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Introduction ...

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

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

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Fork. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Lake Fork. Our list contains 116 papers that were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Lake Fork.

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 Lake Fork.  

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

Newspapers Neighboring Lake Fork ...

The following newspapers were published within 26 miles [41.8 km] of Lake Fork.

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

  • Published In Mount Pulaski  ...
  • Published In Illiopolis [Sangamon County] ...
  • Published In Chestnut  ...
  • Published In Williamsville [Sangamon County] ...
    • The Index
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1908
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Index
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2010271302
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 550566305
    • The Williamsville Times (from 1894)
    • Williamsville Index (from 1908)
  • Published In Mechanicsburg [Sangamon County] ...
  • Published In Lincoln  ...
    • We know of 56 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Lincoln. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Lincoln
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Lake Fork. This extended list includes all the papers from Lincoln. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Lake Fork.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Niantic [Macon County] ...
  • Published In Riverton [Sangamon County] ...
  • Published In Beason  ...
  • Published In Mount Auburn [Christian County] ...
  • Published In Middletown  ...
    • Middletown Ledger (from 1905)
  • Published In Warrensburg [Macon County] ...
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Published In Kenney [De Witt County] ...
    • Published In Harristown [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Rochester [Sangamon County] ...
    • Published In Athens [Menard County] ...
      • Athens Free Press
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1970
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Athens Free Press
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054442
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25114565
    • Published In New Holland  ...
    • Published In Forsyth [Macon 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Lake Fork. 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 Lake Fork.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Atlanta  ...
      • Atlanta Daily Argus (from 1895)
      • Logan County Forum (from 1856)
      • Logan County Journal (from 1865)
      • The Argus (from 187?)
      • The Argus (from 18??)
      • The Atlanta Argus And The Armington Helper (from 1964)
      • The Atlanta Argus-lens (from 1959)
      • The Atlanta Argus (from 1869)
      • The Atlanta Argus (from 1959)
      • The Atlanta Argus (from 1893)
      • The Atlanta Weekly Forum (from 1855)
      • Whang-doodle (from 1858)
        • The first year of publication was in 1858, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Whang-doodle
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082214
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15203716
    • Published In Edinburg [Christian County] ...
      • Edinburg Herald (from 188?)
        • The first year of publication was in 188?, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Edinburg Herald
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054611
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23865858
      • The Edinburg Herald
    • Published In Maroa [Macon County] ...
      • Maroa Sentinel (from 1938)
      • The Maroa Times (from 1867)
      • The Maroa Weekly News (from 1872)
      • The News-Times
        • 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 News-Times
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082810
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15902629
      • The Prairie Post (from 1958)
    • Published In Blue Mound [Macon County] ...
      • Blue Mound Leader (from 188?)
      • The Cyclone (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 Cyclone
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054732
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22848257
      • The Independent (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 Independent
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054733
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22848832
    • Published In Decatur [Macon County] ...
      • We know of 80 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Decatur. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Decatur
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Lake Fork. This extended list includes all the papers from Decatur. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Lake Fork.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Greenview [Menard County] ...
    • Published In Waynesville [De Witt County] ...
    • Published In Emden  ...
      • The Emden News (from 1895)
    • Published In Mason City [Mason County] ...
      • Mason City Banner Times (from 19??)
      • Mason City Banner
        • 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 Mason City Banner
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054795
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25065963
      • Mason City Independent (from 187?)
      • Mason City Journal (from 1871)
      • Mason County Herald (from 1888)
      • The Mason City News (from 1867)
      • The Mason City Times (from 1866)
      • The Mason City Times (from 189?)
    • Published In Stonington [Christian County] ...
      • The Stonington Star
    • Published In Armington [Tazewell County] ...
    • Published In Macon [Macon County] ...
      • The Macon News
      • The Macon Record
        • 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 Macon Record
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93056010
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29240661
    • Published In McLean [McLean County] ...
      • The Bee (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 Bee
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051192
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30689759
      • The Bug (from 188?)
        • The first year of publication was in 188?, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Bug
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051237
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30853710
      • The Buzz-saw (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 Buzz-saw
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051239
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31142539
      • The McLean County News (from 1959)
      • The McLean Gazette (from 18??)
      • The McLean Lens (from 1959)
      • The McLean Lens
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1959
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The McLean Lens
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054538
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21437467
    • Published In Oreana [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Petersburg [Menard County] ...
    • Published In Wapella [De Witt County] ...
      • The Independent (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 Independent
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054551
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21792912
      • The Wapella Herald

The official website for Chronicling America

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The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9704, Longitude: -89.3505    









 

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