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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Salem 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 8 papers that were published in the immediate area of Salem. In addition, the list contains another 67 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Salem. In total, we've identified 75 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Salem.

Newspapers Published In Salem ...

We know of 8 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Salem:

  • Fulton County Informer (from 1879)
  • North Arkansas Nugget (from 1894)
  • The Banner-Nugget
    • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 190?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Banner-Nugget
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89051476
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20952197
  • The Headlight (from 1924)
  • The News (from 1980)
    • Years of publication:  1980 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90050014
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20967468
  • The Salem Banner (from 190?)
  • The Salem Headlight (from 1977)
  • The Salem Headlight (from 1944)

Newspapers Neighboring Salem ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Salem.

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

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- Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3710, Longitude: -91.8227       In this case, the coordinates for Salem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).