
- The Advertiser (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 1932
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050463
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14994521
- The Moulton Advertiser (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1923
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Moulton Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023573
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11033836
- The Moulton Advertiser (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Moulton Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050464
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11990899
- The Moulton Whig (from 1832)
  - Years of publication: 1832 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Moulton Whig
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062021
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2683747
- The Union (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1868
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Union
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050461
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14994007

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 from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4781, Longitude: -86.9950 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).