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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for West Salem 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 West Salem. In addition, the list contains another 48 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded West Salem. In total, we've identified 54 papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of West Salem.

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 West Salem.  

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

Newspapers Published In West Salem ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring West Salem ...

The following newspapers were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of West Salem.

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

  • Published In Albion  ...
  • Published In Mount Carmel [Wabash County] ...
  • Published In Olney [Richland County] ...
  • Published In Sumner [Lawrence County] ...
    • Lawrence County Courier (from 1895)
    • Lawrence County Press (from 1876)
    • Sumner Advocate (from 1891)
      • The first year of publication was in 1891, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Sumner Advocate
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91054064
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23806218
    • The Sumner Democrat (from 1891)
    • The Sumner Press (from 1882)
  • Published In Noble [Richland County] ...
  • Published In Bridgeport [Lawrence County] ...
  • Published In Grayville [White County] ...
  • Published In Saint Francisville [Lawrence County] ...
  • Published In Clay City [Clay County] ...
    • Clay County Advocate
  • Published In Fairfield [Wayne County] ...
    • We know of 27 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Fairfield. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Fairfield
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of West Salem. This extended list includes all the papers from Fairfield. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for West Salem.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Jeffersonville [Wayne County] ...
  • Published In Lawrenceville [Lawrence County] ...
    • American Banner (from 18??)
    • Lawrence County Courier (from 1868)
    • Lawrence County Democrat (from 1871)
    • Lawrence County Journal (from 1867)
    • Lawrence County News (from 1895)
    • Lawrenceville Banner (from 1847)
    • Lawrenceville Republican (from 18??)
    • Star Spangled Banner (from 1847)
    • The American Banner (from 1855)
    • The Daily Record (from 1922)
    • The Democratic Herald (from 1872)
    • The Rural Republican (from 1873)
    • The Western Globe (from 18??)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Published In Crossville [White County] ...
    • Published In Owensville [Gibson County] ...
    • Published In Sailor Springs [Clay County] ...
      • The World (from 189?)
    • Published In Princeton [Gibson County] ...
      • We know of 26 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Princeton. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Princeton
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of West Salem. This extended list includes all the papers from Princeton. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for West Salem.

        Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
    • Published In Flora [Clay County] ...
    • Published In New Harmony [Posey County] ...
    • Published In Poseyville [Posey County] ...
    • Published In Sainte Marie [Jasper County] ...
    • Published In Vincennes [Knox County] ...
      • We know of 48 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Vincennes. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Vincennes
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of West Salem. This extended list includes all the papers from Vincennes. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for West Salem.

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

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for West Salem. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5206, Longitude: -88.0082    









 

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