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Local Newspapers for the Shields Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Shields 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 18 miles [29 km]<1> of the Shields 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 Shields Cemetery.

  • Published In New Boston
    • Mercer County Advertiser (from Mercer County Advertiser)
    • New Boston Nonpareil (from New Boston Nonpareil)
    • New Boston Vedette (from New Boston Vedette)
      • The first year of publication was in New Boston Vedette, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the New Boston Vedette
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055517
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27636645
    • Star Of The Prairie Land (from Star Of The Prairie Land)
    • The Golden Age (from The Golden Age)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in New Boston.
  • Published In Oakville   [Louisa County]
  • Published In Keithsburg
    • Mercer County Advertiser (from Keithsburg Observer)
    • New Boston Nonpareil (from Keithsburg Observer)
    • New Boston Vedette (from The Keithsburg Kerana)
    • Star Of The Prairie Land (from The Keithsburg News)
    • The Golden Age (from The Keithsburg Times)
    • The Oakville Sentinel (from The West End Kerana)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Keithsburg.
  • Published In Wapello   [Louisa County]
    • Mercer County Advertiser (from Louisa County Record)
    • New Boston Nonpareil (from Louisa County Times)
    • New Boston Vedette (from The Record-Republican)
    • Star Of The Prairie Land (from The Tribune)
    • The Golden Age (from The Wapello Republican And Louisa County Record)
      • Years of publication:  The Wapello Republican And Louisa County Record to 1899
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Golden Age
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88059563
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17844008
    • The Oakville Sentinel (from The Wapello Republican And Wapello Tribune)
    • Keithsburg Observer (from The Wapello Republican, Louisa County Record And Louisa County Democrat)
      • Years of publication:  The Wapello Republican, Louisa County Record And Louisa County Democrat to 1914
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Keithsburg Observer
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88059556
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15798584
    • Keithsburg Observer (from The Wapello Republican)
    • The Keithsburg Kerana (from The Wapello Republican)
    • The Keithsburg News (from The Wapello Republican)
    • The Keithsburg Times (from The Wapello Republican)
    • The West End Kerana (from The Wapello Times)
    • Louisa County Record (from The Wapello Tribune)
    • Louisa County Times (from Wapello Intelligencer)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Wapello.
  • Published In Muscatine   [Muscatine County]
    • Mercer County Advertiser (from Courier And Tribune)
    • New Boston Nonpareil (from Mid-West Free Press)
    • New Boston Vedette (from Muscatine County Courier)
    • Star Of The Prairie Land (from Muscatine Courier)
    • The Golden Age (from Muscatine Daily Courier)
    • The Oakville Sentinel (from Muscatine Daily Journal)
    • Keithsburg Observer (from Muscatine Daily Journal)
    • Keithsburg Observer (from Muscatine Daily News-Tribune)
    • The Keithsburg Kerana (from Muscatine Evening Journal)
    • The Keithsburg News (from Muscatine Herold)
    • The Keithsburg Times (from Muscatine News-Tribune)
    • The West End Kerana (from Muscatine News-Tribune)
    • Louisa County Record (from Muscatine Saturday Mail)
    • Louisa County Times (from Muscatine Semi-Weekly News Tribune)
    • The Record-Republican (from Muscatine Telegram)
    • The Tribune (from Muscatine Tri-Weekly Journal)
      • Years of publication:  Muscatine Tri-Weekly Journal to 1886
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Tribune
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84027258
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10967426
    • The Wapello Republican And Louisa County Record (from Muscatine Weekly Journal)
    • The Wapello Republican And Wapello Tribune (from Muscatine Weekly News-Tribune)
    • The Wapello Republican, Louisa County Record And Louisa County Democrat (from The Courier)
    • The Wapello Republican (from The Daily Enquirer)
    • The Wapello Republican (from The Daily Evening Enquirer)
    • The Wapello Republican (from The Daily Morning Enquirer)
      • The first year of publication was in The Daily Morning Enquirer, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Wapello Republican
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88059760
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18445211
    • The Wapello Republican (from The Evening Journal)
    • The Wapello Times (from The Free Press = Die Freie Presse)
    • The Wapello Tribune (from The Independent Telegram)
    • Wapello Intelligencer (from The Muscatine Daily Review)
    • Courier And Tribune (from The Muscatine Daily Tribune)
    • Mid-West Free Press (from The Muscatine Independent Telegram)
    • Muscatine County Courier (from The Muscatine Journal And News-Tribune)
    • Muscatine Courier (from The Muscatine Journal)
    • Muscatine Daily Courier (from The Muscatine Journal)
    • Muscatine Daily Journal (from The Muscatine Journal)
    • Muscatine Daily Journal (from The Muscatine Weekly News)
    • Muscatine Daily News-Tribune (from The Muscatine Weekly Tribune)
    • Muscatine Evening Journal (from The Record)
    • Muscatine Herold (from The Saturday Mail)
    • Muscatine News-Tribune (from The Weekly Courier)
    • Muscatine News-Tribune (from Tri-Weekly Muscatine Journal)
    • Muscatine Saturday Mail (from Wacht Am Mississippi)
    • Muscatine Semi-Weekly News Tribune (from Weekly Journal)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Muscatine.
  • Published In Aledo
    • Mercer County Advertiser (from Daily Times Record)
    • New Boston Nonpareil (from Democratic Press)
    • New Boston Vedette (from The Aledo Banner)
    • Star Of The Prairie Land (from The Aledo Democrat)
    • The Golden Age (from The Aledo Democrat)
    • The Oakville Sentinel (from The Aledo Press)
    • Keithsburg Observer (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 Keithsburg Observer
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2005062010
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 57483037
    • Keithsburg Observer (from The Aledo Weekly Record)
    • The Keithsburg Kerana (from The Daily Times)
    • The Keithsburg News (from The Democratic Banner)
    • The Keithsburg Times (from The Mercer County Press)
    • The West End Kerana (from The Times Record)
    • Louisa County Record (from The Times)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Aledo.
  • Published In Seaton
  • Published In Letts   [Louisa County]
  • Published In Reynolds   [Rock Island County, IL]
  • Published In Morning Sun   [Louisa County]
    • Mercer County Advertiser (from Morning Sun Herald)
    • New Boston Nonpareil (from Morning Sun Reporter)
    • New Boston Vedette (from Morning Sun Sentinel)
    • Star Of The Prairie Land (from News-Herald)
    • The Golden Age (from The Morning Sun News)
    • The Oakville Sentinel (from The Morning Sun News)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Morning Sun.
  • Published In Buffalo   [Scott County]

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Shields Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2450, Longitude: -90.9754       In this case, the coordinates for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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