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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lincoln 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 56 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln. In addition, the list contains another 154 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lincoln. In total, we've identified 210 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Lincoln.

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 Lincoln.  

Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is very large and will take extra time to load.

Newspapers Published In Lincoln ...

We know of 56 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lincoln:

Newspapers Neighboring Lincoln ...

The following newspapers were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Lincoln.

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

  • Published In Beason  ...
  • 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 Mount Pulaski  ...
  • Published In Chestnut  ...
  • Published In New Holland  ...
  • Published In Emden  ...
    • The Emden News (from 1895)
  • Published In Middletown  ...
    • Middletown Ledger (from 1905)
  • Published In Armington [Tazewell County] ...
  • Published In Waynesville [De Witt County] ...
  • Published In Kenney [De Witt County] ...
  • 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 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)
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    • 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 Delavan [Tazewell County] ...
    • Published In Hopedale [Tazewell County] ...
    • Published In Minier [Tazewell County] ...
    • Published In Greenview [Menard County] ...
    • Published In Illiopolis [Sangamon County] ...
    • Published In Stanford [McLean 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
    • Published In Warrensburg [Macon County] ...
    • 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 Niantic [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Riverton [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 Heyworth [McLean County] ...
      • Heyworth Natural Gas
      • Heyworth Reporter (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 Heyworth Reporter
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054528
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21401521
      • The Heyworth Star (from 1923)
    • Published In Mechanicsburg [Sangamon County] ...
    • Published In Easton [Mason County] ...
    • Published In Forsyth [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Harristown [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Mackinaw [Tazewell County] ...
    • Published In Mount Auburn [Christian County] ...
    • Published In Petersburg [Menard County] ...
    • Published In Tremont [Tazewell County] ...
    • Published In Danvers [McLean County] ...
    • Published In Manito [Mason County] ...
      • Manito Review (from 1967)
      • The Express (from 1891)
        • The first year of publication was in 1891, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Express
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054440
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25113974
      • The Manito Community Express (from 192?)
      • The Manito Express (from 18??)
    • Published In Rochester [Sangamon County] ...
    • Published In Bloomington [McLean County] ...
      • We know of 93 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Bloomington. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Bloomington
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Lincoln. This extended list includes all the papers from Bloomington. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Lincoln.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is very large and will take extra time to load
    • 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Lincoln. 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 Lincoln.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is very large and will take extra time to load
    • Published In Oreana [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 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Lincoln. 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 Lincoln.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is very large and will take extra time to load

The official website for Chronicling America

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

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- Lincoln) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1487, Longitude: -89.3633    









 

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