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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Ocilla 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 Ocilla. In addition, the list contains another 22 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Ocilla. In total, we've identified 25 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Ocilla.

Newspapers Published In Ocilla ...

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

  • Ocilla Dispatch (from 1899)
  • The Dispatch (from 1896)
  • The Ocilla Star (from 190?)

Newspapers Neighboring Ocilla ...

The following newspapers were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Ocilla.

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

  • Published In Irwinville  ...
  • Published In Alapaha [Berrien County] ...
    • Berrien County News (from 1875)
    • Georgia Forester (from 1874)
  • Published In Broxton [Coffee County] ...
  • Published In Ashburn [Turner County] ...
  • Published In Douglas [Coffee County] ...
  • Published In Abbeville [Wilcox County] ...
  • Published In Nashville [Berrien County] ...
  • Published In Omega [Tift County] ...
    • Omega News (from 1939)
  • Published In Sumner [Worth County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ocilla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ocilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5994, Longitude: -83.2503       In this case, the coordinates for Ocilla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).