Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Talladega 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 30 papers that were published in the immediate area of Talladega. In addition, the list contains another 10 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Talladega. In total, we've identified 40 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Talladega.

Newspapers Published In Talladega ...

We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Talladega:

Alabama Reporter (from 1843)
- Years of publication: 1843 to 1875
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Alabama Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84023590
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11034009
Democratic Watchtower (from 1840)
- Years of publication: 1840 to 1867
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Democratic Watchtower
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84023591
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11034053
Our Mountain Home (from 1867)
- Years of publication: 1867 to 1945
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Our Mountain Home
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84023593
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11034102
Our Mountain Home (from 18??)
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Our Mountain Home
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88050235
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18922628
Reporter And Watchtower (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Reporter And Watchtower
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84023594
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10896961
Southern Register, And Talladega Advertiser (from 1835)
- Years of publication: 1835 to 183?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southern Register, And Talladega Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87062041
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2683376
Southern Register (from 183?)
- Years of publication: 183? to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southern Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91099192
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24771290
Talladega Daily Home And Our Mountain Home (from 1945)
- Years of publication: 1945 to 1966
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Talladega Daily Home And Our Mountain Home
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88050237
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18922775
Talladega Daily Home (from 1909)
- Years of publication: 1909 to 1945
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Talladega Daily Home
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88050236
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18922699
Talladega Messenger (from 1879)
- Years of publication: 1879 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Talladega Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050205
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16072732
Talladega Reporter (from 188?)
- Years of publication: 188? to 1891
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Talladega Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88050218
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18819911
Talladega Reporter (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1923
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Talladega Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88050222
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18822014
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- The Advance (from 1886)
  - The first year of publication was in 1886, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050214
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18821177
- The Alabama Good Templar (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alabama Good Templar
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93065785
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28004348
- The Alabama Reporter (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alabama Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18820855
- The Alabama Templar (from 187?)
  - Published during 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alabama Templar
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023592
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11034074
- The Humorist (from 1838)
  - The first year of publication was in 1838, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Humorist
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099186
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24757467
- The Mountain Home (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Home
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090892
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15209192
- The News-Reporter (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News-Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050219
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18820033
- The Patriot (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Patriot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062042
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2673848
- The Southern Sentinel (from 1877)
  - The first year of publication was in 1877, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050143
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18370187
- The Sunday Home News (from 1957)
  - Years of publication: 1957 to 1960
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sunday Home News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050238
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18922865
- The Sun (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044719
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12152857
- The Talladega News (from 1941)
  - Years of publication: 1941 to 1957
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Talladega News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050239
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18922920
- The Talladega Reporter (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Talladega Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050220
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18820161
- The Talladega Watchtower (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1871
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Talladega Watchtower
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050216
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18819549
- The Tallassee Times (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tallassee Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050323
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13991437
- The Tallassee Tribune (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tallassee Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044700
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12038421
- The Watch-Tower (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1873
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Watch-Tower
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050217
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18819635
- Tri-County Weekly (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tri-County Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050157
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13484850

Newspapers Neighboring Talladega ...

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

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

Published In Pell City [Saint Clair County] ...
- Pell City Progress (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pell City Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044773
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12176050
- St. Clair Herald And Coosa Valleyan (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Clair Herald And Coosa Valleyan
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044698
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11961798
- St. Clair News-aegis (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Clair News-aegis
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050279
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12038473
- St. Clair Observer (from 1970)
  - Years of publication: 1970 to 1978
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Clair Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050278
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16512806
- The Coosa Valleyan (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 1905
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Coosa Valleyan
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044593
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11892416
- The Farmers' Union Guide (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Farmers' Union Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85045068
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12761103
- The Pell City News (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1951
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pell City News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050104
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17858931
- The Pell City Times (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pell City Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044766
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12157098
- The Progress (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044774
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12157194
- The St. Clair Times (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The St. Clair Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050282
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16533001

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Talladega: www.talladega.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Talladega) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Talladega. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4352, Longitude: -86.0984