Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Watkins 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 Watkins. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Watkins. Our list contains 1 papers that were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Watkins.

Newspapers Neighboring Watkins ...

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

Published In Pelham ...
- The Shelby County Advertiser (from 197?)
  - Years of publication: 197? to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Shelby County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050335
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16899311

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- Watkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3365, Longitude: -86.6942 In this case, the coordinates for Watkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).