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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Riverton 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 6 papers that were published in the immediate area of Riverton. In addition, the list contains another 101 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Riverton. In total, we've identified 107 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Riverton.

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 Riverton.  

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

Newspapers Published In Riverton ...

We know of 6 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Riverton:

Newspapers Neighboring Riverton ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Riverton.

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

  • Published In Rochester  ...
  • Published In Springfield  ...
    • 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Riverton. 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 Riverton.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Williamsville  ...
    • The Index
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1908
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Index
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2010271302
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 550566305
    • The Williamsville Times (from 1894)
    • Williamsville Index (from 1908)
  • Published In Mechanicsburg  ...
  • Published In Athens [Menard County] ...
    • Athens Free Press
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1970
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Athens Free Press
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92054442
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25114565
  • Published In Edinburg [Christian County] ...
    • Edinburg Herald (from 188?)
      • The first year of publication was in 188?, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Edinburg Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054611
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23865858
    • The Edinburg Herald
  • Published In Illiopolis  ...
  • Published In Mount Auburn [Christian County] ...
  • Published In Middletown [Logan County] ...
    • Middletown Ledger (from 1905)
  • Published In Mount Pulaski [Logan County] ...
  • Published In Pawnee  ...
    • 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 Greenview [Menard County] ...
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Published In Niantic [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Petersburg [Menard County] ...
    • Published In Auburn  ...
      • Auburn Citizen (from 1875)
      • Auburn Herald (from 1874)
    • Published In Divernon  ...
      • The Divernon News (from 1889)
    • Published In Pleasant Plains  ...
      • 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 New Berlin  ...
      • 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 Lincoln [Logan County] ...
      • We know of 56 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Lincoln. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Lincoln
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Riverton. This extended list includes all the papers from Lincoln. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Riverton.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Tallula [Menard County] ...
      • Tallula Observer (from 1876)
      • The Express (from 18??)
      • The Standard (from 1929)
      • The Tallula Journal (from 1897)
      • The Tallula Standard (from 1932)
    • Published In Chestnut [Logan County] ...
    • Published In New Holland [Logan County] ...
    • Published In Stonington [Christian County] ...
      • The Stonington Star
    • Published In Ashland [Cass County] ...
    • Published In Blue Mound [Macon County] ...
      • Blue Mound Leader (from 188?)
      • The Cyclone (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 Cyclone
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054732
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22848257
      • The Independent (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 Independent
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90054733
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22848832
    • Published In Taylorville [Christian County] ...
    • Published In Harristown [Macon County] ...
    • Published In Mason City [Mason County] ...
      • Mason City Banner Times (from 19??)
      • Mason City Banner
        • 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 Mason City Banner
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054795
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25065963
      • Mason City Independent (from 187?)
      • Mason City Journal (from 1871)
      • Mason County Herald (from 1888)
      • The Mason City News (from 1867)
      • The Mason City Times (from 1866)
      • The Mason City Times (from 189?)

The official website for Chronicling America

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

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8455, Longitude: -89.5418       In this case, the coordinates for Riverton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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