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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 14 miles [22.5 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 Cerro Gordo   [Piatt County, IL]
  • Published In Mount Zion
  • Published In Dalton City   [Moultrie County, IL]
  • Published In Decatur
    • The Cerro Gordo News (from African-American Voice)
    • The News-Record (from African-American Voice)
    • The Mt. Zion Region-News (from African-American Voice)
    • The Mt. Zion Tribune (from African-American Voice)
    • The Dalton Echo (from Alternative)
    • The Oreana Herald (from Daily Decatur Republican)
    • The Oreana-Argenta Herald (from Daily Labor Bulletin)
    • African-American Voice (from Decatur Daily Chronicle)
      • The first year of publication was in Decatur Daily Chronicle, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the African-American Voice
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054724
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22753394
    • African-American Voice (from Decatur Daily Gazette)
      • The first year of publication was in Decatur Daily Gazette, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the African-American Voice
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054725
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22753440
    • African-American Voice (from Decatur Daily Republican)
    • African-American Voice (from Decatur Daily Review)
    • Alternative (from Decatur Daily Review)
      • Years of publication:  Decatur Daily Review to 1881
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Alternative
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054696
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22713977
    • Daily Decatur Republican (from Decatur Gazette)
    • Daily Labor Bulletin (from Decatur Labor World)
    • Decatur Daily Chronicle (from Decatur Morning News)
    • Decatur Daily Gazette (from Decatur Review)
    • Decatur Daily Republican (from Decatur Spot-Light)
    • Decatur Daily Review (from Decatur Tribune Weekly)
    • Decatur Daily Review (from Decatur Tribune)
      • The first year of publication was in Decatur Tribune, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Decatur Daily Review
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85033573
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12066793
    • Decatur Gazette (from Decatur Tribune)
    • Decatur Labor World (from Decatur Weekly Despatch)
      • The first year of publication was in Decatur Weekly Despatch, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Decatur Labor World
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054705
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22714745
    • Decatur Morning News (from Decatur Weekly Gazette)
    • Decatur Review (from Decatur Weekly Gazette)
      • Years of publication:  Decatur Weekly Gazette to 186?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Decatur Review
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054721
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22753207
    • Decatur Spot-Light (from Decatur Weekly Magnet)
    • Decatur Tribune Weekly (from Decatur Weekly News)
    • Decatur Tribune (from Decatur Weekly Republican)
    • Decatur Tribune (from Gazette And Chronicle)
      • The first year of publication was in Gazette And Chronicle, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Decatur Tribune
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054723
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22753302
    • Decatur Weekly Despatch (from Herald & Review)
    • Decatur Weekly Gazette (from Illinois State Chronicle)
    • Decatur Weekly Gazette (from Labor Bulletin)
    • Decatur Weekly Magnet (from Magnet And Tribune)
      • The first year of publication was in Magnet And Tribune, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Decatur Weekly Magnet
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93057112
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28693206
    • Decatur Weekly News (from Morning Herald-Dispatch)
    • Decatur Weekly Republican (from Morning Review)
    • Gazette And Chronicle (from Morning Review)
    • Herald & Review (from Saturday Herald)
    • Illinois State Chronicle (from Shoaff's Family Gazette)
    • Labor Bulletin (from The Bulletin-Sentinel)
      • The first year of publication was in The Bulletin-Sentinel, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Labor Bulletin
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2006061004
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 70135075
    • Magnet And Tribune (from The Daily Evening Magnet)
    • Morning Herald-Dispatch (from The Daily Magnet)
    • Morning Review (from The Daily Morning Sun)
      • The first year of publication was in The Daily Morning Sun, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Morning Review
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054726
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22752920
    • Morning Review (from The Daily Republican)
    • Saturday Herald (from The Daily Republican)
    • Shoaff's Family Gazette (from The Daily Review)
    • The Bulletin-Sentinel (from The Decatur Daily Despatch)
    • The Daily Evening Magnet (from The Decatur Daily Review)
    • The Daily Magnet (from The Decatur Daily Times)
      • The first year of publication was in The Decatur Daily Times, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily Magnet
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93057109
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28630940
    • The Daily Morning Sun (from The Decatur Daily Tribune)
      • The first year of publication was in The Decatur Daily Tribune, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily Morning Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054717
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22753526
    • The Daily Republican (from The Decatur Daily World)
      • The first year of publication was in The Decatur Daily World, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily Republican
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054681
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22469336
    • The Daily Republican (from The Decatur Democrat)
    • The Daily Review (from The Decatur Guild Reporter)
    • The Decatur Daily Despatch (from The Decatur Herald & Review)
    • The Decatur Daily Review (from The Decatur Herald & Review)
    • The Decatur Daily Times (from The Decatur Herald)
    • The Decatur Daily Tribune (from The Decatur Herald)
    • The Decatur Daily World (from The Decatur Local Review)
    • The Decatur Democrat (from The Decatur Magnet)
    • The Decatur Guild Reporter (from The Decatur Morning Herald)
    • The Decatur Herald & Review (from The Decatur Morning Review)
    • The Decatur Herald & Review (from The Decatur Republican)
    • The Decatur Herald (from The Decatur Review-Advertiser)
    • The Decatur Herald (from The Decatur Weekly Tribune)
    • The Decatur Local Review (from The Democratic Herald)
    • The Decatur Magnet (from The Evening Bulletin)
      • The first year of publication was in The Evening Bulletin, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Decatur Magnet
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2006061003
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 69670486
    • The Decatur Morning Herald (from The Evening Decatur Herald & Review)
    • The Decatur Morning Review (from The Evening Herald & Review)
    • The Decatur Republican (from The Graphic Indicator)
    • The Decatur Review-Advertiser (from The Herald & Review)
    • The Decatur Weekly Tribune (from The Herald-Despatch)
    • The Democratic Herald (from The Herald-Despatch)
    • The Evening Bulletin (from The Morning Herald & Review)
    • The Evening Decatur Herald & Review (from The Morning Review)
    • The Evening Herald & Review (from The Progressive Times)
    • The Graphic Indicator (from The Spotlight)
    • The Herald & Review (from The State Sentinel)
      • The first year of publication was in The State Sentinel, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Herald & Review
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054683
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22469454
    • The Herald-Despatch (from The Voice Of The Black Community)
    • The Herald-Despatch (from The Voice Of The Black Community)
    • The Morning Herald & Review (from The Weekly Herald-Despatch)
    • The Morning Review (from Warren & Durfee's Real Estate Advertiser)
      • The first year of publication was in Warren & Durfee's Real Estate Advertiser, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Morning Review
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2010271324
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 612579971
    • The Progressive Times (from Weekly Decatur Gazette)
    • The Spotlight (from Weekly Decatur Magnet)
      • Years of publication:  Weekly Decatur Magnet to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Spotlight
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054711
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22753638
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Decatur.
  • Published In Oreana
  • Published In Argenta
  • Published In Hammond   [Piatt County, IL]
  • Published In Forsyth
  • Published In Lovington   [Moultrie County, IL]
    • The Cerro Gordo News (from Lovington Free Press)
      • The first year of publication was in Lovington Free Press, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Cerro Gordo News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93057202
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29335766
    • The News-Record (from Lovington Reporter)
    • The Mt. Zion Region-News (from The Convention Herald)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Lovington.
  • Published In Bement   [Piatt County, IL]
    • The Cerro Gordo News (from Bement Independent)
    • The News-Record (from Bement Register)
    • The Mt. Zion Region-News (from Bement Union)
    • The Mt. Zion Tribune (from Holiday Daily)
    • The Dalton Echo (from The Bement Courier)
    • The Oreana Herald (from The Bement Gazette)
      • The first year of publication was in The Bement Gazette, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Oreana Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082574
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15528260
    • The Oreana-Argenta Herald (from The Bement Record)
    • African-American Voice (from The Bement Register)
    • African-American Voice (from The Piatt County Farmer's Advocate)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Bement.
  • Published In Bethany   [Moultrie County, IL]
  • Published In Harristown
  • Published In Macon

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 Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8364, Longitude: -88.7831       In this case, the coordinates for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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