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Local Newspapers for the Lewis Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Lewis Cemetery is based on data supplied by the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

Hint: When we started searching newspapers, we only looked for obituaries. Eventually we realized that our search was too narrow and there was much that we were missing. Now we include things like around-the-town and gossip columns, birth and death announcements.

We have some family members who owned businesses and now we search for articles and advertistments for those businesses. Some family members could have been better behaved and a search of police blotters contained some surprises.

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of the Lewis Cemetery. These papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in the order of their distance from the Lewis Cemetery.

  • Published In Grafton
    • Grafton Reporter (from Grafton Reporter)
      • The first year of publication was in Grafton Reporter, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Grafton Reporter
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054559
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23198979
    • The Backwoodsman (from The Backwoodsman)
    • The Grafton Phoenix (from The Grafton Phoenix)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Grafton.
  • Published In Jerseyville
    • Grafton Reporter (from Democrat News American Journal)
      • Years of publication:  Democrat News American Journal to 1985
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Grafton Reporter
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054758
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22966877
    • The Backwoodsman (from Democrat News)
    • The Grafton Phoenix (from Jersey County Democrat-News)
    • Democrat News American Journal (from Jersey County Democrat)
    • Democrat News (from Jersey County Journal)
      • Years of publication:  Jersey County Journal to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Democrat News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2010271263
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 605910620
    • Jersey County Democrat-News (from Jersey County News Jersey County Democrat)
    • Jersey County Democrat (from Jersey County News)
    • Jersey County Journal (from Jerseyville Prairie-State)
    • Jersey County News Jersey County Democrat (from Jerseyville Republican)
    • Jersey County News (from News Journal)
    • Jerseyville Prairie-State (from The Backwoodsman And Jersey And Greene Counties' Advertiser)
    • Jerseyville Republican (from The Daily Democrat)
    • News Journal (from The Democratic Union)
      • The first year of publication was in The Democratic Union, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the News Journal
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89080059
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22434541
    • The Backwoodsman And Jersey And Greene Counties' Advertiser (from The Jersey County Star)
    • The Daily Democrat (from The Jersey Independent)
      • The first year of publication was in The Jersey Independent, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily Democrat
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054764
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23026242
    • The Democratic Union (from The Jerseyville Examiner)
    • The Jersey County Star (from The Prairie State)
    • The Jersey Independent (from The Republican-Examiner)
    • The Jerseyville Examiner (from The Western Monitor)
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  • Published In Kane   [Greene County, IL]
    • Grafton Reporter (from Kane Express)
      • The first year of publication was in Kane Express, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Grafton Reporter
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054792
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25065223
    • The Backwoodsman (from The Kane Times)
      • The first year of publication was in The Kane Times, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Backwoodsman
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054788
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24840733
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  • Published In Alton   [Madison County, IL]
    • Grafton Reporter (from Alton Banner)
    • The Backwoodsman (from Alton Commercial Gazette)
    • The Grafton Phoenix (from Alton Daily Courier)
    • Democrat News American Journal (from Alton Daily Democrat)
    • Democrat News (from Alton Daily Democrat)
      • Years of publication:  Alton Daily Democrat to 1864
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Democrat News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84038322
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11270558
    • Jersey County Democrat-News (from Alton Daily Democrat)
    • Jersey County Democrat (from Alton Daily Evening Democrat)
    • Jersey County Journal (from Alton Daily Morning Courier)
    • Jersey County News Jersey County Democrat (from Alton Daily Sentinel-Democrat)
    • Jersey County News (from Alton Daily Telegraph)
    • Jerseyville Prairie-State (from Alton Democratic Union)
    • Jerseyville Republican (from Alton Evening Telegraph)
    • News Journal (from Alton National Democrat)
      • The first year of publication was in Alton National Democrat, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the News Journal
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082223
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15208620
    • The Backwoodsman And Jersey And Greene Counties' Advertiser (from Alton Spectator)
    • The Daily Democrat (from Alton Telegraph & Madison County Record)
      • Years of publication:  Alton Telegraph & Madison County Record to 1855
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily Democrat
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82014569
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8783184
    • The Democratic Union (from Alton Telegraph And Democratic Review)
    • The Jersey County Star (from Alton Telegraph)
    • The Jersey Independent (from Alton Telegraph)
    • The Jerseyville Examiner (from Alton Tri-Weekly Democrat)
    • The Prairie State (from Alton Weekly Democrat)
    • The Republican-Examiner (from Alton Weekly Telegraph)
    • The Western Monitor (from Cumberland Presbyterian)
      • The first year of publication was in Cumberland Presbyterian, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Western Monitor
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082227
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15208105
    • Kane Express (from Daily Alton Telegraph)
      • Years of publication:  Daily Alton Telegraph to 186?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Kane Express
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85033347
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11897731
    • The Kane Times (from Illinois Temperance Herald And Washingtonian)
      • Years of publication:  Illinois Temperance Herald And Washingtonian to 1842
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Kane Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054127
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24258440
    • Alton Banner (from Illinois Temperance Herald)
      • Years of publication:  Illinois Temperance Herald to 1839
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Alton Banner
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054124
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24258256
    • Alton Commercial Gazette (from Labor World)
    • Alton Daily Courier (from Madison County Sentinel)
    • Alton Daily Democrat (from Morning News)
    • Alton Daily Democrat (from Reporter Of The Synod Of Southern Illinois And Its Presbyteries)
      • Years of publication:  Reporter Of The Synod Of Southern Illinois And Its Presbyteries to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Alton Daily Democrat
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97066572
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 6363935
    • Alton Daily Democrat (from Reporter Of The Synod Of Southern Illinois And Its Presbyteries)
      • Years of publication:  Reporter Of The Synod Of Southern Illinois And Its Presbyteries to 1871
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Alton Daily Democrat
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 221646
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28950942
    • Alton Daily Evening Democrat (from The Alton Daily Times)
    • Alton Daily Morning Courier (from The Alton Morning Sentinel)
    • Alton Daily Sentinel-Democrat (from The Alton Sentinel-Democrat)
    • Alton Daily Telegraph (from The Alton Sentinel-Democrat)
    • Alton Democratic Union (from The Alton Telegraph)
    • Alton Evening Telegraph (from The Alton Telegraph)
    • Alton National Democrat (from The Alton Telegraph)
    • Alton Spectator (from The Alton Telegraph)
    • Alton Telegraph & Madison County Record (from The Alton Weekly Courier)
    • Alton Telegraph And Democratic Review (from The Altonian)
    • Alton Telegraph (from The Daily Alton Telegraph)
      • Years of publication:  The Daily Alton Telegraph to 1855
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Alton Telegraph
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86063838
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13529999
    • Alton Telegraph (from The People's Miscellany And Illinois Herald)
      • Years of publication:  The People's Miscellany And Illinois Herald to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Alton Telegraph
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82014575
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8786413
    • Alton Tri-Weekly Democrat (from The Telegraph)
    • Alton Weekly Democrat (from The Tocsin)
    • Alton Weekly Telegraph (from The Western Argus)
    • Cumberland Presbyterian (from Tri-Weekly Telegraph)
    • Daily Alton Telegraph (from Voice Of Illinois)
    • Illinois Temperance Herald And Washingtonian (from Western Cumberland Presbyterian)
    • Illinois Temperance Herald (from Western Military Academy Shrapnel (Alton, Ill))
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  • Published In Brighton   [Macoupin County, IL]
  • Published In Hardin   [Calhoun County, IL]
    • Grafton Reporter (from Calhoun County Democrat)
    • The Backwoodsman (from Calhoun County Republican)
    • The Grafton Phoenix (from Calhoun County Union)
    • Democrat News American Journal (from Calhoun Herald)
    • Democrat News (from Calhoun Herald)
    • Jersey County Democrat-News (from Calhoun News-Herald)
    • Jersey County Democrat (from Calhoun Times-Herald)
    • Jersey County Journal (from The Calhoun News)
    • Jersey County News Jersey County Democrat (from The Leader)
    • Jersey County News (from The Republican)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Hardin.
  • Published In Florissant   [Saint Louis County]
    • Grafton Reporter (from Florissant Valley Reporter)
    • The Backwoodsman (from The Florissant News)
    • The Grafton Phoenix (from The Florissant Valley Reporter)
    • Democrat News American Journal (from The Independent News)
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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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lewis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0006, Longitude: -90.4121       In this case, the coordinates for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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