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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Alton 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 49 papers that were published in the immediate area of Alton. In addition, the list contains another 61 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Alton. In total, we've identified 110 papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Alton.

Newspapers Published In Alton ...

We know of 49 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Alton:

Newspapers Neighboring Alton ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Alton.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8955, Longitude: -90.1764