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Local Newspapers for the Prather Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Prather 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 Prather 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 Prather Cemetery.

  • Published In Plymouth   [Hancock County, IL]
    • Plymouth Locomotive (from Plymouth Locomotive)
    • Plymouth Phonograph (from Plymouth Phonograph)
      • The first year of publication was in Plymouth Phonograph, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Plymouth Phonograph
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2005062014
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 57483088
    • The News Boy (from The News Boy)
    • Tri-County Scribe (from Tri-County Scribe)
      • The first year of publication was in Tri-County Scribe, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Tri-County Scribe
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2002061109
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 49046840
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Plymouth.
  • Published In Industry   [McDonough County, IL]
  • Published In Augusta   [Hancock County, IL]
    • Plymouth Locomotive (from Augusta Herald)
    • Plymouth Phonograph (from Augusta Times)
    • The News Boy (from Augusta Weekly Banner)
      • Years of publication:  Augusta Weekly Banner to 1867
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News Boy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84038342
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11279653
    • Tri-County Scribe (from Eagle-scribe)
    • Industry Weekly Press (from The Augusta Eagle)
    • The Industry Press (from The Augusta Weekly Times)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Augusta.
  • Published In Colchester   [McDonough County, IL]
    • Plymouth Locomotive (from Chronicle)
    • Plymouth Phonograph (from Colchester Daily Independent)
    • The News Boy (from Colchester Independent)
      • Years of publication:  Colchester Independent to 197?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News Boy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055690
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28094080
    • Tri-County Scribe (from The Colchester Chronicle)
    • Industry Weekly Press (from The Colchester Chronicle)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Colchester.
  • Published In Rushville
    • Plymouth Locomotive (from Illinois Republican)
    • Plymouth Phonograph (from Prairie Telegraph)
    • The News Boy (from Rushville Journal And Military Tract Advertiser)
      • Years of publication:  Rushville Journal And Military Tract Advertiser to 183?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News Boy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082116
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15272169
    • Tri-County Scribe (from Rushville Journal)
    • Industry Weekly Press (from Rushville Phoenix)
    • The Industry Press (from Rushville Times)
    • Augusta Herald (from Rushville Weekly Times)
      • Years of publication:  Rushville Weekly Times to 1868
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Augusta Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082133
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15293426
    • Augusta Times (from Rushville Whig)
      • The first year of publication was in Rushville Whig, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Augusta Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082354
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15303335
    • Augusta Weekly Banner (from Schuyler Advocate)
    • Eagle-scribe (from The Mite Record)
      • The first year of publication was in The Mite Record, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Eagle-scribe
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054530
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25563907
    • The Augusta Eagle (from The Political Examiner)
    • The Augusta Weekly Times (from The Rushville Times And Schuyler County Herald)
    • Chronicle (from The Rushville Times)
      • Years of publication:  The Rushville Times to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Chronicle
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054563
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25692260
    • Colchester Daily Independent (from The Rushville Times)
    • Colchester Independent (from The Rushville Times)
    • The Colchester Chronicle (from The Schuyler Citizen)
    • The Colchester Chronicle (from The Schuyler News)
    • Illinois Republican (from The Test)
    • Prairie Telegraph (from Weekly Rushville Times)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Rushville.
  • Published In Macomb   [McDonough County, IL]
    • Plymouth Locomotive (from M'Donough Democrat)
    • Plymouth Phonograph (from M'Donough Independent And Democratic Review)
      • Years of publication:  M'Donough Independent And Democratic Review to 1855
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Plymouth Phonograph
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055680
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28033396
    • The News Boy (from M'Donough Independent)
      • Years of publication:  M'Donough Independent to 1854
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News Boy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055681
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28033313
    • Tri-County Scribe (from Macomb Daily Journal)
    • Industry Weekly Press (from Macomb Daily Journal)
    • The Industry Press (from Macomb Eagle)
    • Augusta Herald (from Macomb Independent)
    • Augusta Times (from Macomb Journal)
      • Years of publication:  Macomb Journal to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Augusta Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055695
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28102104
    • Augusta Weekly Banner (from Macomb Weekly Journal)
    • Eagle-scribe (from Prairie Star)
    • The Augusta Eagle (from The Illinois By-Stander)
    • The Augusta Weekly Times (from The Illinois Granger)
    • Chronicle (from The Macomb By-Stander)
      • Years of publication:  The Macomb By-Stander to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Chronicle
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004061950
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 55688020
    • Colchester Daily Independent (from The Macomb Daily By-Stander)
    • Colchester Independent (from The Macomb Eagle)
    • The Colchester Chronicle (from The Macomb Enterprise)
    • The Colchester Chronicle (from The Macomb Journal)
    • Illinois Republican (from The Macomb Times)
    • Prairie Telegraph (from The McDonough County Times)
    • Rushville Journal And Military Tract Advertiser (from The McDonough News)
    • Rushville Journal (from The McDonough Times)
    • Rushville Phoenix (from The McDonough Times)
    • Rushville Times (from The Western Catalyst)
    • Rushville Weekly Times (from The Western Courier)
    • Rushville Whig (from Western Courier)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Macomb.
  • Published In Bowen   [Hancock County, IL]
    • Plymouth Locomotive (from The Bowen Chronicle)
    • Plymouth Phonograph (from The Bowen Chronicle)
    • The News Boy (from The Bowen Spectator)
      • Years of publication:  The Bowen Spectator to ????
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News Boy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055673
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27911094
    • Tri-County Scribe (from The Bowen Weekly Chronicle)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Bowen.
  • Published In Adair   [McDonough County, IL]
  • Published In Golden   [Adams County, IL]
  • Published In Vermont   [Fulton County, IL]
    • Plymouth Locomotive (from The Central Watchtower)
    • Plymouth Phonograph (from The Vermont Independent)
    • The News Boy (from The Vermont Union)
      • Years of publication:  The Vermont Union to 1958
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News Boy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055714
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28322351
    • Tri-County Scribe (from The Vermont Watchtower)
    • Industry Weekly Press (from V.-I. Trib-Union)
    • The Industry Press (from Vermont Banner)
    • Augusta Herald (from Vermont Weekly Chronicle)
      • The first year of publication was in Vermont Weekly Chronicle, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Augusta Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93057190
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29226225
    • Augusta Times (from Vermont Weekly Chronicle)
      • Years of publication:  Vermont Weekly Chronicle to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Augusta Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94054605
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29648410
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Vermont.

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 Prather Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2598, Longitude: -90.7618       In this case, the coordinates for the Prather Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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