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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Compton is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Compton. In addition, the list contains another 49 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Compton. In total, we've identified 50 papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Compton.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Compton.  

Newspapers Published In Compton ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Compton area:

Newspapers Neighboring Compton ...

The following newspapers were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Compton.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Compton.

  • Published In West Brooklyn  ...
  • Published In Paw Paw  ...
    • Lee County Times (from 18??)
    • Paw Paw News (from 1874)
  • Published In Mendota [La Salle County] ...
  • Published In Earlville [La Salle County] ...
  • Published In Shabbona [DeKalb County] ...
    • De Kalb County Express (from 192?)
    • The Shabbona Express
    • Waterman News (from 1935)
  • Published In Ashton  ...
  • Published In Amboy  ...
  • Published In Franklin Grove  ...
    • Franklin Reporter (from 1870)
  • Published In La Moille [Bureau County] ...
  • Published In Leland [La Salle County] ...
    • The Leland Times
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1963
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Leland Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053228
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25668177
    • The Leland Times (from 1971)
    • The Times (from 1963)
  • Published In Rochelle [Ogle County] ...
  • Published In Creston [Ogle County] ...
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Published In Waterman [DeKalb County] ...
      • Waterman Free Press (from 187?)
      • Waterman Leader (from 1878)
    • Published In Malta [DeKalb County] ...
      • The Malta Record (from 18??)
    • Published In Ohio [Bureau County] ...
      • The Ohio Herald
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1952
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Ohio Herald
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053276
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25984969
    • Published In Somonauk [DeKalb County] ...
    • Published In Dixon  ...
      • We know of 31 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Dixon. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Dixon
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Compton. This extended list includes all the papers from Dixon. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Compton
    • Published In Ladd [Bureau County] ...
      • The Ladd Journal (from 19??)
    • Published In De Kalb [DeKalb County] ...
    • Published In Hinckley [DeKalb County] ...
      • Country Courier (from 1991)
      • Hinckley Review (from 1878)
      • The Review (from 1986)
    • Published In La Salle [La Salle County] ...
    • Published In Sheridan [La Salle County] ...
    • Published In Peru [La Salle County] ...
      • We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Peru. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Peru
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Compton. This extended list includes all the papers from Peru. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Compton
    • Published In Sandwich [DeKalb County] ...
      • Free Press (from 1963)
      • Sandwich Free Press (from 1970)
      • Sandwich Free Press (from 1873)
      • Sandwich Gazette (from 1860)
      • Sandwich Record (from 1985)
      • Sandwich Semi-Monthly News (from 1865)
      • The Argus (from 1882)
      • The Daily Argus (from 18??)
      • The People's Press (from 1857)
      • The Sandwich Argus (from 1885)
      • The Sandwich Gazette (from 18??)
      • The Weekly Argus (from 1878)
      • Today
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Today
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83003320
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10066781
      • Tri-County Today (from 1976)
    • Published In Utica [La Salle County] ...
      • The Utica Weekly Gazette
      • Utica News (from 196?)
    • Published In Oregon [Ogle County] ...
    • Published In Cortland [DeKalb County] ...
      • The Enterprise (from 1877)
        • The first year of publication was in 1877, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Enterprise
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053436
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27110890
    • Published In Ottawa [La Salle County] ...
      • We know of 40 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Ottawa. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Ottawa
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Compton. This extended list includes all the papers from Ottawa. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Compton
    • Published In Spring Valley [Bureau County] ...
    • Published In De Pue [Bureau County] ...
    • Published In Walnut [Bureau County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Compton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Compton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Compton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6940, Longitude: -89.0862       In this case, the coordinates for Compton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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