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Local Newspapers for the Preemption Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Preemption 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 Preemption 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 Preemption Cemetery.

  • Published In Matherville
  • Published In Reynolds   [Rock Island County, IL]
  • Published In Viola
  • Published In Milan   [Rock Island County, IL]
    • The Matherville News (from Milan Independent)
    • The Reynolds Press (from Milan Weekly Independent)
    • The Viola Enterprise (from Milan Weekly News)
      • The first year of publication was in Milan Weekly News, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Viola Enterprise
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053974
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27102231
    • Milan Independent (from Our True Friend)
      • The first year of publication was in Our True Friend, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Milan Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004061941
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 55659225
    • Milan Weekly Independent (from River Cities Reader)
    • Milan Weekly News (from The Milan Messenger)
    • Our True Friend (from The Milan Mirror)
    • River Cities Reader (from The Rail-Splitter)
    • The Milan Messenger (from The Southwest Blade)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Milan.
  • Published In New Windsor
  • Published In Orion   [Henry County, IL]
    • The Matherville News (from Orion Chief)
    • The Reynolds Press (from Orion Gazette)
    • The Viola Enterprise (from Orion Times)
    • Milan Independent (from Orion Vidette)
    • Milan Weekly Independent (from The Liberator And Times)
    • Milan Weekly News (from The Orion Times)
    • Our True Friend (from The Orion Times)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Orion.
  • Published In Aledo
    • The Matherville News (from Daily Times Record)
    • The Reynolds Press (from Democratic Press)
    • The Viola Enterprise (from The Aledo Banner)
    • Milan Independent (from The Aledo Democrat)
    • Milan Weekly Independent (from The Aledo Democrat)
    • Milan Weekly News (from The Aledo Press)
    • Our True Friend (from The Aledo Weekly News)
      • The first year of publication was in The Aledo Weekly News, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Our True Friend
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2005062010
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 57483037
    • River Cities Reader (from The Aledo Weekly Record)
    • The Milan Messenger (from The Daily Times)
    • The Milan Mirror (from The Democratic Banner)
    • The Rail-Splitter (from The Mercer County Press)
    • The Southwest Blade (from The Times Record)
    • The New Windsor Times (from The Times)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Aledo.
  • Published In Rock Island   [Rock Island County, IL]
    • The Matherville News (from Crist's Dollar Monitor)
    • The Reynolds Press (from Crist's Weekly Monitor)
    • The Viola Enterprise (from Daily Islander And Argus)
    • Milan Independent (from Islander And Argus)
    • Milan Weekly Independent (from Neue Volks-Zeitung)
    • Milan Weekly News (from New Times)
    • Our True Friend (from North Western Advertiser And Rock-Island Press)
      • Years of publication:  North Western Advertiser And Rock-Island Press to 184?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Our True Friend
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86091501
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13780952
    • River Cities Reader (from North Western Advertiser And Rock-Island Whig)
      • Years of publication:  North Western Advertiser And Rock-Island Whig to 184?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the River Cities Reader
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053948
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26823604
    • The Milan Messenger (from North-Western Advertiser)
    • The Milan Mirror (from Quad-City Register)
    • The Rail-Splitter (from Register)
    • The Southwest Blade (from Rock Island Advertiser)
    • The New Windsor Times (from Rock Island Argus)
    • Orion Chief (from Rock Island Argus)
    • Orion Gazette (from Rock Island Argus)
    • Orion Times (from Rock Island Argus)
      • Years of publication:  Rock Island Argus to 1920
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Orion Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2013272075
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 862928997
    • Orion Vidette (from Rock Island Argus)
    • The Liberator And Times (from Rock Island City Advertiser)
    • The Orion Times (from Rock Island Daily Advertiser)
      • The first year of publication was in Rock Island Daily Advertiser, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Orion Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004062011
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 56997204
    • The Orion Times (from Rock Island Daily Argus)
    • Daily Times Record (from Rock Island Daily Argus)
    • Democratic Press (from Rock Island Daily Argus)
    • The Aledo Banner (from Rock Island Daily Commercial)
    • The Aledo Democrat (from Rock Island Daily Union)
    • The Aledo Democrat (from Rock Island Morning Argus)
    • The Aledo Press (from Rock Island Register)
    • The Aledo Weekly News (from Rock Island Republican)
    • The Aledo Weekly Record (from Rock Island Tri-Weekly Register)
    • The Daily Times (from Rock Island Weekly Advertiser)
      • Years of publication:  Rock Island Weekly Advertiser to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053924
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26822139
    • The Democratic Banner (from Rock Island Weekly Commercial)
    • The Mercer County Press (from Rock Island Weekly Register)
    • The Times Record (from Rock Island-Moline Volks-Zeitung)
    • The Times (from The Argus)
    • Crist's Dollar Monitor (from The Argus)
    • Crist's Weekly Monitor (from The Daily Argus)
    • Daily Islander And Argus (from The Daily Argus)
    • Islander And Argus (from The Daily Evening Argus)
    • Neue Volks-Zeitung (from The Daily Rock Island Republican)
    • New Times (from The Evening Argus)
    • North Western Advertiser And Rock-Island Press (from The Evening Argus)
    • North Western Advertiser And Rock-Island Whig (from The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union)
    • North-Western Advertiser (from The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union)
    • Quad-City Register (from The Rock Island Argus)
    • Register (from The Rock Island Argus)
      • Years of publication:  The Rock Island Argus to 1885
      • Issues available online:   2600
      • Scanned issues:   March 5, 1877  to  September 30, 1885
      • Catalog of available issues online
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card:   Register
      • Holdings:   LCCN SN92053943
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26846471
      • ISSN Number:   2377-6978
    • Rock Island Advertiser (from The Rock Island Argus)
    • Rock Island Argus (from The Rock Island Argus)
    • Rock Island Argus (from The Rock Island Daily Argus)
    • Rock Island Argus (from The Rock Island Daily Argus)
    • Rock Island Argus (from The Rock Island Daily Union)
    • Rock Island Argus (from The Rock Island News)
    • Rock Island City Advertiser (from The Rock Island News)
    • Rock Island Daily Advertiser (from The Rock Island Republican)
    • Rock Island Daily Argus (from The Rock Island Union)
    • Rock Island Daily Argus (from The Rock Island Union)
    • Rock Island Daily Argus (from The Rock Island Weekly Argus)
    • Rock Island Daily Commercial (from The Rock Island Weekly Union)
    • Rock Island Daily Union (from The Rock Islander)
    • Rock Island Morning Argus (from The Rock Islander)
    • Rock Island Register (from The Target)
    • Rock Island Republican (from The Union)
    • Rock Island Tri-Weekly Register (from The Upper Mississippian And Rock-Island Republican)
    • Rock Island Weekly Advertiser (from The Weekly Union)
    • Rock Island Weekly Commercial (from Tri-City Labor Review)
    • Rock Island Weekly Register (from Tri-Weekly Advertiser)
    • Rock Island-Moline Volks-Zeitung (from Volks-Zeitung)
    • The Argus (from Weekly Independent)
      • Years of publication:  Weekly Independent to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Argus
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004062002
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 56997120
    • The Argus (from Weekly Rock Island Republican)
      • Years of publication:  Weekly Rock Island Republican to 1855
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Argus
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82014557
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8791857
    • The Daily Argus (from Weekly Union)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Rock Island.
  • Published In Buffalo   [Scott County]
  • Published In Moline   [Rock Island County, IL]
    • The Matherville News (from De Nieuwe Wereld)
    • The Reynolds Press (from Gazette Van Moline)
    • The Viola Enterprise (from Moline Daily Dispatch)
    • Milan Independent (from Moline Daily Evening Dispatch)
      • The first year of publication was in Moline Daily Evening Dispatch, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Milan Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004062012
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 56997218
    • Milan Weekly Independent (from Moline Daily Journal)
    • Milan Weekly News (from Moline Daily Journal)
    • Our True Friend (from Moline Dispatch Jr)
    • River Cities Reader (from Moline Dispatch)
    • The Milan Messenger (from Moline Evening Dispatch)
      • The first year of publication was in Moline Evening Dispatch, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Milan Messenger
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004061907
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 54112593
    • The Milan Mirror (from Moline Mail And Journal)
    • The Rail-Splitter (from Moline Sunday Press)
    • The Southwest Blade (from Moline Tribun)
    • The New Windsor Times (from Nya Pressen)
    • Orion Chief (from Review Dispatch)
      • Years of publication:  Review Dispatch to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Orion Chief
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053970
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27052813
    • Orion Gazette (from Skandia)
    • Orion Times (from The Citizen)
      • The first year of publication was in The Citizen, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Orion Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004061803
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 54010811
    • Orion Vidette (from The Daily Dispatch)
      • Years of publication:  The Daily Dispatch to 1992
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Orion Vidette
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85008179
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11741621
    • The Liberator And Times (from The Daily Journal)
    • The Orion Times (from The Daily Republican)
      • The first year of publication was in The Daily Republican, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Orion Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053954
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26936519
    • The Orion Times (from The Dispatch)
    • Daily Times Record (from The Evening Mail)
    • Democratic Press (from The Evening Mail)
    • The Aledo Banner (from The Moline Evening Mail And Journal)
      • Years of publication:  The Moline Evening Mail And Journal to 1913
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Aledo Banner
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053958
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26971824
    • The Aledo Democrat (from The Moline Evening Mail)
    • The Aledo Democrat (from The Moline Independent)
    • The Aledo Press (from The Moline Review-Dispatch)
    • The Aledo Weekly News (from The Moline Review)
    • The Aledo Weekly Record (from The Moline Weekly Mail)
    • The Daily Times (from The Moline Workman)
    • The Democratic Banner (from The Moline-Coal Valley Metro News)
    • The Mercer County Press (from The Rock Island Argus)
    • The Times Record (from The Sunday Mail)
    • The Times (from The Swedish Citizen)
      • Years of publication:  The Swedish Citizen to 1881
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004061804
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 54010900
    • Crist's Dollar Monitor (from The Weekly Mail)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Moline.

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Preemption Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3198, Longitude: -90.5807       In this case, the coordinates for the Preemption Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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