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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Monroe 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 11 papers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe. In addition, the list contains another 16 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Monroe. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Monroe.

Newspapers Published In Monroe ...

We know of 11 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Monroe:

Newspapers Neighboring Monroe ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Monroe.

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

  • Published In Social Circle  ...
  • Published In High Shoals [Oconee County] ...
    • The High Shoals Messenger (from 1897)
  • Published In Rutledge [Morgan County] ...
  • 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 Covington [Newton County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7948, Longitude: -83.7132