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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Modesto 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Modesto. In addition, the list contains another 172 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Modesto. In total, we've identified 173 papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Modesto.

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 Modesto.  

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

Newspapers Published In Modesto ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Modesto area:

  • The Weekly Transcript

Newspapers Neighboring Modesto ...

The following newspapers were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Modesto.

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

  • Published In Palmyra  ...
  • Published In Scottville  ...
  • Published In Waverly [Morgan County] ...
    • Journal-Enterprise (from 1905)
    • The Enterprise
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1903
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Enterprise
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054692
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24477958
    • The Waverly Journal (from 18??)
    • The Waverly Journal (from 1911)
    • The Waverly Times (from 1872)
    • Waverly Enterprise (from 1903)
  • Published In Franklin [Morgan County] ...
    • The Franklin Times
  • Published In Girard  ...
  • Published In Virden  ...
    • The Virden News (from 1871)
    • The Virden Recorder (from 1921)
    • The Virden Reporter (from 18??)
    • Virden Record (from 18??)
  • Published In Auburn [Sangamon County] ...
    • Auburn Citizen (from 1875)
    • Auburn Herald (from 1874)
  • Published In Carlinville  ...
  • Published In Greenfield [Greene County] ...
  • Published In Farmersville [Montgomery County] ...
  • Published In New Berlin [Sangamon County] ...
    • New Berlin Advance (from 1874)
    • New Berlin Bee (from 1933)
    • New Berlin Tribune
      • 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 New Berlin Tribune
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054688
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22483150
    • The County Tribune (from 1999)
  • Published In Divernon [Sangamon County] ...
    • The Divernon News (from 1889)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Published In Manchester [Scott County] ...
      • Manhattan American (from 1919)
      • Scott County Arrow (from 1879)
    • Published In Roodhouse [Greene County] ...
      • Harper's Weekly Herald (from 1877)
      • Roodhouse Headlight (from 1874)
      • Roodhouse Signal (from 1871)
      • The Daily Record
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in ????
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Daily Record
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054770
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24942520
      • The Evening Eye (from 1882)
      • The Roodhouse Eye (from 1894)
      • The Roodhouse Journal (from 18??)
      • The Roodhouse Record
      • The Weekly Eye (from 1882)
    • Published In Jacksonville [Morgan County] ...
      • We know of 73 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Jacksonville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Jacksonville
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Modesto. This extended list includes all the papers from Jacksonville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Modesto.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Medora  ...
      • Medora Cross Roads (from 188?)
      • Medora Messenger
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1926
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Medora Messenger
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082818
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15907444
    • Published In Pawnee [Sangamon County] ...
      • The Pawnee Herald
        • 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 Pawnee Herald
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054679
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22460075
      • The Pawnee Post (from 1965)
    • Published In White Hall [Greene County] ...
    • Published In Raymond [Montgomery County] ...
    • Published In Gillespie  ...
      • Gillespie Area News (from 1995)
      • South County News (from 2004)
      • The Area News (from 1963)
      • The Gillespie News (from 19??)
      • The Record (from 1926)
    • Published In Shipman  ...
      • Maroon And Gold (from 1927)
      • True Flag (from 187?)
        • Years of publication:  187? to 18??
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the True Flag
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94054617
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29816355
    • Published In Carrollton [Greene County] ...
    • Published In Litchfield [Montgomery County] ...
    • Published In Pleasant Plains [Sangamon County] ...
      • Pleasant Plains Advocate (from 1891)
      • Pleasant Plains Press (from 1935)
      • The Pleasant Plains Argus (from 1922)
      • The Review (from 1900)
      • The Tallula Record (from 1923)
      • The Weekly Press (from 1899)
      • West Sangamon Gazette (from 189?)
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Modesto. 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 Modesto.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Winchester [Scott 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 '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- Modesto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Modesto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4789, Longitude: -89.9803       In this case, the coordinates for Modesto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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