Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Springfield 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 Springfield. In addition, the list contains another 5 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Springfield. In total, we've identified 13 papers within 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> of Springfield.

Newspapers Published In Springfield ...

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

Plainsman-Herald (from 1939)
- Years of publication: 1939 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Plainsman-Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91052030
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23092729
Springfield Plainsman (from 1937)
- Years of publication: 1937 to 1939
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Springfield Plainsman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91052038
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23096430
Springfield Republican (from 18??)
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Springfield Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91052346
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23265472
The Baca County Banner (from 1940)
- Years of publication: 1940 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Baca County Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90051791
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22504349
The Baca County Republican (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1937
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Baca County Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91052033
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23092820
The Democrat-Herald (from 1919)
- Years of publication: 1919 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Democrat-Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89052134
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19747961
The Springfield Beacon (from 1887)
- The first year of publication was in 1887, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Springfield Beacon
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91052031
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23092773
The Springfield Herald (from 1887)
- Years of publication: 1887 to 1919
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Springfield Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89052133
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19746833

Newspapers Neighboring Springfield ...

The following newspapers were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> of Springfield.

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

Published In Two Buttes ...
- The Two Buttes Sentinel (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Two Buttes Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052035
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23092874
Published In Walsh ...
- The Walsh Tab (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Walsh Tab
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052036
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23096113
- Walsh Topic (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Walsh Topic
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052034
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23092845
Published In Campo ...
- The-Campo-Enterprise (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the The-Campo-Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91052032
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23092797
Published In Stonington ...
- Artesian News : Stonington News (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Artesian News : Stonington News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86066866
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13147132

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4065, Longitude: -102.6176 In this case, the coordinates for Springfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).