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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Smithland 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 Smithland. In addition, the list contains another 143 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Smithland. In total, we've identified 149 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Smithland.

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 Smithland.  

Newspapers Published In Smithland ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring Smithland ...

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

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

  • Published In Brookport [Massac County] ...
  • Published In Paducah [McCracken County] ...
    • We know of 75 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Paducah. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Paducah
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Smithland. This extended list includes all the papers from Paducah. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Smithland
  • Published In Golconda [Pope County] ...
    • Herald-Enterprise (from 188?)
    • Our Quill (from 1883)
      • The first year of publication was in 1883, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Our Quill
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94051450
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31355672
    • Pope County Transcript (from 186?)
    • The Enterprise (from 1887)
    • The Golconda Herald (from 1858)
    • The Weekly Commercial (from 1862)
    • Weekly Press (from 1892)
      • The first year of publication was in 1892, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Weekly Press
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055595
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27418038
  • Published In Metropolis [Massac County] ...
  • Published In Carrsville  ...
  • Published In Eddyville [Lyon County] ...
    • Cumberland Times (from 1984)
    • Herald Ledger (from 1966)
    • Lakeside Ledger (from 196?)
    • Lyon County Herald
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1966
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Lyon County Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86069412
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14145558
    • The Eddyville Telegraph (from 1850)
  • Published In Rosiclare [Hardin County] ...
  • Published In Benton [Marshall County] ...
  • Published In Elizabethtown [Hardin County] ...
    • Hardin County Independent (from 1911)
    • Hardin Independent (from 1882)
    • Independent-Star
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 190?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Independent-Star
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055587
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27400282
    • Independent (from 1883)
      • The first year of publication was in 1883, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93055586
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27400153
    • Independent (from 1905)
    • The Hardin County Bulletin
    • The Hardin Democrat (from 18??)
    • The Hardin Gazette (from 1871)
    • The Hardin Mineral (from 1871)
    • The Hardin Republican (from 1894)
    • The Home News (from 189?)
  • Published In Marion [Crittenden County] ...
    • Crittenden Press (from 1879)
    • Crittenden Record-Press (from 1909)
    • Crittenden Record=press (from 1907)
    • Marion Monitor (from 1888)
    • Marion Reporter (from 1954)
    • Marion Reporter (from 187?)
      • The first year of publication was in 187?, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Marion Reporter
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86069466
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14183825
    • The Crittenden Press (from 1919)
    • The Crittenden Press (from 1919)
    • The Crittenden Record (from 1904)
    • The Crittenden Record (from 1904)
    • The Marion News (from 193?)
    • Twice-A-Week Record-Press (from 1909)

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Smithland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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- Smithland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1407, Longitude: -88.4039    









 

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