Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Jonesboro 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 22 papers that were published in the immediate area of Jonesboro. In addition, the list contains another 32 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Jonesboro. In total, we've identified 54 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Jonesboro.

Newspapers Published In Jonesboro ...

We know of 22 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Jonesboro:

Billy Goat Banner (from 1936)
- Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Billy Goat Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90050118
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21324999
Crowley's Ridge Baptist (from 1889)
- The first year of publication was in 1889, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Crowley's Ridge Baptist
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92050074
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25926758
Jonesboro Daily News (from 1908)
- Years of publication: 1908 to 1909
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jonesboro Daily News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91050076
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829253
Jonesboro Daily Tribune (from 1909)
- Years of publication: 1909 to 1943
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jonesboro Daily Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90050281
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22281713
Jonesboro Democrat (from 1883)
- Years of publication: 1883 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jonesboro Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91050017
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23441198
Jonesboro Eagle (from 1886)
- Years of publication: 1886 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jonesboro Eagle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91050018
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23441192
Jonesboro Evening Sun (from 1906)
- Years of publication: 1906 to 1968
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jonesboro Evening Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89051169
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19596280
Jonesboro Times (from 187?)
- Years of publication: 187? to 1904
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jonesboro Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89051414
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20603347
Jonesboro Weekly Sun (from 1913)
- Years of publication: 1913 to 1934
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jonesboro Weekly Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91050066
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23828949
The Arkansas Fundamentalist (from 193?)
- Years of publication: 193? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Arkansas Fundamentalist
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91050070
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23828986
The Craighead County Sun (from 1888)
- Years of publication: 1888 to 1913
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Craighead County Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91050075
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829192
The Daily Times-Enterprise (from 1904)
- Years of publication: 1904 to 1908
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Times-Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91050071
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829002
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- The Evening Sun (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1906
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Evening Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050067
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23828955
- The Jonesboro Daily Enterprise (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1904
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Daily Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050072
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829013
- The Jonesboro Enterprise (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050073
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829170
- The Jonesboro Sun (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to 2005
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050282
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22281703
- The Jonesboro Tribune (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050068
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23828965
- The Jonesboro Turnstile (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Turnstile
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050064
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23828925
- The Jonesboro Weekly Enterprise (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to 1904
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jonesboro Weekly Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050074
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829175
- The Quaker Oats News (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Quaker Oats News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050065
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23828935
- The Weekly Times-Enterprise (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Times-Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050069
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23828980
- Weekly News (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85032953
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12961310

Newspapers Neighboring Jonesboro ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Jonesboro.

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

Published In Trumann [Poinsett County] ...
- The Trumann Democrat (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Trumann Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050055
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21064045
- The Trumann Herald (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Trumann Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92050134
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26127495
- Trumann Independent (from 1916)
  - Published during 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Trumann Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050220
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24980568
Published In Harrisburg [Poinsett County] ...
- Arkansas Tribune (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 1881
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Arkansas Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89051369
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20314166
- The Modern News (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Modern News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89051368
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20314178
- The Poinsett County Times
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Poinsett County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92050115
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26033912
Published In Paragould [Greene County] ...
- Daily Big Picture In Paragould (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to 1961
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Big Picture In Paragould
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050214
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24948302
- Daily Big Picture In Paragould (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Big Picture In Paragould
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050208
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21916280
- Daily Big Picture (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to 1958
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Big Picture
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050209
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21916277
- Daily Press (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to 1969
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050224
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21931668
- Daily Soliphone-events (from 1898)
  - The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Soliphone-events
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93050667
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28916511
- Greene County Socialist (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Greene County Socialist
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93050682
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28914093
- Paragould Daily Press (from 1970)
  - Years of publication: 1970 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paragould Daily Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050225
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21948033
- Paragould Soliphone (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to 1950
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Paragould Soliphone
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21920718
- The Arkansas Herald
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Arkansas Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93050681
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28914085
- The Baptist Gleaner (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Baptist Gleaner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92050080
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25926698
- The Big Picture In Paragould (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to 1952
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Big Picture In Paragould
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050212
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24948318
- The Big Picture In Paragould (from 1958)
  - Years of publication: 1958 to 1959
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Big Picture In Paragould
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050213
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24948308
- The Call To Action (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Call To Action
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93050666
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28919165
- The Daily Press (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89051438
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20661255
- The Daily Soliphone
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Soliphone
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89051437
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20661266
- The Paragould Daily Press=soliphone (from 1950)
  - Years of publication: 1950 to 1959
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Paragould Daily Press=soliphone
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050222
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21942553
- The Paragould Daily Press (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1968
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Paragould Daily Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050223
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21942659
- The Paragould Democrat
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Paragould Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92050119
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26033824
- The Soliphone (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Soliphone
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90050206
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21866837
- The Weekly Soliphone
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1906
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Soliphone
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92050098
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26017944
- The Weekly Soliphone (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Soliphone
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89051436
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20661273
Published In Monette ...
- Monette Sun-Times (from 1922)
  - Years of publication: 1922 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Monette Sun-Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050020
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23441167
- Monette Weekly Sun (from 1934)
  - Years of publication: 1934 to 1969
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Monette Weekly Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050079
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829315
- The Monette Sun And Lake City Times (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1922
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monette Sun And Lake City Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050077
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829291
- The Monette Sun (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monette Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91050078
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23829305
Published In Caraway ...
- Caraway Statesman (from 1956)
  - Years of publication: 1956 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Caraway Statesman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93050664
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28919325

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- Jonesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8212, Longitude: -90.6779