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Local Newspapers for the Oakford Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Oakford 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 Oakford 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 Oakford Cemetery.

  • Published In Kilbourne   [Mason County, IL]
  • Published In Petersburg
    • Sangamon Sawyer (from Menard County Express)
    • The Kilbourne Independent (from Menard County Times)
    • Menard County Express (from Petersburg Observer)
    • Menard County Times (from Petersburg Republican)
      • The first year of publication was in Petersburg Republican, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Menard County Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85034056
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12389132
    • Petersburg Observer (from The Menard County Axis)
    • Petersburg Republican (from The Menard Index)
      • The first year of publication was in The Menard Index, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Petersburg Republican
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82015064
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8799275
    • The Menard County Axis (from The Menard Weekly Index)
    • The Menard Index (from The Petersburg Democrat)
    • The Menard Weekly Index (from The Semi-Weekly Axis)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Petersburg.
  • Published In Chandlerville   [Cass County, IL]
    • Sangamon Sawyer (from Cass County Journal)
      • The first year of publication was in Cass County Journal, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Sangamon Sawyer
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054752
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24821819
    • The Kilbourne Independent (from Chandlerville Independent)
    • Menard County Express (from Chandlerville Times)
    • Menard County Times (from Sangamon Valley Times)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Chandlerville.
  • Published In Tallula
  • Published In Easton   [Mason County, IL]
  • Published In Greenview
  • Published In Ashland   [Cass County, IL]
  • Published In Havana   [Mason County, IL]
    • Sangamon Sawyer (from Havana Times)
    • The Kilbourne Independent (from Mason County Republican)
    • Menard County Express (from Mason Herald)
    • Menard County Times (from Port 30)
    • Petersburg Observer (from River Valley News)
    • Petersburg Republican (from The Democratic Bugle)
    • The Menard County Axis (from The Democratic Clarion)
    • The Menard Index (from The Democratic True Unionist)
    • The Menard Weekly Index (from The Havana Herald)
    • The Petersburg Democrat (from The Havana Post)
    • The Semi-Weekly Axis (from The Havana Press)
    • Cass County Journal (from The Havana Republican)
    • Chandlerville Independent (from The Havana Reveille)
    • Chandlerville Times (from The Havana Shopper News)
    • Sangamon Valley Times (from The Havana Volunteer)
    • Tallula Observer (from The Havana Voter)
    • The Express (from The Mason County Democrat)
      • Years of publication:  The Mason County Democrat to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Express
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91003811
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10117898
    • The Standard (from The Mason County Herald)
      • Years of publication:  The Mason County Herald to 185?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Standard
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054797
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24943561
    • The Tallula Journal (from The Squatter Sovereign)
    • The Tallula Standard (from Weekly Havana Times)
      • The first year of publication was in Weekly Havana Times, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Tallula Standard
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054801
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24947743
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Havana.
  • Published In Athens
  • Published In Mason City   [Mason County, IL]
    • Sangamon Sawyer (from Mason City Banner Times)
      • Years of publication:  Mason City Banner Times to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Sangamon Sawyer
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082815
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15904517
    • The Kilbourne Independent (from Mason City Banner)
    • Menard County Express (from Mason City Independent)
    • Menard County Times (from Mason City Journal)
      • The first year of publication was in Mason City Journal, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Menard County Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84038543
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11333178
    • Petersburg Observer (from Mason County Herald)
      • The first year of publication was in Mason County Herald, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Petersburg Observer
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004061982
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 56494581
    • Petersburg Republican (from The Mason City News)
    • The Menard County Axis (from The Mason City Times)
    • The Menard Index (from The Mason City Times)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Mason City.
  • Published In Pleasant Plains   [Sangamon County, IL]
    • Sangamon Sawyer (from Pleasant Plains Advocate)
      • The first year of publication was in Pleasant Plains Advocate, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Sangamon Sawyer
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054673
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22448584
    • The Kilbourne Independent (from Pleasant Plains Press)
    • Menard County Express (from The Pleasant Plains Argus)
    • Menard County Times (from The Review)
    • Petersburg Observer (from The Tallula Record)
    • Petersburg Republican (from The Weekly Press)
    • The Menard County Axis (from West Sangamon Gazette)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Pleasant Plains.

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 things 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 Oakford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1007, Longitude: -89.9597    









 

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