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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Melvin 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Melvin. In addition, the list contains another 135 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Melvin. In total, we've identified 136 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Melvin.

Newspapers Published In Melvin ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Melvin area:

  • The Melvin Argus (from 1900)

Newspapers Neighboring Melvin ...

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

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

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- Melvin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melvin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2865, Longitude: -95.6086       In this case, the coordinates for Melvin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).