Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Jefferson 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson. In addition, the list contains another 86 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Jefferson. In total, we've identified 88 papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Jefferson.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Jefferson.  

Newspapers Published In Jefferson ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Jefferson:

• Jackson Herald (from 1881)
  • Years of publication:  1881 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Jackson Herald
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053140
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19638930
• The Forest News (from 1875)
  • Years of publication:  1875 to 1881
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Forest News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85027059
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12938912

Newspapers Neighboring Jefferson ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Jefferson.

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

• Published In Commerce  ...
  • The Commerce News
    • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Commerce News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053824
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20590487
  • The Commerce Observer (from 1909)
    • Years of publication:  1909 to 1923
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Commerce Observer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87073050
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 16620730
• Published In Hoschton  ...
  • The Hoschton News (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to ????
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Hoschton News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90052289
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21965042
• Published In Bogart [Oconee County] ...
  • The Bogart News (from 1896)
    • The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Bogart News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91099157
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24392924
• Published In Athens [Clarke County] ...
  • We know of 80 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Athens. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Athens
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Jefferson. This extended list includes all the papers from Athens. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Jefferson
• Published In Homer [Banks County] ...
  • Banks County Gazette (from 1890)
    • Years of publication:  1890 to 1897
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Banks County Gazette
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053363
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19560293
  • Banks County Journal (from 1897)
    • Years of publication:  1897 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Banks County Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88054073
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19292766
  • Banks County Observer (from 1888)
    • Years of publication:  1888 to 1889
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Banks County Observer
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90052166
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21282860
  • The Banks County News (from 1968)
    • Years of publication:  1968 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Banks County News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90052391
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21548243
  • The Farmers Journal (from 1888)
    • Years of publication:  1888 to 1889
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Farmers Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053860
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21131060
  • The Weekly Journal (from 1889)
    • The first year of publication was in 1889, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Weekly Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053859
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21131123

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/