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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Macon 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Macon. In addition, the list contains another 263 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Macon. In total, we've identified 265 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Macon.

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 Macon.  

Newspapers Published In Macon ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Macon:

  • 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

Newspapers Neighboring Macon ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Macon.

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

  • Published In Blue Mound  ...
    • 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 Moweaqua [Shelby County] ...
  • Published In Mount Zion  ...
  • Published In Harristown  ...
  • Published In Dalton City [Moultrie County] ...
    • The Dalton Echo (from 18??)
  • Published In Decatur  ...
    • 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Macon. 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 Macon
  • Published In Stonington [Christian County] ...
    • The Stonington Star
  • Published In Assumption [Christian County] ...
  • Published In Niantic  ...
  • Published In Bethany [Moultrie County] ...
    • The Bethany Echo (from 189?)
  • Published In Mount Auburn [Christian County] ...
  • Published In Forsyth  ...
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Published In Warrensburg  ...
    • Published In Illiopolis [Sangamon County] ...
    • Published In Oreana  ...
    • Published In Cerro Gordo [Piatt County] ...
    • Published In Findlay [Shelby County] ...
    • Published In Lovington [Moultrie County] ...
      • Lovington Free Press (from 1875)
      • Lovington Reporter (from 1891)
      • The Convention Herald (from 1895)
    • Published In Taylorville [Christian County] ...
    • Published In Argenta  ...
      • Argenta Herald (from 1892)
      • The Argenta Hustler (from 1892)
      • The Argenta Register (from 1917)
    • 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 Hammond [Piatt County] ...
    • Published In Maroa  ...
      • 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 Mechanicsburg [Sangamon County] ...
    • Published In Pana [Christian County] ...
    • Published In Sullivan [Moultrie County] ...
    • Published In Tower Hill [Shelby County] ...
    • Published In Shelbyville [Shelby County] ...
    • Published In Chestnut [Logan County] ...
    • Published In Mount Pulaski [Logan County] ...
    • Published In Bement [Piatt County] ...
    • Published In Kenney [De Witt County] ...
    • Published In Arthur [Douglas County] ...
    • Published In Rochester [Sangamon County] ...
    • Published In Atwood [Piatt County] ...
      • The Atwood Herald
        • 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 Atwood Herald
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053170
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25472196
    • Published In Oconee [Shelby County] ...
      • The Enterprise (from 1884)
        • The first year of publication was in 1884, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Enterprise
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054817
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22569978
    • Published In Riverton [Sangamon County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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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- Macon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7095, Longitude: -88.9994    









 

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