Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 11 newspapers that have been published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> of Rocky Plains. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Armored Force News (from 1940)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1940 to 1943
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Armored Force News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88086043
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17515625
Armored News (from 1943)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1943 to 1945
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Armored News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88086042
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17515570
Multi-County Star (from 1976)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1976 to 1996
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Multi-County Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053258
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19585421
The Covington Herald (from 1835)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1835 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Covington Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052357
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21404046
The Covington News (from 1908)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1908 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Covington News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053257
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19585310
The Covington Star (from 1874)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1874 to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Covington Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85027048
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12935112
The Covington Weekly Times (from 185?)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 185? to 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Covington Weekly Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85027061
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12939289
The Enterprise (from 1905)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1905 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053256
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19585362
The Examiner (from 1865)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1865 to 1870
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Examiner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83026607
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9870257
The Georgia Enterprise (from 1865)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1865 to 1905
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Georgia Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84025808
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10346661
The Type Of The Times (from 1857)
- Published in Covington [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 1857 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Type Of The Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85027062
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12939396

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rocky Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4973, Longitude: -83.9182 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).