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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for 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 47 papers that were published in the immediate area of Salem. In addition, the list contains another 59 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Salem. In total, we've identified 106 papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Salem.

Newspapers Published In Salem ...

We know of 47 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Salem:

Newspapers Neighboring Salem ...

The following newspapers were published within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Salem.

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

  • Published In Campbellsburg  ...
    • Campbellsburg News (from 1878)
    • The Campbellsburg Graphic (from 1901)
    • The Graphic (from 1888)
  • Published In Fredericksburg  ...
  • Published In Palmyra [Harrison County] ...
  • Published In Medora [Jackson County] ...
    • Medora Enterprise (from 1872)
    • The Medora Eagle (from 1883)
  • Published In Austin [Scott County] ...
    • Scott County Argus (from 1859)
    • Scott County Journal (from 1863)
    • The Austin News (from 1869)
    • The News (from 1983)
      • Years of publication:  1983 to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85047925
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12090491
  • Published In Scottsburg [Scott County] ...
  • Published In Crothersville [Jackson County] ...
  • Published In Leesville [Lawrence County] ...
    • Hobson's Reporter (from 1884)
    • The Graphic (from 1882)
  • Published In Marengo [Crawford County] ...
    • Hard Times (from 1979)
    • Marengo Post (from 1890)
      • The first year of publication was in 1890, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Marengo Post
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89058391
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19279726
    • The Marengo Messenger (from 1929)
    • The Marengo Observer (from 1886)
  • Published In Memphis [Clark County] ...
  • Published In Paoli [Orange County] ...
  • Published In Mitchell [Lawrence County] ...
  • Published In Sellersburg [Clark County] ...

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6057, Longitude: -86.1007