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Local Newspapers for the Locust Grove Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Locust Grove 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of the Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove Cemetery.

  • Published In Johnston City
  • Published In West Frankfort   [Franklin County, IL]
  • Published In Raleigh   [Saline County, IL]
    • Johnston City Progress (from Raleigh Egyptian And Poet's Record)
      • The first year of publication was in Raleigh Egyptian And Poet's Record, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Johnston City Progress
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054703
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27183000
    • The Herald (from The Raleigh Flag)
      • The first year of publication was in The Raleigh Flag, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054704
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27183043
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Raleigh.
  • Published In Harrisburg   [Saline County, IL]
    • Johnston City Progress (from Harrisburg Chronicle-Sentinel)
    • The Herald (from Harrisburg Chronicle)
      • The first year of publication was in Harrisburg Chronicle, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054701
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27180033
    • The Progress (from Harrisburg Chronicle)
      • Years of publication:  Harrisburg Chronicle to 1881
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Progress
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84038492
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11326205
    • The Twice-A-Week Williamson County News (from Harrisburg Democrat)
    • The Daily American (from Harrisburg Mercury)
      • The first year of publication was in Harrisburg Mercury, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily American
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054702
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27182598
    • The Daily American (from Saline County Democrat)
    • The Daily American (from Saline County Register)
    • The Frankfort American (from Saline County Register)
    • Raleigh Egyptian And Poet's Record (from The Daily Register)
    • The Raleigh Flag (from The Illinois Baptist)
    • Marion Daily Leader (from The Toilers' Friend)
      • The first year of publication was in The Toilers' Friend, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Marion Daily Leader
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88086062
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17554549
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Harrisburg.
  • Published In Marion
    • Johnston City Progress (from Marion Daily Leader)
    • The Herald (from Marion Democrat)
      • Years of publication:  Marion Democrat to 1874
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95068820
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32686248
    • The Progress (from Marion Independent)
      • Years of publication:  Marion Independent to 1887
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Progress
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054694
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27159437
    • The Twice-A-Week Williamson County News (from Marion Intelligencer)
    • The Daily American (from Marion Semi-Weekly Leader)
    • The Daily American (from Marion Weekly Leader)
    • The Daily American (from Our Flag)
    • The Frankfort American (from Our Flag)
    • Raleigh Egyptian And Poet's Record (from The Egyptian Press)
    • The Raleigh Flag (from The Farmers' Advocate)
    • Marion Daily Leader (from The Illinois Baptist)
    • Marion Democrat (from The Leader)
    • Marion Independent (from The Marion Daily Republican)
    • Marion Intelligencer (from The Marion Evening Post)
    • Marion Semi-Weekly Leader (from The Marion Flag)
    • Marion Weekly Leader (from The Marion Monitor)
    • Our Flag (from The Marion Post)
      • Years of publication:  The Marion Post to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Our Flag
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055626
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27690510
    • Our Flag (from The Marion Record)
      • Years of publication:  The Marion Record to 186?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Our Flag
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84038542
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11333137
    • The Egyptian Press (from The Marion Weekly Flag)
    • The Farmers' Advocate (from The People's Friend)
    • The Illinois Baptist (from The Twice-A-Week Egyptian Press)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Marion.

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Locust Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8495, Longitude: -88.7395       In this case, the coordinates for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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