Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Columbia 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 14 papers that were published in the immediate area of Columbia. In addition, the list contains another 33 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Columbia. In total, we've identified 47 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Columbia.

Newspapers Published In Columbia ...

We know of 14 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Columbia:

Adair County News-Statesman (from 1988)
- Years of publication: 1988 to 1989
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Adair County News-Statesman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058422
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19761961
Columbia Kentuckian (from 1960)
- Years of publication: 1960 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Columbia Kentuckian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85052063
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12228951
Columbia Newsweek (from 1989)
- Years of publication: 1989 to 1990
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Columbia Newsweek
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058421
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19759154
Columbia Spectator (from 1869)
- Years of publication: 1869 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Columbia Spectator
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84027426
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11124505
Columbia Statesman (from 1986)
- Years of publication: 1986 to 1987
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Columbia Statesman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069549
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14208057
Columbia-Adair County News-Statesman (from 1987)
- Years of publication: 1987 to 1988
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Columbia-Adair County News-Statesman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060313
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16617850
The Adair County News (from 1897)
- Years of publication: 1897 to 1987
- Issues available online: 1185
- Scanned issues: January 3, 1900 to December 26, 1922
- Catalog of available issues online
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Adair County News
- Holdings: LCCN SN86069496
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14196349
- ISSN Number: 1940-7432
The Adair Progress (from 1987)
- Years of publication: 1987 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Adair Progress
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88061204
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18384805
The Columbia News (from 1990)
- Years of publication: 1990 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Columbia News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90004625
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21487239
The Columbia Statesman (from 1968)
- Years of publication: 1968 to 1975
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Columbia Statesman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069497
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14196491
The Columbia Times (from 19??)
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Columbia Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88061205
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18385210
The Daily Statesman (from 1975)
- Years of publication: 1975 to 1986
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Statesman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069498
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14199852
The Farmer's Pride (from 1989)
- Years of publication: 1989 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Farmer's Pride
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91003191
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23846542
The Green River Sprite (from 1973)
- Years of publication: 1973 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Green River Sprite
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058417
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19731505

Newspapers Neighboring Columbia ...

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

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

Published In Russell Springs [Russell County] ...
- Russell County Register (from 1990)
  - Years of publication: 1990 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Russell County Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92056617
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26925310
- The Times Journal (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069508
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14208294
Published In Greensburg [Green County] ...
- Kentucky Republican (from 183?)
  - Years of publication: 183? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kentucky Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061165
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18117292
- The Green County Record (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Green County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069487
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14195698
- The Greensburg Herald (from 1926)
  - Published during 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Greensburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069488
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14195763
- The Greensburg Times (from 188?)
  - The first year of publication was in 188?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Greensburg Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060262
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15797813
- The Record-Herald (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 1941
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Record-Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060354
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17166439
Published In Jamestown [Russell County] ...
- Russell County News (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Russell County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84006809
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11058525
Published In Campbellsville [Taylor County] ...
- Central Kentucky News-Journal Shopper (from 1990)
  - Years of publication: 1990 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Central Kentucky News-Journal Shopper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099406
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24883249
- Central Kentucky News-Journal (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Central Kentucky News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069495
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15203023
- Central Kentucky News (from 1965)
  - Years of publication: 1965 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Central Kentucky News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069493
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15226947
- Taylor County Star (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Taylor County Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069491
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14196157
- The Crockett=gleaner (from 188?)
  - The first year of publication was in 188?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Crockett=gleaner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069492
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14196285
- The Fair Times (from 195?)
  - Years of publication: 195? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fair Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069490
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14191797
- The News-Journal (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069494
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15231470
- The Taylor County Enquirer (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Taylor County Enquirer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069464
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14174407
- The Times-Journal (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069465
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14174535
Published In Edmonton [Metcalfe County] ...
- Edmonton Herald-News (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 1986
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Edmonton Herald-News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069441
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14161842
- Metcalfe County Herald (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Metcalfe County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069439
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14161599
- The Edmonton News
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Edmonton News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069440
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14161706
- The Herald-News (from 1986)
  - Years of publication: 1986 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald-News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86011686
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14126508
Published In Burkesville [Cumberland County] ...
- Burkesville Leader (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Burkesville Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061200
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18379796
- Burksville Courier (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Burksville Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84027425
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11117880
- Cary's Weekly (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cary's Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060258
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15796643
- Cumberland County News (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cumberland County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060288
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16167032
- Cumberland Courier (from 187?)
  - Years of publication: 187? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cumberland Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84037815
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11061441
- The Burkesville Banner (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Burkesville Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060256
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15796438
- The Burksville Bulletin (from 1880)
  - The first year of publication was in 1880, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Burksville Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060345
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17060639
- The Burksville Herald (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Burksville Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82015300
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8807343
- The Burksville News (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Burksville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061201
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18382074
- The Cumberland County News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cumberland County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069505
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14205258
- The Cumberland News (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cumberland News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069506
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14204926
- The Herald (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1900
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052036
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11966091

Off-the-Road Links ...

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Footnotes ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Columbia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1056, Longitude: -85.3062 In this case, the coordinates for Columbia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).