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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Franklin 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 Franklin. In addition, the list contains another 47 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Franklin. In total, we've identified 48 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Franklin.

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 Franklin.  

Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load.

Newspapers Published In Franklin ...

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

  • The Franklin Times

Newspapers Neighboring Franklin ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Franklin.

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

  • Published In Waverly  ...
    • Journal-Enterprise (from 1905)
    • The Enterprise
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1903
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Enterprise
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054692
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24477958
    • The Waverly Journal (from 18??)
    • The Waverly Journal (from 1911)
    • The Waverly Times (from 1872)
    • Waverly Enterprise (from 1903)
  • Published In Modesto [Macoupin County] ...
    • The Weekly Transcript
  • Published In New Berlin [Sangamon County] ...
    • New Berlin Advance (from 1874)
    • New Berlin Bee (from 1933)
    • New Berlin Tribune
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the New Berlin Tribune
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054688
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22483150
    • The County Tribune (from 1999)
  • Published In Scottville [Macoupin County] ...
  • Published In Jacksonville  ...
    • We know of 73 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Jacksonville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Jacksonville
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Franklin. This extended list includes all the papers from Jacksonville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Franklin.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Palmyra [Macoupin County] ...
  • Published In Manchester [Scott County] ...
    • Manhattan American (from 1919)
    • Scott County Arrow (from 1879)
  • Published In Auburn [Sangamon County] ...
    • Auburn Citizen (from 1875)
    • Auburn Herald (from 1874)
  • Published In Virden [Macoupin County] ...
    • The Virden News (from 1871)
    • The Virden Recorder (from 1921)
    • The Virden Reporter (from 18??)
    • Virden Record (from 18??)
  • Published In Ashland [Cass County] ...
  • Published In Girard [Macoupin County] ...
  • Published In Pleasant Plains [Sangamon County] ...
    • Pleasant Plains Advocate (from 1891)
    • Pleasant Plains Press (from 1935)
    • The Pleasant Plains Argus (from 1922)
    • The Review (from 1900)
    • The Tallula Record (from 1923)
    • The Weekly Press (from 1899)
    • West Sangamon Gazette (from 189?)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Published In Roodhouse [Greene County] ...
      • Harper's Weekly Herald (from 1877)
      • Roodhouse Headlight (from 1874)
      • Roodhouse Signal (from 1871)
      • The Daily Record
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in ????
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Daily Record
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054770
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24942520
      • The Evening Eye (from 1882)
      • The Roodhouse Eye (from 1894)
      • The Roodhouse Journal (from 18??)
      • The Roodhouse Record
      • The Weekly Eye (from 1882)
    • Published In Greenfield [Greene County] ...
    • Published In Chapin  ...
      • The Chapin Record (from 1897)
    • Published In Divernon [Sangamon County] ...
      • The Divernon News (from 1889)
    • Published In Winchester [Scott County] ...
    • Published In White Hall [Greene County] ...
    • Published In Springfield [Sangamon County] ...
      • We know of 154 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Springfield. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Springfield
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Franklin. This extended list includes all the papers from Springfield. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Franklin.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Tallula [Menard County] ...
      • Tallula Observer (from 1876)
      • The Express (from 18??)
      • The Standard (from 1929)
      • The Tallula Journal (from 1897)
      • The Tallula Standard (from 1932)
    • Published In Arenzville [Cass County] ...
      • Arenzville Argus (from 1889)
        • The first year of publication was in 1889, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Arenzville Argus
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055846
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29265724
      • Arenzville Enquirer (from 1922)
      • Arenzville Independent
      • The Advance (from 18??)
      • The Arenzville Advocate (from 1885)
      • The Arenzville Times
    • Published In Farmersville [Montgomery County] ...
    • Published In Pawnee [Sangamon County] ...
      • The Pawnee Herald
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Pawnee Herald
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054679
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22460075
      • The Pawnee Post (from 1965)
    • Published In Virginia [Cass County] ...
      • We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Virginia. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Virginia
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Franklin. This extended list includes all the papers from Virginia. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Franklin.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Carlinville [Macoupin County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Franklin. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6214, Longitude: -90.0478       In this case, the coordinates for Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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