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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Oblong 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Oblong. In addition, the list contains another 166 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Oblong. In total, we've identified 170 papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Oblong.

Newspapers Published In Oblong ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Oblong:

  • Oblong Ledger (from 1894)
  • Oblong Ledger (from 1946)
  • Oblong Oracle (from 1897)
  • The Oblong Gem (from 1984)

Newspapers Neighboring Oblong ...

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

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

  • Published In Stoy  ...
    • The Evidence (from 1912)
  • Published In Willow Hill [Jasper County] ...
    • Willow Hill Echo (from 1915)
  • Published In Sainte Marie [Jasper County] ...
  • Published In Robinson  ...
  • Published In Annapolis  ...
  • Published In Duncanville  ...
    • The Duncanville Courier
  • Published In Newton [Jasper County] ...
  • Published In Flat Rock  ...
  • Published In Oak Point [Clark County] ...
  • Published In Hutsonville  ...
  • Published In Palestine  ...
  • Published In West York  ...
    • West York Advance (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 West York Advance
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054032
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23274801
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Published In Sumner [Lawrence County] ...
      • Lawrence County Courier (from 1895)
      • Lawrence County Press (from 1876)
      • Sumner Advocate (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 Sumner Advocate
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054064
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23806218
      • The Sumner Democrat (from 1891)
      • The Sumner Press (from 1882)
    • Published In West Union [Clark County] ...
    • Published In Casey [Clark County] ...
    • Published In Olney [Richland County] ...
    • Published In Bridgeport [Lawrence County] ...
    • Published In Greenup [Cumberland County] ...
      • Cumberland Transcript (from 1859)
      • Greenup Press (from 1890)
      • Greenup Tribune (from 185?)
        • The first year of publication was in 185?, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Greenup Tribune
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054120
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22142378
      • The Cumberland Times (from 1882)
      • The Cumberland Tribune (from 1853)
      • The Greenup Expositor (from 1859)
      • The Greenup Mail (from 1871)
      • The Greenup Post (from 1893)
    • Published In Lawrenceville [Lawrence County] ...
      • American Banner (from 18??)
      • Lawrence County Courier (from 1868)
      • Lawrence County Democrat (from 1871)
      • Lawrence County Journal (from 1867)
      • Lawrence County News (from 1895)
      • Lawrenceville Banner (from 1847)
      • Lawrenceville Republican (from 18??)
      • Star Spangled Banner (from 1847)
      • The American Banner (from 1855)
      • The Daily Record (from 1922)
      • The Democratic Herald (from 1872)
      • The Rural Republican (from 1873)
      • The Western Globe (from 18??)
    • Published In Martinsville [Clark County] ...
      • Martinsville Express (from 1871)
      • The Martinsville Planet (from 1884)
    • Published In Dieterich [Effingham County] ...
    • Published In Toledo [Cumberland County] ...
    • Published In Noble [Richland County] ...
    • Published In Oaktown [Knox County] ...
    • Published In Carlisle [Sullivan County] ...
      • Carlisle Argus (from 1887)
      • The Carlisle Democrat (from 1877)
      • The Carlisle News (from 1895)
      • The Democrat (from 1878)
    • Published In Sullivan [Sullivan County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Oblong: www.villageofoblong.com/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oblong) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oblong. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0019, Longitude: -87.9089    









 

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