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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Marion 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 20 papers that were published in the immediate area of Marion. In addition, the list contains another 125 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Marion. In total, we've identified 145 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Marion.

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 Marion.  

Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load.

Newspapers Published In Marion ...

We know of 20 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Marion:

Newspapers Neighboring Marion ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Marion.

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

  • Published In Cedar Rapids  ...
    • We know of 40 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Cedar Rapids. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Cedar Rapids
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Marion. This extended list includes all the papers from Cedar Rapids. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Marion.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Alburnett  ...
  • Published In Springville  ...
  • Published In Mount Vernon  ...
  • Published In Central City  ...
  • Published In Center Point  ...
  • Published In Lisbon  ...
    • Harvey's Weekly Courier (from 1875)
    • Lisbon Sun (from 1874)
    • The Lisbon Herald (from 1894)
  • Published In Shellsburg [Benton County] ...
  • Published In Solon [Johnson County] ...
    • Economy (from 1896)
      • Years of publication:  1896 to 1910
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Economy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85049659
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12228195
    • Solon Economist (from 1921)
    • Solon Economy (from 1910)
    • Solon Reaper (from 1882)
    • Solon Reporter (from 1888)
      • The first year of publication was in 1888, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Solon Reporter
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85049553
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11836042
    • The News (from 1892)
      • Years of publication:  1892 to 1896
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85049551
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11836097
    • The Solon Economist (from 1981)
    • The Solon Economy (from 1921)
    • The Solon News (from 1920)
  • Published In Anamosa [Jones County] ...
  • Published In Coggon  ...
  • Published In Norway [Benton County] ...
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Published In Mechanicsville [Cedar County] ...
    • Published In Walker  ...
      • The Walker News (from 1883)
    • Published In Urbana [Benton County] ...
      • Urbana Monitor (from 1896)
    • Published In Amana [Iowa County] ...
    • Published In Coralville [Johnson County] ...
    • Published In Olin [Jones County] ...
      • The C Press (from 1928)
      • The Olin Recorder (from 1880)
      • The Olin Recorder (from 1931)
      • The Olin Times (from 1874)
    • Published In Oxford [Johnson County] ...
    • Published In Vinton [Benton County] ...
    • Published In Stanwood [Cedar County] ...
    • Published In Monticello [Jones County] ...
    • Published In Van Horne [Benton County] ...
    • Published In Blairstown [Benton County] ...
    • Published In Iowa City [Johnson County] ...
      • We know of 77 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Iowa City. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Iowa City
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Marion. This extended list includes all the papers from Iowa City. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Marion.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Quasqueton [Buchanan County] ...
    • Published In Garrison [Benton County] ...
      • Garrison New Era (from 1915)
    • Published In Hopkinton [Delaware County] ...
    • Published In Sand Springs [Delaware County] ...
    • Published In West Branch [Cedar County] ...
    • Published In Clarence [Cedar County] ...
    • Published In Marengo [Iowa County] ...
    • Published In Delhi [Delaware County] ...
    • Published In Keystone [Benton County] ...
    • Published In Tipton [Cedar County] ...
    • Published In Wyoming [Jones County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Marion: www.cityofmarion.org/

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0333, Longitude: -91.5981    









 

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