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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Arthur 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Arthur. In addition, the list contains another 107 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Arthur. In total, we've identified 112 papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Arthur.

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 Arthur.  

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

Newspapers Published In Arthur ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Arthur:

Newspapers Neighboring Arthur ...

The following newspapers were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Arthur.

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

  • Published In Atwood [Piatt County] ...
    • The Atwood Herald
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Atwood Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053170
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25472196
  • Published In Arcola  ...
  • Published In Hammond [Piatt County] ...
  • Published In Lovington [Moultrie County] ...
    • Lovington Free Press (from 1875)
    • Lovington Reporter (from 1891)
    • The Convention Herald (from 1895)
  • Published In Sullivan [Moultrie County] ...
  • Published In Tuscola  ...
  • Published In Bement [Piatt County] ...
  • Published In Bethany [Moultrie County] ...
    • The Bethany Echo (from 189?)
  • Published In Ivesdale [Champaign County] ...
    • The Ivesdale Item (from 1893)
    • The Ivesdale News
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Ivesdale News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053121
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25188782
    • The Ivesdale News (from 1938)
  • Published In Mattoon [Coles County] ...
  • Published In Dalton City [Moultrie County] ...
    • The Dalton Echo (from 18??)
  • Published In Hindsboro  ...
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Published In Pesotum [Champaign County] ...
      • Pesotum Chief (from 1914)
      • The Pesotum Tribune (from 1909)
      • The Reflector (from 1939)
    • Published In Cerro Gordo [Piatt County] ...
    • Published In Sadorus [Champaign County] ...
    • Published In Villa Grove  ...
    • Published In Findlay [Shelby County] ...
    • Published In Charleston [Coles County] ...
      • We know of 40 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Charleston. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Charleston
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Arthur. This extended list includes all the papers from Charleston. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Arthur.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Lerna [Coles County] ...
    • Published In Monticello [Piatt County] ...
    • Published In Mount Zion [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Tolono [Champaign County] ...
      • County Star (from 1979)
      • South Side Journal (from 1957)
      • The Tolono Herald (from 1875)
      • The Tolono Herald (from 192?)
      • The Tolono Journal (from 1874)
      • Tolono Weekly Herald (from 1876)
    • Published In Oakland [Coles County] ...
    • Published In Philo [Champaign County] ...
    • Published In Argenta [Macon County] ...
      • Argenta Herald (from 1892)
      • The Argenta Hustler (from 1892)
      • The Argenta Register (from 1917)
    • Published In Oreana [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Strasburg [Shelby County] ...
    • Published In Ashmore [Coles County] ...
      • Ashmore Record (from 1911)
      • Ashmore Republican (from 18??)
      • The Praire Youth (from 1884)
        • The first year of publication was in 1884, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Praire Youth
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051461
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31382869
      • The Prairie Youth (from 1884)
    • Published In Decatur [Macon County] ...
      • We know of 80 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Decatur. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Decatur
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Arthur. This extended list includes all the papers from Decatur. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Arthur.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Neoga [Cumberland County] ...
      • The Neoga News (from 1876)
    • Published In Shelbyville [Shelby County] ...
    • Published In Broadlands [Champaign County] ...
    • Published In Brocton [Edgar County] ...
    • Published In Macon [Macon County] ...
      • The Macon News
      • The Macon Record
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Macon Record
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93056010
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29240661

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Arthur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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- Arthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7144, Longitude: -88.4697       In this case, the coordinates for Arthur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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