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)
- Years of publication: 1899 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ocilla Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053664
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19712260
The Dispatch (from 1896)
- Years of publication: 1896 to 1899
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053663
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19712241
The Ocilla Star (from 190?)
- Years of publication: 190? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Ocilla Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053665
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19712210

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 ...
- The Irwin County Courier (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Irwin County Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053487
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20149609
- The Star Of San Marino (from 1843)
  - The first year of publication was in 1843, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Star Of San Marino
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82015291
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8822063
Published In Alapaha [Berrien County] ...
- Berrien County News (from 1875)
  - Years of publication: 1875 to 1886
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Berrien County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85027026
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12919995
- Georgia Forester (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Georgia Forester
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090948
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15233547
Published In Broxton [Coffee County] ...
- The Broxton Journal (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Broxton Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052064
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21921391
Published In Ashburn [Turner County] ...
- The Ashburn Advance (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ashburn Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053335
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19534456
- The Turner County Banner (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 1912
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Turner County Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053336
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19534292
- The Wiregrass Farmer And Stockman (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wiregrass Farmer And Stockman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21172691
- The Wiregrass Farmer (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wiregrass Farmer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88054146
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21172776
Published In Douglas [Coffee County] ...
- Douglas Weekly Breeze (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1905
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Douglas Weekly Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053043
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19332303
- The Coffee County Progress (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Coffee County Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88063051
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17435960
- The Douglas Breeze (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Douglas Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053044
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19332281
- The Douglas Enterprise (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Douglas Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053042
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19332322
Published In Abbeville [Wilcox County] ...
- The Abbeville Chronicle (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Abbeville Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053135
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19538943
- The Wilcox County Chronicle (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 1971
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilcox County Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053136
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19539038
- The Wilcox News (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilcox News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85000623
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11695987
Published In Nashville [Berrien County] ...
- The Berrien Press (from 1958)
  - Years of publication: 1958 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Berrien Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053091
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19096440
- The Nashville Herald (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 1966
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Nashville Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053482
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20149729
- The South Georgian (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The South Georgian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053483
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20149822
Published In Omega [Tift County] ...
- Omega News (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Omega News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96069006
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34426857
Published In Sumner [Worth County] ...
- Sumner Free Trader (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1886
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sumner Free Trader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052264
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21893357
- Worth County Local (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worth County Local
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052267
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21893371

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 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).