Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Metropolis 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 20 papers that were published in the immediate area of Metropolis. In addition, the list contains another 102 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Metropolis. In total, we've identified 122 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Metropolis.

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 Metropolis.

Newspapers Published In Metropolis ...

We know of 20 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Metropolis:

Massac Journal-Republican (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to 1918
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Massac Journal-Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93055769
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27944781
Metropolis Democrat (from 18??)
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Metropolis Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93055778
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27942567
Metropolis Register (from 1864)
- Years of publication: 1864 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Metropolis Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93055767
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27902682
Metropolis Times (from 1874)
- Years of publication: 1874 to 1879
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Metropolis Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93055783
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27985943
Metropolis Weekly Gazette
- 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 Metropolis Weekly Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89080007
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22355720
Metropolis Weekly Sentinel (from 1858)
- Years of publication: 1858 to 1862
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Metropolis Weekly Sentinel
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93055766
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27902605
Metropolis Weekly Times (from 1872)
- Years of publication: 1872 to 1874
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Metropolis Weekly Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85033862
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12294870
The Evening Herald (from 1899)
- Years of publication: 1899 to 190?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Evening Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93055770
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27944880
The Massac Journal (from 1870)
- Years of publication: 1870 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Massac Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85033860
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12294876
The Metropolis City Item (from 1887)
- Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Metropolis City Item
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93055788
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28060667
The Metropolis Daily News (from 1917)
- Years of publication: 1917 to 192?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Metropolis Daily News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93055773
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27951459
The Metropolis Gazette (from 19??)
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Metropolis Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87082819
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15907907
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- The Metropolis Herald (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Metropolis Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055771
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27944983
- The Metropolis News And Republican Herald (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1951
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Metropolis News And Republican Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055775
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27951715
- The Metropolis News (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Metropolis News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055774
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27951565
- The Metropolis News (from 1951)
  - Years of publication: 1951 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Metropolis News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055776
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27951824
- The Metropolis Planet (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Metropolis Planet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055777
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27951885
- The Promulgator (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 1870
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Promulgator
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055768
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27944092
- The Republican Herald (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Republican Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055772
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27945150
- The Weekly Times (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1872
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055782
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27985598

Newspapers Neighboring Metropolis ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Metropolis.

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

Published In Brookport ...
- The Brookport Independent (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Brookport Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055790
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28090410
Published In Joppa ...
- Joppa Enterprise (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Joppa Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055789
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28087547
Published In Paducah [McCracken County] ...
- We know of 75 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Paducah. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Paducah
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Metropolis. This extended list includes all the papers from Paducah. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Metropolis
Published In La Center [Ballard County] ...
- La Center Advance (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1912
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the La Center Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061276
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18944882
- Liberty (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Issues available online: 1
  - Scanned issues: February 16, 1910 to February 16, 1910
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Liberty
  - Holdings: LCCN SN88061275
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18944801
  - ISSN Number: 1942-0005
- The Ballard County News (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ballard County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052196
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12828147
- The Weekly Advance (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052082
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12412354
Published In Smithland [Livingston County] ...
- Livingston Ledger (from 196?)
  - Years of publication: 196? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Livingston Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069422
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14151574
- The Cumberland Wave (from 187?)
  - Years of publication: 187? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cumberland Wave
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060074
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15182002
- The Jackson Republican (from 1845)
  - Years of publication: 1845 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jackson Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014527
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8783748
- The Livingston County News (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Livingston County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069421
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14146622
- The Livingston Leader (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Livingston Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069423
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14151757
- The Smithland Times (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Smithland Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014526
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8783552
Published In Golconda [Pope County] ...
- Herald-Enterprise (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Herald-Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055634
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27739490
- Our Quill (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 Our Quill
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94051450
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31355672
- Pope County Transcript (from 186?)
  - The first year of publication was in 186?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pope County Transcript
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038460
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11325916
- The Enterprise (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055633
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27738951
- The Golconda Herald (from 1858)
  - Years of publication: 1858 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Golconda Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87068238
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15795208
- The Weekly Commercial (from 1862)
  - The first year of publication was in 1862, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Commercial
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055596
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27417859
- Weekly Press (from 1892)
  - The first year of publication was in 1892, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055595
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27418038
Published In Vienna [Johnson County] ...
- Egyptian Democrat (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 Egyptian Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055604
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27466777
- Johnson County Journal (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Johnson County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055600
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27456345
- The Egyptian Artery (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Egyptian Artery
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055597
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27456008
- The Johnson County Herald (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Johnson County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055599
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27456239
- The Johnson County Yeoman (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Johnson County Yeoman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055603
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27458196
- The Reformer (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Reformer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055602
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27456738
- The Union Courier (from 1862)
  - Years of publication: 1862 to 1865
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Union Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038656
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11423233
- The Vienna Artery (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 1872
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Vienna Artery
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055598
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27456112
- The Vienna Times (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Vienna Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055606
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27471996
- Vienna Weekly Times (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Vienna Weekly Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93055605
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27471803

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Metropolis: www.cityofmetropolis.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Metropolis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Metropolis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1539, Longitude: -88.7275