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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Altona 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 Altona. In addition, the list contains another 200 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Altona. In total, we've identified 203 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Altona.

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 Altona.  

Newspapers Published In Altona ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Altona:

  • The Altona Journal (from 1879)
  • The Altona Mirror (from 1868)
  • The Altona Record

Newspapers Neighboring Altona ...

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

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

  • Published In Oneida  ...
    • The Oneida News (from 1876)
      • The first year of publication was in 1876, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Oneida News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054598
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26025025
    • The Oneida News (from 1901)
  • Published In Galva [Henry County] ...
  • Published In Wataga  ...
    • Wataga News (from 18??)
  • Published In Woodhull [Henry County] ...
    • Woodhull Dispatch (from 187?)
  • Published In Cambridge [Henry County] ...
  • Published In East Galesburg  ...
  • Published In Galesburg  ...
    • We know of 49 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Galesburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Galesburg
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Altona. This extended list includes all the papers from Galesburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Altona
  • Published In Kewanee [Henry County] ...
  • Published In Knoxville  ...
  • Published In New Windsor [Mercer County] ...
    • The New Windsor Times (from 1873)
  • Published In Toulon [Stark County] ...
  • Published In Williamsfield  ...
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Published In Orion [Henry County] ...
      • Orion Chief (from 18??)
      • Orion Gazette (from 1992)
      • Orion Times (from 1878)
      • Orion Vidette (from 1877)
      • The Liberator And Times (from 1887)
      • The Orion Times (from 1883)
      • The Orion Times (from 1888)
    • Published In Alexis [Mercer County] ...
      • The Alexis Argus
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1962
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Alexis Argus
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88084031
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18333111
      • The Alexis Journal (from 1874)
    • Published In Wyoming [Stark County] ...
    • Published In Maquon  ...
    • Published In Atkinson [Henry County] ...
    • Published In Viola [Mercer County] ...
      • The Viola Enterprise
    • Published In Annawan [Henry County] ...
    • Published In Geneseo [Henry County] ...
    • Published In Neponset [Bureau County] ...
      • The Neponset Messenger (from 1899)
      • The Neponset Star (from 1893)
    • Published In Abingdon  ...
    • Published In Brimfield [Peoria County] ...
    • Published In Princeville [Peoria County] ...
    • Published In Yates City  ...
      • Industrial Banner (from 1880)
        • The first year of publication was in 1880, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Industrial Banner
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93057186
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29197125
      • The East Knox News (from 1876)
      • Yates City Banner
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1992
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Yates City Banner
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054524
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25576716
    • Published In Elmwood [Peoria County] ...
    • Published In Matherville [Mercer County] ...
    • Published In Bradford [Stark County] ...
      • Bradford Independent (from 1885)
      • Bradford Republican (from 1897)
      • Stark Co. Republican (from 1892)
      • The Silver Star (from 189?)
        • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Silver Star
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082763
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15869830
    • Published In Green River [Henry County] ...
    • Published In Sheffield [Bureau County] ...
      • Bureau County Times (from 1889)
      • Prairie Review (from 2003)
      • Sheffield Bulletin (from 1955)
      • The News Bulletin (from 2001)
      • The Sheffield Times
    • Published In London Mills [Fulton County] ...
      • The London Times (from 18??)
    • Published In Monmouth [Warren County] ...
    • Published In Buda [Bureau County] ...
      • Buda Plain Dealer (from 1887)

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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- Altona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1145, Longitude: -90.1640    









 

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