Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Avon Park 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Avon Park. In addition, the list contains another 38 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Avon Park. In total, we've identified 41 papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Avon Park.

Newspapers Published In Avon Park ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Avon Park:

Avon Park Sun (from 1946)
- Years of publication: 1946 to 1988
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Avon Park Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN78001441
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 4279359
Highlands County Pilot (from 19??)
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Highlands County Pilot
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95026910
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32915690
The Scenic Highlands Sun (from 1933)
- Years of publication: 1933 to 1946
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Scenic Highlands Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95026909
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32915689

Newspapers Neighboring Avon Park ...

The following newspapers were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Avon Park.

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

Published In Sebring ...
- Highlands American (from 1925)
  - Published during 1925
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Highlands American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027719
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36703381
- Highlands American (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Highlands American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027720
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36703382
- Highlands Today (from 1996)
  - Years of publication: 1996 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Highlands Today
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027541
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36668288
- Sebring Daily American (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sebring Daily American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063017
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13020715
- The Highlands County News (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1959
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Highlands County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047398
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33892946
- The Sebring News (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sebring News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027721
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36703743
- The Sebring White Way (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sebring White Way
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047399
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33895524
Published In Frostproof [Polk County] ...
- Highland News (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 1960
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Highland News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027545
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36668774
- The Frostproof News (from 1961)
  - Years of publication: 1961 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostproof News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95026699
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 1388691
- The Frostproof News (from 1961)
  - Years of publication: 1961 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostproof News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027459
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35125804
Published In Wauchula [Hardee County] ...
- The Florida Advocate (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Florida Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027137
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 1374619
- The Florida Advocate (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Florida Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98026416
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39245231
- The Herald-Advocate (from 1955)
  - Years of publication: 1955 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald-Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047483
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33886547
- The Herald-Advocate (from 1955)
  - Years of publication: 1955 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald-Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027465
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35126459
Published In Bowling Green [Hardee County] ...
- Bowling Green Exponent And The Bowling Green News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bowling Green Exponent And The Bowling Green News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047241
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33425213
- Bowling Green Exponent (from 194?)
  - Years of publication: 194? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bowling Green Exponent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027551
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36669821
Published In Fort Meade [Polk County] ...
- Fort Meade Leader (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 199?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fort Meade Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047335
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33828256
Published In Lake Wales [Polk County] ...
- Daily Highlander (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to 1990
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Highlander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027567
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36671905
- Lake Wales Highlander (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake Wales Highlander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027564
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36671899
- Lake Wales Highlander (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake Wales Highlander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027569
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36672015
- The Daily Highlander (from 1947)
  - Years of publication: 1947 to 1961
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Highlander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027565
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36671901
- The Highlander (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1947
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Highlander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93068222
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27856860
- The Highlander (from 1961)
  - Years of publication: 1961 to 1968
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Highlander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027566
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36671903
- The Highlander (from 1990)
  - Years of publication: 1990 to 1991
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Highlander
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027568
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36671907
- The Lake Wales Daily (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 1947
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lake Wales Daily
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91066457
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23660572
- The Lake Wales News (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lake Wales News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93063686
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29322262
Published In Lake Placid ...
- El Journal (from 1996)
  - Years of publication: 1996 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the El Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027543
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36668403
- Lake Placid Journal (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to 2014
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake Placid Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027542
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36668402
Published In Bartow [Polk County] ...
- Bartow Advance Courier (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bartow Advance Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95026924
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32933551
- Courier-Informant (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Courier-Informant
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91069984
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23997651
- Daily Courier-Informant (from 1898)
  - Published during 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Courier-Informant
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95026925
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 1556693
- Polk County Record (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Polk County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027211
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34304310
- The Bartow Informant (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bartow Informant
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95026923
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32933550
- The Cadet Couranto (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cadet Couranto
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027638
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35280554
- The Polk County Democrat (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Polk County Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95047484
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33886838
- The Polk County Democrat (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Polk County Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96027606
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35205500
- The Polk County News (from 1890)
  - The first year of publication was in 1890, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Polk County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95026935
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32934412
- Weekly No-fence Bulletin (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly No-fence Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97027644
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36925362

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- Avon Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avon Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5958, Longitude: -81.5062