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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Grafton 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Grafton. In addition, the list contains another 81 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Grafton. In total, we've identified 84 papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Grafton.

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 Grafton.  

Newspapers Published In Grafton ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Grafton:

  • Grafton Reporter (from 1849)
    • The first year of publication was in 1849, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Grafton Reporter
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054559
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23198979
  • The Backwoodsman (from 1837)
  • The Grafton Phoenix (from 1842)

Newspapers Neighboring Grafton ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Grafton.

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

  • Published In Jerseyville  ...
  • Published In Florissant [Saint Louis County] ...
  • Published In Saint Charles [Saint Charles County] ...
    • We know of 37 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Saint Charles. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Saint Charles
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Grafton. This extended list includes all the papers from Saint Charles. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Grafton
  • Published In Alton [Madison County] ...
    • We know of 49 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Alton. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Alton
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Grafton. This extended list includes all the papers from Alton. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Grafton
  • Published In Kane [Greene County] ...
    • Kane Express (from 1873)
      • The first year of publication was in 1873, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Kane Express
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054792
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25065223
    • The Kane Times (from 1874)
      • The first year of publication was in 1874, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Kane Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054788
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24840733
  • Published In Brighton [Macoupin County] ...
  • Published In Hardin [Calhoun County] ...
    • Calhoun County Democrat (from 1871)
    • Calhoun County Republican (from 190?)
    • Calhoun County Union (from 1861)
    • Calhoun Herald (from 1873)
    • Calhoun Herald (from 190?)
    • Calhoun News-Herald (from 1997)
    • Calhoun Times-Herald (from 1902)
    • The Calhoun News (from 1915)
    • The Leader (from 189?)
      • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Leader
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055747
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28395983
    • The Republican (from 1901)
  • Published In Ferguson [Saint Louis County] ...
  • Published In Jennings [Saint Louis County] ...
  • Published In O'Fallon [Saint Charles County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Grafton. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grafton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grafton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9698, Longitude: -90.4353    









 

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