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Local Newspapers for the Ridge Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Ridge 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 Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery.

  • Published In Grayville   [White County, IL]
    • Grayville Independent (from Grayville Independent)
    • Grayville Mercury-Independent (from Grayville Mercury-Independent)
    • Grayville Weekly Herald (from Grayville Weekly Herald)
    • Huntington's Grayville Advertiser (from Huntington's Grayville Advertiser)
    • Our Amateur Gem (from Our Amateur Gem)
      • The first year of publication was in Our Amateur Gem, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Our Amateur Gem
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082757
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15869594
    • The Grayville Herald (from The Grayville Herald)
    • The Grayville Herald (from The Grayville Herald)
    • The Grayville Mercury (from The Grayville Mercury)
    • The Grayville Weekly Republican (from The Grayville Weekly Republican)
    • The Navigator (from The Navigator)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Grayville.
  • Published In Albion
    • Grayville Independent (from Albion Independent)
    • Grayville Mercury-Independent (from Albion Journal-Register)
    • Grayville Weekly Herald (from Albion Journal)
    • Huntington's Grayville Advertiser (from Edwards County News)
    • Our Amateur Gem (from The Albion Journal)
    • The Grayville Herald (from The Albion Pioneer)
    • The Grayville Herald (from The Albion Register)
    • The Grayville Mercury (from The American Sentinel)
      • The first year of publication was in The American Sentinel, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Grayville Mercury
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082196
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15194051
    • The Grayville Weekly Republican (from The Edwards County Republican)
    • The Navigator (from The Navigator And Journal-Register)
      • Years of publication:  The Navigator And Journal-Register to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Navigator
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2004061989
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 56513512
    • Crossville Gleaner (from The Prairie Post)
    • The Crossville Courier (from The Sun)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Albion.
  • Published In Crossville   [White County, IL]
  • Published In New Harmony   [Posey County]
    • Grayville Independent (from The Disseminator)
    • Grayville Mercury-Independent (from The Disseminator)
    • Grayville Weekly Herald (from The Mortar)
    • Huntington's Grayville Advertiser (from The New Harmony Advertiser)
    • Our Amateur Gem (from The New Harmony Register)
    • The Grayville Herald (from The New Harmony Times)
    • The Grayville Herald (from The New-Harmony And Nashoba Gazette, Or, The Free Enquirer)
      • Years of publication:  The New-Harmony And Nashoba Gazette, Or, The Free Enquirer to 1829
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Grayville Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86058857
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14563197
    • The Grayville Mercury (from The New-Harmony Gazette)
    • The Grayville Weekly Republican (from The New-Harmony Gazette)
    • The Navigator (from The New-Harmony Gazette)
      • Years of publication:  The New-Harmony Gazette to 1828
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Navigator
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SF89092205
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10313357
    • Crossville Gleaner (from The New-Harmony Gazette)
    • The Crossville Courier (from The Star)
    • The Crossville Journal (from The Telephone)
    • Albion Independent (from Western Atlas)
      • The first year of publication was in Western Atlas, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Albion Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082534
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15471445
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in New Harmony.
  • Published In Carmi   [White County, IL]
    • Grayville Independent (from Carmi Democrat-Tribune)
    • Grayville Mercury-Independent (from Carmi Times)
    • Grayville Weekly Herald (from Carmi Times)
    • Huntington's Grayville Advertiser (from Carmi Tribune-Times)
    • Our Amateur Gem (from Carmi Weekly Times)
    • The Grayville Herald (from The Carmi Courier)
    • The Grayville Herald (from The Carmi Dollar Courier)
    • The Grayville Mercury (from The Carmi Partisan)
    • The Grayville Weekly Republican (from The Carmi Times)
    • The Navigator (from The Carmi Weekly Courier)
      • Years of publication:  The Carmi Weekly Courier to 1881
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Navigator
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053358
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26556934
    • Crossville Gleaner (from Weekly White County Advocate)
    • The Crossville Courier (from White County Courier-Democrat)
    • The Crossville Journal (from White County Democrat)
    • Albion Independent (from White County Tribune)
    • Albion Journal-Register (from White County Weekly Democrat)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Carmi.
  • Published In Maunie   [White County, IL]
  • Published In Poseyville   [Posey County]
  • Published In Fairfield   [Wayne County, IL]
    • Grayville Independent (from Daily Wayne County Press)
    • Grayville Mercury-Independent (from Fairfield Independent Press)
    • Grayville Weekly Herald (from Fairfield Register)
    • Huntington's Grayville Advertiser (from Fairfield Sun)
    • Our Amateur Gem (from Fairfield Wayne Co. Gazette)
      • Years of publication:  Fairfield Wayne Co. Gazette to 185?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Our Amateur Gem
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054081
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23949576
    • The Grayville Herald (from Fairfield Weekly Democrat)
    • The Grayville Herald (from Fairfield Weekly News)
    • The Grayville Mercury (from Farmers' Gazette)
    • The Grayville Weekly Republican (from Illinois Patriot)
    • The Navigator (from Prairie Pioneer)
    • Crossville Gleaner (from Progressive Age)
      • The first year of publication was in Progressive Age, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Crossville Gleaner
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054226
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22981627
    • The Crossville Courier (from Reunion Daily Wayne County Press)
    • The Crossville Journal (from Reunion Daily Wayne County Press)
    • Albion Independent (from The Daily News)
      • The first year of publication was in The Daily News, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Albion Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054229
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23000844
    • Albion Journal-Register (from The Fairfield Democrat)
    • Albion Journal (from The Fairfield Gazette)
      • Years of publication:  The Fairfield Gazette to 1858
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Albion Journal
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054080
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23949507
    • Edwards County News (from The Fairfield Independent Press)
    • The Albion Journal (from The Fairfield Republican)
    • The Albion Pioneer (from The Fairfield Weekly Democrat)
    • The Albion Register (from The Independent Press)
    • The American Sentinel (from The Wayne County Press)
    • The Edwards County Republican (from War Democrat)
    • The Navigator And Journal-Register (from Wayne Co. Prairie Pioneer)
    • The Prairie Post (from Wayne County Examiner)
    • The Sun (from Wayne County Herald)
      • Years of publication:  Wayne County Herald to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054078
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23945678
    • The Disseminator (from Wayne County Record)
    • The Disseminator (from Wayne County Republican)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Fairfield.
  • Published In West Salem
    • Grayville Independent (from Edwards County Times Advocate)
    • Grayville Mercury-Independent (from Independent Times Advocate)
    • Grayville Weekly Herald (from Independent Times)
    • Huntington's Grayville Advertiser (from West Salem Advocate)
    • Our Amateur Gem (from West Salem Gazette)
      • The first year of publication was in West Salem Gazette, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Our Amateur Gem
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054094
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23991221
    • The Grayville Herald (from West Salem Times Advocate)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in West Salem.

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 Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2656, Longitude: -88.0639       In this case, the coordinates for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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