Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 6 newspapers that have been published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Shirley. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Alabama Free Press (from 1873)
- Published in Sommerville [Tuscaloosa County]
- Years of publication: 1873 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Alabama Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88050087
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17864393
Morgan County News (from 188?)
- Published in Sommerville [Tuscaloosa County]
- Years of publication: 188? to 1887
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Morgan County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88050095
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17866962
Pickens Progressive Age (from 19??)
- Published in Gordo [Pickens County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1952
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pickens Progressive Age
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050381
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17019877
The Gordo Enterprise (from 189?)
- Published in Gordo [Pickens County]
- Years of publication: 189? to 190?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Gordo Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050387
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17020854
The Gordo Enterprise (from 1901)
- Published in Gordo [Pickens County]
- Years of publication: 1901 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Gordo Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050388
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17020899
The Somerville Weekly Critic (from 18??)
- Published in Sommerville [Tuscaloosa County]
- Years of publication: 18?? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Somerville Weekly Critic
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044920
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12438262

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- Shirley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shirley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3501, Longitude: -87.7472 In this case, the coordinates for Shirley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).