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Local Newspapers for the Walnut Ridge Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Walnut 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 Walnut 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 Walnut Ridge Cemetery.

  • Published In Middletown   [Logan County, IL]
  • Published In Greenview
  • Published In Williamsville   [Sangamon County, IL]
  • Published In Athens
  • Published In New Holland   [Logan County, IL]
  • Published In Mason City   [Mason County, IL]
    • Middletown Ledger (from Mason City Banner Times)
    • The Index (from Mason City Banner)
      • Years of publication:  Mason City Banner to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Index
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054795
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25065963
    • The Williamsville Times (from Mason City Independent)
    • Williamsville Index (from Mason City Journal)
      • The first year of publication was in Mason City Journal, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Williamsville Index
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84038543
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11333178
    • The Greenview Review (from Mason County Herald)
    • The Menard County Review (from The Mason City News)
    • Athens Free Press (from The Mason City Times)
      • The first year of publication was in The Mason City Times, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Athens Free Press
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054450
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25176853
    • The New Holland Journal (from The Mason City Times)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Mason City.
  • Published In Petersburg
    • Middletown Ledger (from Menard County Express)
    • The Index (from Menard County Times)
      • Years of publication:  Menard County Times to 1878
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Index
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84038615
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11358996
    • The Williamsville Times (from Petersburg Observer)
    • Williamsville Index (from Petersburg Republican)
      • The first year of publication was in Petersburg Republican, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Williamsville Index
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85034056
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12389132
    • The Greenview Review (from The Menard County Axis)
    • The Menard County Review (from The Menard Index)
    • Athens Free Press (from The Menard Weekly Index)
    • The New Holland Journal (from The Petersburg Democrat)
    • Mason City Banner Times (from The Semi-Weekly Axis)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Petersburg.
  • Published In Lincoln   [Logan County, IL]
    • Middletown Ledger (from Central Illinois Weekly Statesman)
      • Years of publication:  Central Illinois Weekly Statesman to 1873
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Middletown Ledger
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85033788
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12264215
    • The Index (from Illinois Volksfreund)
      • Years of publication:  Illinois Volksfreund to 187?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Index
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87067040
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15153450
    • The Williamsville Times (from Lincoln Beobachter)
    • Williamsville Index (from Lincoln Courier-Herald)
    • The Greenview Review (from Lincoln Courier)
    • The Menard County Review (from Lincoln Daily Courier)
    • Athens Free Press (from Lincoln Daily Courier)
    • The New Holland Journal (from Lincoln Daily News-Herald)
    • Mason City Banner Times (from Lincoln Daily Press)
    • Mason City Banner (from Lincoln Daily Record)
    • Mason City Independent (from Lincoln Evening Courier And Lincoln Herald)
    • Mason City Journal (from Lincoln Evening Courier)
    • Mason County Herald (from Lincoln Evening Courier)
    • The Mason City News (from Lincoln Evening Star)
    • The Mason City Times (from Lincoln Semi-Weekly Courier)
    • The Mason City Times (from Lincoln Semi-Weekly Star)
    • Menard County Express (from Lincoln Sentinel)
    • Menard County Times (from Lincoln Triweekly Times)
    • Petersburg Observer (from Lincoln Volksblatt)
    • Petersburg Republican (from Lincoln Weekly Courier)
    • The Menard County Axis (from Sharp's Daily Statesman)
    • The Menard Index (from The Courier)
    • The Menard Weekly Index (from The Daily News-Herald)
    • The Petersburg Democrat (from The Daily News)
    • The Semi-Weekly Axis (from The Daily Record)
    • Riverton Register (from The Kickapoo Press)
    • The Riverton News (from The Lincoln Courier-Herald)
    • The Riverton Review (from The Lincoln Courier)
    • The Tri-City Register (from The Lincoln Courier)
    • The Weekly Enterprise (from The Lincoln Daily Journal)
      • The first year of publication was in The Lincoln Daily Journal, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Weekly Enterprise
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055445
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27760793
    • Williamsville Sun (from The Lincoln Daily News)
    • Central Illinois Weekly Statesman (from The Lincoln Daily Star)
    • Illinois Volksfreund (from The Lincoln Daily Times)
    • Lincoln Beobachter (from The Lincoln Graphic And The Logan County News)
      • Years of publication:  The Lincoln Graphic And The Logan County News to 1974
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Lincoln Beobachter
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055451
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27829092
    • Lincoln Courier-Herald (from The Lincoln Herald)
    • Lincoln Courier (from The Lincoln Intelligencer)
      • Years of publication:  The Lincoln Intelligencer to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Lincoln Courier
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082769
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15871724
    • Lincoln Daily Courier (from The Lincoln Morning Courier)
    • Lincoln Daily Courier (from The Lincoln Morning News)
    • Lincoln Daily News-Herald (from The Lincoln Morning Star)
    • Lincoln Daily Press (from The Lincoln News)
    • Lincoln Daily Record (from The Lincoln News)
    • Lincoln Evening Courier And Lincoln Herald (from The Lincoln Times-Courier)
    • Lincoln Evening Courier (from The Lincoln Times-Herald)
    • Lincoln Evening Courier (from The Lincoln Times)
    • Lincoln Evening Star (from The Lincoln Weekly Herald)
    • Lincoln Semi-Weekly Courier (from The Logan County Tribune)
    • Lincoln Semi-Weekly Star (from The Logan Courier)
    • Lincoln Sentinel (from The Morning Journal)
    • Lincoln Triweekly Times (from The Mouser)
    • Lincoln Volksblatt (from The Popular Review)
    • Lincoln Weekly Courier (from The Star)
    • Sharp's Daily Statesman (from The Star)
    • The Courier (from The Star)
    • The Daily News-Herald (from The Statesman)
    • The Daily News (from The Weekly Courier-Herald)
      • Years of publication:  The Weekly Courier-Herald to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055883
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28094911
    • The Daily Record (from Volksblatt-Rundschau)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Lincoln.
  • Published In Riverton   [Sangamon County, IL]
    • Middletown Ledger (from Riverton Register)
    • The Index (from The Riverton News)
      • Years of publication:  The Riverton News to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Index
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054094
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21867856
    • The Williamsville Times (from The Riverton Review)
    • Williamsville Index (from The Tri-City Register)
    • The Greenview Review (from The Weekly Enterprise)
      • The first year of publication was in The Weekly Enterprise, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Greenview Review
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082758
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15869662
    • The Menard County Review (from Williamsville Sun)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Riverton.

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 Walnut Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0478, Longitude: -89.6109       In this case, the coordinates for the Walnut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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