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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Versailles 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Versailles. In addition, the list contains another 103 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Versailles. In total, we've identified 108 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Versailles.

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 Versailles.  

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

Newspapers Published In Versailles ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Versailles:

Newspapers Neighboring Versailles ...

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

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

  • Published In Meredosia [Morgan County] ...
  • Published In Mount Sterling  ...
  • Published In Perry [Pike County] ...
  • Published In Naples [Scott County] ...
  • Published In Bluffs [Scott County] ...
  • Published In Griggsville [Pike County] ...
  • Published In Arenzville [Cass County] ...
    • Arenzville Argus (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 Arenzville Argus
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055846
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29265724
    • Arenzville Enquirer (from 1922)
    • Arenzville Independent
    • The Advance (from 18??)
    • The Arenzville Advocate (from 1885)
    • The Arenzville Times
  • Published In Beardstown [Cass County] ...
    • We know of 26 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Beardstown. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Beardstown
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Versailles. This extended list includes all the papers from Beardstown. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Versailles.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Chapin [Morgan County] ...
    • The Chapin Record (from 1897)
  • Published In Baylis [Pike County] ...
    • The Baylis Budget (from 1890)
    • The Baylis Guide
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1974
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Baylis Guide
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055998
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28834822
  • Published In Rushville [Schuyler County] ...
  • Published In Clayton [Adams County] ...
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Published In Pittsfield [Pike County] ...
    • Published In Winchester [Scott County] ...
    • Published In Milton [Pike County] ...
      • Milton Beacon (from 1875)
    • Published In Barry [Pike County] ...
      • Barry Adage (from 1871)
      • Barry Breeze (from 1894)
      • Barry Weekly Adage (from 1878)
      • Barry-West Pike News (from 1966)
      • The Barry Adage (from 1919)
      • The Barry Record (from 1905)
      • The Paper (from 1985)
        • Years of publication:  1985 to current
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for The Paper
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055751
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 28834790
      • Western Express (from 1991)
    • Published In Golden [Adams County] ...
    • Published In Virginia [Cass County] ...
      • We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Virginia. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Virginia
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Versailles. This extended list includes all the papers from Virginia. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Versailles.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Jacksonville [Morgan County] ...
      • We know of 73 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Jacksonville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Jacksonville
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Versailles. This extended list includes all the papers from Jacksonville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Versailles.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Astoria [Fulton County] ...
    • Published In Augusta [Hancock County] ...
      • Augusta Herald (from 1878)
      • Augusta Times (from 1856)
        • The first year of publication was in 1856, with an unknown end date
        • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
        • Catalog Card for the Augusta Times
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN2005062005
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 57482992
      • Augusta Weekly Banner (from 1866)
      • Eagle-scribe (from 2000)
      • The Augusta Eagle (from 188?)
      • The Augusta Weekly Times (from 1856)
    • Published In Coatsburg [Adams County] ...
    • Published In New Canton [Pike County] ...
    • Published In Chandlerville [Cass County] ...
    • Published In Manchester [Scott County] ...
      • Manhattan American (from 1919)
      • Scott County Arrow (from 1879)
    • Published In Industry [McDonough County] ...
    • Published In Vermont [Fulton County] ...

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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Versailles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Versailles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8842, Longitude: -90.6587       In this case, the coordinates for Versailles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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