Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 27 newspapers that have been published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Athon. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Georgia Home Journal (from 1871)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1871 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Georgia Home Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85034081
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12402036
Georgia Weekly Visitor (from 18??)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Georgia Weekly Visitor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052251
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21737898
Jasper County Banner (from 1875)
- Published in Monticello [Jasper County]
- Years of publication: 1875 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jasper County Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053100
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13149568
Lake Oconee Breeze (from 1996)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1996 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Oconee Breeze
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98063006
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38747402
Madison Home Journal (from 1871)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1871 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Madison Home Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053096
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13149447
Morgan County Citizen The Madisonian (from 2001)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 2001 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Morgan County Citizen The Madisonian
- Holdings for: LCCN 2008233485
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 213882768
Morgan County Citizen (from 1997)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1997 to 2001
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Morgan County Citizen
- Holdings for: LCCN 2008233480
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 213882662
Press And Messenger (from 18??)
- Published in Eatonton [Putnam County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Press And Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88054151
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21370529
Rough Rice's Ready Reporter (from 1870)
- Published in Rutledge [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1870 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Rough Rice's Ready Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88054046
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18702051
The Advertiser (from 188?)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 188? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053148
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19899272
The Countryman (from 1862)
- Published in Turnwold [Putnam County]
- Years of publication: 1862 to 1866
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Countryman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86077124
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13336347
The Countryman (from 1990)
- Published in Eatonton [Putnam County]
- Years of publication: 1990 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Countryman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92024400
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25224355
The Daily Madisonian (from 1885)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- The first year of publication was in 1885, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Madisonian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053150
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19953013
The Eatonton Messenger (from 18??)
- Published in Eatonton [Putnam County]
- Years of publication: 18?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Eatonton Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88054152
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21370565
The Independent Press (from 1854)
- Published in Eatonton [Putnam County]
- Years of publication: 1854 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98063007
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 44723824
The Jasper County News (from 1882)
- Published in Monticello [Jasper County]
- Years of publication: 1882 to 1903
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Jasper County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053278
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19410981
The Lake Oconee Free Press (from 1989)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1989 to 1996
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Lake Oconee Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91099105
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23149606
The Madison Family Visitor (from 1847)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1847 to 1864
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Madison Family Visitor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN82014387
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8773534
The Madisonian Combined With The Morgan County News (from 1954)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1954 to 1957
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Madisonian Combined With The Morgan County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053154
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19928192
The Madisonian (from 18??)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 18?? to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Madisonian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053149
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19899545
The Madisonian (from 1902)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1902 to 1954
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Madisonian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053152
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19918498
The Madisonian (from 1957)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1957 to 2001
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Madisonian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053155
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19928349
The Monticello News (from 1903)
- Published in Monticello [Jasper County]
- Years of publication: 1903 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Monticello News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053277
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19410961
The Morgan County News (from 1947)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 1947 to 1954
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Morgan County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053153
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19927469
The Walton Journal (from 1869)
- Published in Social Circle [Walton County]
- Years of publication: 1869 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Walton Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91074169
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32020386
The Weekly Madisonian (from 188?)
- Published in Madison [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 188? to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Weekly Madisonian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053151
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19927796
Walton County Herald (from 1873)
- Published in Social Circle [Walton County]
- Years of publication: 1873 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Walton County Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85034173
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12515324

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 from Point A (ie- Athon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Athon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3951, Longitude: -83.5554 In this case, the coordinates for Athon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).