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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Highland 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 8 papers that were published in the immediate area of Highland. In addition, the list contains another 93 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Highland. In total, we've identified 101 papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Highland.

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 Highland.  

Newspapers Published In Highland ...

We know of 8 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Highland:

  • Die Union (from 1863)
    • Years of publication:  1863 to 1868
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Die Union
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83045797
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9665825
  • Highland Bote (from 1859)
  • Highland Journal (from 1893)
  • Highland Leader (from 1900)
  • Highland News Leader (from 1921)
  • Highland Union (from 1868)
  • Square News (from 1928)
  • Weekly Telephone (from 1883)
    • The first year of publication was in 1883, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Weekly Telephone
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054147
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24465327

Newspapers Neighboring Highland ...

The following newspapers were published within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Highland.

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

  • Published In Saint Jacob  ...
  • Published In Pocahontas [Bond County] ...
  • Published In Trenton [Clinton County] ...
    • Clinton County News (from 19??)
    • The Sun (from 18??)
    • The Trenton Courier (from 1873)
    • The Trenton Sun
      • 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 Trenton Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053773
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25302757
  • Published In Breese [Clinton County] ...
    • The Breese Journal (from 1920)
  • Published In Lebanon [Saint Clair County] ...
  • Published In Worden  ...
  • Published In Edwardsville  ...
  • Published In New Baden [Clinton County] ...
    • New Baden News (from 19??)
  • Published In Sorento [Bond County] ...
    • The Sorento News (from 19??)
  • Published In Collinsville  ...
  • Published In Greenville [Bond County] ...
    • Bond County Democrat (from 1876)
    • Bond County Farmer And Farm Bureau (from 1929)
    • Equity Union Exchange (from 1914)
    • Greenville Journal (from 1847)
    • Illinois Chronicle (from 1848)
    • The American Courier (from 1856)
    • The Greenville Advocate (from 1858)
    • The Greenville Item
    • The New Era (from 1847)
    • The Papyrus (from 1920)
    • The Sun (from 1877)
      • Years of publication:  1877 to 1905
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054752
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22913568
    • The Twice-A-Week Sun (from 1905)
  • Published In O'Fallon [Saint Clair County] ...
    • Base News (from 1992)
      • Years of publication:  1992 to 200?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Base News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93006443
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26694035
    • Command Post (from 1968)
    • Gas Lines (from 1943)
    • Gateway Reporter (from 19??)
    • Legal Reporter (from 1988)
    • O'Fallon Advance (from 1874)
    • O'Fallon City Record (from 1998)
    • O'Fallon Progress (from 1973)
    • Progress (from 1960)
      • Years of publication:  1960 to 1973
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Progress
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053754
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25108161
    • The O'Fallon Progress (from 1895)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Published In Staunton [Macoupin County] ...
      • Staunton Banner (from 1859)
        • The first year of publication was in 1859, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Staunton Banner
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89080080
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22446640
      • Staunton Star-Times (from 1910)
      • The Kwik Konnection (from 19??)
      • The Staunton Star (from 1906)
      • The Staunton Times (from 18??)
    • Published In Carlyle [Clinton County] ...
    • Published In Mascoutah [Saint Clair County] ...
      • County Journal (from 1968)
      • Lebanon Herald (from 1981)
      • Lebanon, Illinois Herald (from 1976)
      • Mascoutah Anzeiger (from 1876)
      • Mascoutah Banner (from 1872)
      • Mascoutah Herald (from 1885)
      • St. Clair County Herald (from 19??)
      • The Herald (from 1981)
      • Wochenblatt (from 1862)
    • Published In Mount Olive [Macoupin County] ...
      • Mount Olive Herald (from 18??)
      • Teutonia (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 Teutonia
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054568
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23283776
    • Published In Fairview Heights [Saint Clair County] ...
    • Published In Keyesport [Clinton County] ...
      • Keyesport Journal (from 1897)
        • The first year of publication was in 1897, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Keyesport Journal
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054553
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23153176
    • Published In Swansea [Saint Clair County] ...
    • Published In Wood River  ...
    • Published In Belleville [Saint Clair County] ...
      • We know of 85 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Belleville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Belleville
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Highland. This extended list includes all the papers from Belleville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Highland
    • Published In Benld [Macoupin County] ...
    • Published In Bunker Hill [Macoupin County] ...
    • Published In Madison  ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Highland: www.ci.highland.il.us/

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7704, Longitude: -89.6816       In this case, the coordinates for Highland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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