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Local Newspapers for the Lorton Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Lorton 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of the Lorton 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 Lorton Cemetery.

  • Published In Cowden   [Shelby County, IL]
  • Published In Herrick   [Shelby County, IL]
  • Published In Ramsey
    • Cowden Reflector (from Ramsey News-Journal)
    • Herrick Bulletin (from The Fayette County News)
      • The first year of publication was in The Fayette County News, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Herrick Bulletin
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054465
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25188008
    • The Herrick Reporter (from The Ramsey Democrat)
    • Ramsey News-Journal (from The Ramsey News)
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  • Published In Saint Elmo
    • Cowden Reflector (from Banner)
    • Herrick Bulletin (from The St. Elmo Banner And The St. Elmo Herald)
      • Years of publication:  The St. Elmo Banner And The St. Elmo Herald to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Herrick Bulletin
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054469
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25357133
    • The Herrick Reporter (from The St. Elmo Banner)
    • Ramsey News-Journal (from The St. Elmo Press)
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  • Published In Altamont   [Effingham County, IL]
    • Cowden Reflector (from Effingham County Observer)
    • Herrick Bulletin (from Effingham Daily Tribune)
    • The Herrick Reporter (from The Altamont News)
    • Ramsey News-Journal (from The Altamont Telegram)
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  • Published In Oconee   [Shelby County, IL]
  • Published In Tower Hill   [Shelby County, IL]
  • Published In Shelbyville   [Shelby County, IL]
    • Cowden Reflector (from Central Illinois Times)
    • Herrick Bulletin (from Home And Fireside)
      • The first year of publication was in Home And Fireside, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Herrick Bulletin
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2008060415
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 213397012
    • The Herrick Reporter (from Shelby Banner)
    • Ramsey News-Journal (from Shelby County Leader)
    • The Fayette County News (from Shelby County Union)
    • The Ramsey Democrat (from Shelby Herald)
    • The Ramsey News (from Shelbyville Banner)
    • Banner (from Shelbyville Daily News)
      • Years of publication:  Shelbyville Daily News to 1953
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Banner
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054840
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22741701
    • The St. Elmo Banner And The St. Elmo Herald (from Shelbyville Daily Union)
    • The St. Elmo Banner (from Shelbyville News)
    • The St. Elmo Press (from The Card Printer's Monthly)
      • The first year of publication was in The Card Printer's Monthly, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The St. Elmo Press
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051241
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30853718
    • Effingham County Observer (from The Daily Union)
    • Effingham Daily Tribune (from The Illustrated Baptist)
    • The Altamont News (from The Okaw Democrat)
    • The Altamont Telegram (from The Shelby County Independent)
    • The Tower Hill Breeze (from The Shelbyville Daily Democrat)
    • Tower Hill Times (from The Shelbyville Daily Union)
      • Years of publication:  The Shelbyville Daily Union to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Tower Hill Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054842
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22741961
    • The Enterprise (from The Shelbyville Democrat-News)
      • Years of publication:  The Shelbyville Democrat-News to 1953
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Enterprise
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054839
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22741620
    • Stewardson Clipper (from The Shelbyville Democrat)
    • Central Illinois Times (from The Shelbyville Union)
    • Home And Fireside (from Weekly Okaw Patriot)
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  • Published In Stewardson   [Shelby County, IL]
  • Published In Pana   [Christian County, IL]
    • Cowden Reflector (from Pana Daily Beacon Light)
      • The first year of publication was in Pana Daily Beacon Light, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Cowden Reflector
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054609
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23865769
    • Herrick Bulletin (from Pana Gazette)
    • The Herrick Reporter (from Pana Morning Gazette)
    • Ramsey News-Journal (from Pana News-Palladium)
    • The Fayette County News (from Pana Palladium)
    • The Ramsey Democrat (from Pana Weekly Democratic Herald)
      • The first year of publication was in Pana Weekly Democratic Herald, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Ramsey Democrat
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054607
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23865712
    • The Ramsey News (from Pana Weekly News)
    • Banner (from The Daily Palladium)
      • Years of publication:  The Daily Palladium to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Banner
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054827
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22645649
    • The St. Elmo Banner And The St. Elmo Herald (from The Daily Palladium)
    • The St. Elmo Banner (from The Daily Palladium)
    • The St. Elmo Press (from The Pana Daily Palladium)
    • Effingham County Observer (from The Pana Daily Palladium)
    • Effingham Daily Tribune (from The Pana Evening Gazette)
    • The Altamont News (from The Pana Evening Palladium)
    • The Altamont Telegram (from The Pana Gazette)
    • The Tower Hill Breeze (from The Pana News)
    • Tower Hill Times (from The Pana Palladium)
    • The Enterprise (from The Pana Palladium)
    • Stewardson Clipper (from The Pana Weekly Palladium)
    • Central Illinois Times (from The Weekly Palladium)
    • Home And Fireside (from Weekly Pana Democrat)
      • The first year of publication was in Weekly Pana Democrat, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Home And Fireside
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054608
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23865743
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Pana.
  • Published In Bingham

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Lorton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1914, Longitude: -88.8973       In this case, the coordinates for the Lorton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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