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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Versailles 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 Versailles. In addition, the list contains another 172 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Versailles. In total, we've identified 178 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Versailles.

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 Versailles.  

Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load.

Newspapers Published In Versailles ...

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

  • Farmers' Advocate (from 1833)
  • The Commonwealth (from 1824)
  • The Constitutionalist (from 1824)
  • The Versailles Clarion (from 189?)
  • The Woodford Weekly (from 1869)
  • Woodford Sun (from 1877)

Newspapers Neighboring Versailles ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Versailles.

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

  • Published In Lawrenceburg [Anderson County] ...
    • Anderson Plain Dealer (from 1938)
    • It (from 190?)
      • Years of publication:  190? to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card:   It
      • Holdings:   LCCN SN86069240
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13810984
      • ISSN Number:   1940-7335
    • The Anderson News (from 18??)
  • Published In Frankfort [Franklin County] ...
    • We know of 72 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Frankfort. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Frankfort
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Versailles. This extended list includes all the papers from Frankfort. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Versailles.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Lexington [Fayette County] ...
    • We know of 155 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Lexington. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Lexington
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Versailles. This extended list includes all the papers from Lexington. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Versailles.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Wilmore [Jessamine County] ...
  • Published In Nicholasville [Jessamine County] ...

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- Versailles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Versailles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0514, Longitude: -84.7305