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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas. In addition, the list contains another 52 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Pocahontas. In total, we've identified 54 papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Pocahontas.

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 Pocahontas.  

Newspapers Published In Pocahontas ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring Pocahontas ...

The following newspapers were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Pocahontas.

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

  • Published In Highland [Madison County] ...
    • Die Union (from 1863)
      • Years of publication:  1863 to 1868
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Die Union
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83045797
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9665825
    • Highland Bote (from 1859)
    • Highland Journal (from 1893)
    • Highland Leader (from 1900)
    • Highland News Leader (from 1921)
    • Highland Union (from 1868)
    • Square News (from 1928)
    • Weekly Telephone (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 Weekly Telephone
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054147
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24465327
  • Published In Greenville  ...
    • Bond County Democrat (from 1876)
    • Bond County Farmer And Farm Bureau (from 1929)
    • Equity Union Exchange (from 1914)
    • Greenville Journal (from 1847)
    • Illinois Chronicle (from 1848)
    • The American Courier (from 1856)
    • The Greenville Advocate (from 1858)
    • The Greenville Item
    • The New Era (from 1847)
    • The Papyrus (from 1920)
    • The Sun (from 1877)
      • Years of publication:  1877 to 1905
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054752
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22913568
    • The Twice-A-Week Sun (from 1905)
  • Published In Sorento  ...
    • The Sorento News (from 19??)
  • Published In Breese [Clinton County] ...
    • The Breese Journal (from 1920)
  • Published In Saint Jacob [Madison County] ...
  • Published In Keyesport [Clinton County] ...
    • Keyesport Journal (from 1897)
      • The first year of publication was in 1897, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Keyesport Journal
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054553
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23153176
  • Published In Carlyle [Clinton County] ...
  • Published In Mulberry Grove  ...
    • The Mulberry Grove News (from 1880)
  • Published In Trenton [Clinton County] ...
    • Clinton County News (from 19??)
    • The Sun (from 18??)
    • The Trenton Courier (from 1873)
    • The Trenton Sun
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Trenton Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053773
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25302757
  • Published In Worden [Madison County] ...
  • Published In Staunton [Macoupin County] ...
    • Staunton Banner (from 1859)
      • The first year of publication was in 1859, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Staunton Banner
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89080080
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22446640
    • Staunton Star-Times (from 1910)
    • The Kwik Konnection (from 19??)
    • The Staunton Star (from 1906)
    • The Staunton Times (from 18??)
  • Published In Coffeen [Montgomery County] ...
    • The Montgomery Democrat
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    • Published In Mount Olive [Macoupin County] ...
      • Mount Olive Herald (from 18??)
      • Teutonia (from 189?)
        • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Teutonia
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054568
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23283776
    • Published In Lebanon [Saint Clair County] ...
    • Published In New Baden [Clinton County] ...
      • New Baden News (from 19??)
    • Published In Edwardsville [Madison County] ...
    • Published In Benld [Macoupin County] ...
    • Published In Hillsboro [Montgomery County] ...
    • Published In Patoka [Marion County] ...
      • Patoka Enterprise (from 1881)
        • The first year of publication was in 1881, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Patoka Enterprise
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053778
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25329294
      • The Patoka News (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 Patoka News
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053781
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25334832
      • The Patoka Register (from 1907)
    • Published In Gillespie [Macoupin County] ...
      • 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 Litchfield [Montgomery County] ...
    • Published In O'Fallon [Saint Clair County] ...
      • Base News (from 1992)
        • Years of publication:  1992 to 200?
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Base News
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93006443
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 26694035
      • Command Post (from 1968)
      • Gas Lines (from 1943)
      • Gateway Reporter (from 19??)
      • Legal Reporter (from 1988)
      • O'Fallon Advance (from 1874)
      • O'Fallon City Record (from 1998)
      • O'Fallon Progress (from 1973)
      • Progress (from 1960)
        • Years of publication:  1960 to 1973
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Progress
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053754
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25108161
      • The O'Fallon Progress (from 1895)
    • Published In Vandalia [Fayette County] ...
      • We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Vandalia. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Vandalia
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Pocahontas. This extended list includes all the papers from Vandalia. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Pocahontas
    • Published In Bingham [Fayette County] ...
      • The Bingham Agriculturist (from 1888)
    • Published In Bunker Hill [Macoupin County] ...
    • Published In Collinsville [Madison County] ...
    • Published In Mascoutah [Saint Clair County] ...
      • County Journal (from 1968)
      • Lebanon Herald (from 1981)
      • Lebanon, Illinois Herald (from 1976)
      • Mascoutah Anzeiger (from 1876)
      • Mascoutah Banner (from 1872)
      • Mascoutah Herald (from 1885)
      • St. Clair County Herald (from 19??)
      • The Herald (from 1981)
      • Wochenblatt (from 1862)

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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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pocahontas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pocahontas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8265, Longitude: -89.5403    









 

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