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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Topeka 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Topeka. In addition, the list contains another 113 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Topeka. In total, we've identified 116 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Topeka.

Newspapers Published In Topeka ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Topeka:

  • The Topeka Herald
  • The Topeka Journal (from 1905)
  • Topeka Advance (from 189?)
    • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Topeka Advance
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90099360
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22211198

Newspapers Neighboring Topeka ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Topeka.

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

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- Topeka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Topeka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5394, Longitude: -85.5394