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Local Newspapers for the Downs Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Downs Cemetery is based on data supplied by the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

Hint: When we started searching newspapers, we only looked for obituaries. Eventually we realized that our search was too narrow and there was much that we were missing. Now we include things like around-the-town and gossip columns, birth and death announcements.

We have some family members who owned businesses and now we search for articles and advertistments for those businesses. Some family members could have been better behaved and a search of police blotters contained some surprises.

The following newspapers were published within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of the Downs Cemetery. These papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in the order of their distance from the Downs Cemetery.

  • Published In Sandersville
    • Middle Georgia Progress (from Middle Georgia Progress)
    • Sandersville Courier (from Sandersville Courier)
    • Sandersville Telescope (from Sandersville Telescope)
    • The Central Georgian (from The Central Georgian)
    • The Courier (from The Courier)
    • The Gazette (from The Gazette)
      • The first year of publication was in The Gazette, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Gazette
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90052362
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21403418
    • The Mercury (from The Mercury)
      • The first year of publication was in The Mercury, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Mercury
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053291
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19897297
    • The Sandersville Georgian (from The Sandersville Georgian)
    • The Sandersville Georgian (from The Sandersville Georgian)
    • The Sandersville Herald (from The Sandersville Herald)
    • The Sandersville Progress (from The Sandersville Progress)
    • The Sandersville Progress (from The Sandersville Progress)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Sandersville.
  • Published In Gibson   [Glascock County, GA]
    • Middle Georgia Progress (from Gibson Record Combined With The Georgia Guide)
    • Sandersville Courier (from The Enterprise-Record)
    • Sandersville Telescope (from The Georgia Guide)
    • The Central Georgian (from The Gibson Record)
    • The Courier (from The Glascock Banner)
      • The first year of publication was in The Glascock Banner, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Courier
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053608
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19902898
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Gibson.
  • Published In Louisville   [Jefferson County, GA]
    • Middle Georgia Progress (from American Advocate)
    • Sandersville Courier (from American Standard)
    • Sandersville Telescope (from Louisville Gazette)
    • The Central Georgian (from News And Farmer And Wadley Herald)
    • The Courier (from News And Farmer)
      • Years of publication:  News And Farmer to 1991
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Courier
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91099118
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23351561
    • The Gazette (from The Independent Register)
      • Years of publication:  The Independent Register to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Gazette
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91099182
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24645905
    • The Mercury (from The Jefferson News & Farmer)
      • Years of publication:  The Jefferson News & Farmer to 1875
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Mercury
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85034080
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12402031
    • The Sandersville Georgian (from The Louisville Courier)
    • The Sandersville Georgian (from The Louisville Gazette And Republican Trumpet)
    • The Sandersville Herald (from The Louisville Gazette)
    • The Sandersville Progress (from The Louisville Gazette)
    • The Sandersville Progress (from The News And Farmer And Wadley Herald The Jefferson Reporter)
    • Gibson Record Combined With The Georgia Guide (from The News And Farmer And Wadley Herald)
    • The Enterprise-Record (from The News And Farmer)
    • The Georgia Guide (from The Sentinel)
    • The Gibson Record (from The State Gazette And Louisville Journal)
      • The first year of publication was in The State Gazette And Louisville Journal, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Gibson Record
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91099181
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24645811
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Louisville.
  • Published In Wrens   [Jefferson County, GA]
  • Published In Wadley   [Jefferson County, GA]
  • Published In Sparta   [Hancock County, GA]
    • Middle Georgia Progress (from Farmer's Gazette)
    • Sandersville Courier (from Georgia Reporter & Christian Gazette)
    • Sandersville Telescope (from Southern Times & Planter)
    • The Central Georgian (from The Ishmaelite And Times & Planter)
    • The Courier (from The Ishmaelite)
      • Years of publication:  The Ishmaelite to 1899
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Courier
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053238
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19579155
    • The Gazette (from The Sparta Ishmaelite)
      • Years of publication:  The Sparta Ishmaelite to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Gazette
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053239
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19579209
    • The Mercury (from The Sparta Times And Planter)
      • Years of publication:  The Sparta Times And Planter to 188?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Mercury
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86053111
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13153944
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Sparta.
  • Published In Warrenton   [Warren County, GA]
  • Published In Wrightsville   [Johnson County, GA]
    • Middle Georgia Progress (from The Ocmulgee Reporter)
    • Sandersville Courier (from The Record)
    • Sandersville Telescope (from The Wrightsville Chronicle)
    • The Central Georgian (from The Wrightsville Headlight)
    • The Courier (from The Wrightsville Recorder)
      • Years of publication:  The Wrightsville Recorder to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Courier
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90052204
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21434280
    • The Gazette (from The Wrightsville Record)
      • Years of publication:  The Wrightsville Record to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Gazette
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90052206
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21434203
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Wrightsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Downs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0677, Longitude: -82.6743       In this case, the coordinates for the Downs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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