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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Urbana 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 24 papers that were published in the immediate area of Urbana. In addition, the list contains another 202 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Urbana. In total, we've identified 226 papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Urbana.

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 Urbana.  

Newspapers Published In Urbana ...

We know of 24 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Urbana:

Newspapers Neighboring Urbana ...

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

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

  • Published In Champaign  ...
    • We know of 46 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Champaign. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Champaign
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Urbana. This extended list includes all the papers from Champaign. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Urbana
  • Published In Philo  ...
  • Published In Tolono  ...
    • County Star (from 1979)
    • South Side Journal (from 1957)
    • The Tolono Herald (from 1875)
    • The Tolono Herald (from 192?)
    • The Tolono Journal (from 1874)
    • Tolono Weekly Herald (from 1876)
  • Published In Saint Joseph  ...
  • Published In Sidney  ...
    • Sidney By-Way (from 1886)
    • Sidney Signal (from 1879)
      • The first year of publication was in 1879, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Sidney Signal
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2001063203
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 46454204
    • Sidney Times (from 1905)
  • Published In Mahomet  ...
  • Published In Sadorus  ...
  • Published In Ogden  ...
    • The Leader (from 1979)
    • The Ogden Courier
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1980
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Ogden Courier
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053131
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25294531
  • Published In Rantoul  ...
  • Published In Homer  ...
    • Homer Pilot (from 1897)
    • Homer Press (from 1873)
    • The Homer Chamilion (from 1955)
    • The Homer Enterprise (from 18??)
    • The Homer Herald (from 1954)
    • The Homer Journal (from 1866)
  • Published In Pesotum  ...
    • Pesotum Chief (from 1914)
    • The Pesotum Tribune (from 1909)
    • The Reflector (from 1939)
  • Published In Fisher  ...
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Published In Gifford  ...
      • The Gifford Weekly Sun (from 1895)
    • Published In Broadlands  ...
    • Published In Fithian [Vermilion County] ...
    • Published In Ivesdale  ...
      • The Ivesdale Item (from 1893)
      • The Ivesdale News
        • 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 Ivesdale News
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053121
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25188782
      • The Ivesdale News (from 1938)
    • Published In Mansfield [Piatt County] ...
      • Mansfield Daily Express (from 1895)
      • Mansfield Express (from 1887)
        • The first year of publication was in 1887, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Mansfield Express
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90068359
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21769075
      • The Mansfield Express
    • Published In Villa Grove [Douglas County] ...
    • Published In Allerton [Vermilion County] ...
      • Sidewinder (from 1992)
    • Published In Fairmount [Vermilion County] ...
      • Fairmount Local (from 188?)
      • Fairmount Veto (from 1884)
      • The Fairmount Budget (from 18??)
      • The Fairmount Review
      • The Fairmount Star (from 1952)
    • Published In Monticello [Piatt County] ...
    • Published In Tuscola [Douglas County] ...
    • Published In Bellflower [McLean County] ...
    • Published In Bement [Piatt County] ...
    • Published In De Land [Piatt County] ...
      • The De Land Tribune (from 1904)
      • The Tribune
        • 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 Tribune
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053171
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25489345
    • Published In Farmer City [De Witt County] ...
    • Published In Paxton [Ford County] ...
    • Published In Sidell [Vermilion County] ...
      • The Sidell Journal
      • The Sidell Reporter (from 1888)
      • The Sidell Reporter (from 1991)
    • Published In Atwood [Piatt County] ...
      • The Atwood Herald
        • 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 Atwood Herald
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92053170
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25472196
    • Published In Potomac [Vermilion County] ...
    • Published In Catlin [Vermilion County] ...
      • Catlin Herald (from 1906)
      • The Catlin Courier (from 1936)
    • Published In Gibson City [Ford County] ...
    • Published In Hume [Edgar County] ...
      • The Hume Record (from 1892)

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Urbana: www.city.urbana.il.us/

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.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' (or 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- Urbana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Urbana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1108, Longitude: -88.2050    









 

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