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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Melvin 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 Melvin. In addition, the list contains another 29 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Melvin. In total, we've identified 31 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Melvin.

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 Melvin.  

Newspapers Published In Melvin ...

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

  • Melvin Transcript (from 189?)
  • The Melvin Motor (from 1908)

Newspapers Neighboring Melvin ...

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

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

  • Published In Roberts  ...
    • The Roberts Herald
  • Published In Sibley  ...
  • Published In Gibson City  ...
  • Published In Loda [Iroquois County] ...
    • Garden State (from 1856)
    • Loda Times (from 1879)
      • The first year of publication was in 1879, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Loda Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053120
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25169456
    • The Loda Register (from 1875)
    • The Loda 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 Loda Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91055306
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24259025
    • Victory Echo
  • Published In Thawville [Iroquois County] ...
  • Published In Buckley [Iroquois County] ...
    • Buckley News (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 Buckley News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91055256
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23897854
    • The Buckley Chronicle (from 1895)
    • The Buckley Inquirer (from 1875)
  • Published In Paxton  ...
  • Published In Chatsworth [Livingston County] ...
  • Published In Piper City  ...
  • Published In Forrest [Livingston County] ...
  • Published In Onarga [Iroquois County] ...
  • Published In Cissna Park [Iroquois County] ...
    • Cissna Park News (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 Cissna Park News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91055307
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24346938
    • Cissna Park Review (from 1891)
    • The Cissna Park Express (from 1896)
    • The Cissna Park News (from 1906)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Published In Fairbury [Livingston County] ...
      • Fairbury Journal (from 1866)
      • Fairbury Weekly Independent (from 1876)
      • Livingston Citizen (from 19??)
      • Livingston County Blade (from 187?)
      • The Blade (from 1990)
        • Years of publication:  1990 to current
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Blade
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055961
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28716916
      • The Blade (from 1884)
      • The Blade (from 1900)
      • The Blade (from 190?)
      • The Blade (from 1915)
      • The Daily Blade (from 1884)
      • The Daily Blade (from 1903)
      • The Daily Blade (from 1909)
      • The Daily Independent-Blade (from 1882)
      • The Daily Local Record
      • The Fair-dealer (from 1893)
        • The first year of publication was in 1893, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Fair-dealer
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054822
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22607781
      • The Fairbury Blade (from 1922)
      • The Fairbury Independent (from 1871)
      • The Independent-Blade (from 1877)
      • The Local Record
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1947
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Local Record
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054128
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22722355
    • Published In Fisher [Champaign County] ...
    • Published In Gilman [Iroquois County] ...
    • Published In Colfax [McLean County] ...
    • Published In Rankin [Vermilion County] ...
    • Published In Rantoul [Champaign County] ...
    • Published In Arrowsmith [McLean County] ...
    • Published In Bellflower [McLean County] ...
    • Published In Cullom [Livingston County] ...
    • Published In Gifford [Champaign County] ...
      • The Gifford Weekly Sun (from 1895)
    • Published In Cooksville [McLean County] ...
      • The Weekly Advocate (from 189?)
    • Published In Crescent City [Iroquois County] ...
    • Published In Ashkum [Iroquois County] ...
      • Ashkum Journal
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1953
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Ashkum Journal
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082513
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15373752
      • The Ashkum Gazette (from 1875)
    • Published In Ellsworth [McLean County] ...
    • Published In Chenoa [McLean County] ...
    • Published In Mahomet [Champaign County] ...
    • Published In Emington [Livingston County] ...
    • Published In Lexington [McLean County] ...
    • Published In Mansfield [Piatt County] ...
      • Mansfield Daily Express (from 1895)
      • Mansfield Express (from 1887)
        • The first year of publication was in 1887, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Mansfield Express
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90068359
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21769075
      • The Mansfield Express
    • Published In Woodland [Iroquois County] ...
      • Woodland Enterprise
    • Published In Milford [Iroquois County] ...
    • Published In Potomac [Vermilion County] ...
    • Published In Farmer City [De Witt County] ...
    • Published In Pontiac [Livingston County] ...
    • Published In Watseka [Iroquois County] ...
      • We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Watseka. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Watseka
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Melvin. This extended list includes all the papers from Watseka. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Melvin

The official website for Chronicling America

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

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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 from Point A (ie- Melvin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melvin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5713, Longitude: -88.2468       In this case, the coordinates for Melvin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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