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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Opelika 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 40 papers that were published in the immediate area of Opelika. In addition, the list contains another 33 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Opelika. In total, we've identified 73 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Opelika.

Newspapers Published In Opelika ...

We know of 40 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Opelika:

Newspapers Neighboring Opelika ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Opelika.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Opelika) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Opelika. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6600, Longitude: -85.3803       In this case, the coordinates for Opelika have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).