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

Our newspaper information for Oquawka 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Oquawka. In addition, the list contains another 52 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Oquawka. In total, we've identified 59 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Oquawka.

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 Oquawka.  

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

Newspapers Published In Oquawka ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Oquawka:

Newspapers Neighboring Oquawka ...

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

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

  • Published In Biggsville  ...
  • Published In Keithsburg [Mercer County] ...
  • Published In Burlington [Des Moines County] ...
    • We know of 65 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Burlington. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Burlington
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Oquawka. This extended list includes all the papers from Burlington. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Oquawka.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Mediapolis [Des Moines County] ...
  • Published In Oakville [Louisa County] ...
  • Published In Media  ...
    • Media 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 Media Record
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055512
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27581110
  • Published In Seaton [Mercer County] ...
  • Published In Stronghurst  ...
  • Published In Beaverdale [Des Moines County] ...
  • Published In West Burlington [Des Moines County] ...
  • Published In Monmouth [Warren County] ...
  • Published In New Boston [Mercer County] ...
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Published In Morning Sun [Louisa County] ...
    • Published In Raritan  ...
      • Raritan Bulletin (from 1877)
        • The first year of publication was in 1877, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Raritan Bulletin
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94060565
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31107489
      • The Raritan Reporter (from 1884)
      • The Reporter (from 1884)
    • Published In Danville [Des Moines County] ...
    • Published In Lomax  ...
    • Published In Wapello [Louisa County] ...
    • Published In Yarmouth [Des Moines County] ...
    • Published In Aledo [Mercer County] ...
    • Published In Roseville [Warren County] ...
    • Published In Alexis [Mercer County] ...
      • The Alexis Argus
        • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1962
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Alexis Argus
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88084031
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18333111
      • The Alexis Journal (from 1874)
    • Published In New London [Henry County] ...
    • Published In Dallas City [Hancock County] ...
    • Published In La Harpe [Hancock County] ...
      • Hancock Democrat (from 1853)
      • La Harpe Amateur (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 La Harpe Amateur
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051283
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31160315
      • La Harpe Times (from 1904)
        • The first year of publication was in 1904, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the La Harpe Times
        • Holdings for:   LCCN 2013219108
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 55001386
      • The Hancock County Quill (from 1973)
      • The La Harpe Leader (from 1874)
      • The La Harper (from 1875)
      • The Quill (from 1892)
    • Published In Blandinsville [McDonough County] ...
    • Published In Viola [Mercer County] ...
      • The Viola Enterprise
    • Published In Winfield [Henry County] ...
      • The Transcript (from 1882)
      • Winfield Courier (from 1876)
    • Published In Matherville [Mercer County] ...
    • Published In Sciota [McDonough County] ...
    • Published In Fort Madison [Lee County] ...
    • Published In Letts [Louisa County] ...
      • The Letts Record (from 1905)
    • Published In West Point [Lee County] ...
      • The Bee (from 1978)
        • Years of publication:  1978 to 1982
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Bee
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86060298
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14387924
      • The West Point Bee (from 1893)
      • The West Point Post (from 1882)
      • West Point Appeal (from 1878)
      • West Point Bee (from 1982)
    • Published In Abingdon [Knox County] ...
    • Published In Galesburg [Knox County] ...
      • We know of 49 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Galesburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Galesburg
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Oquawka. This extended list includes all the papers from Galesburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Oquawka.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Good Hope [McDonough County] ...
    • Published In Reynolds [Rock Island County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oquawka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oquawka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9395, Longitude: -90.9493    









 

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