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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Benton 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 9 papers that were published in the immediate area of Benton. In addition, the list contains another 80 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Benton. In total, we've identified 89 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Benton.

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 Benton.  

Newspapers Published In Benton ...

We know of 9 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Benton:

Newspapers Neighboring Benton ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Benton.

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

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Benton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8572, Longitude: -88.3507