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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Basile 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Basile. In addition, the list contains another 23 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Basile. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Basile.

Newspapers Published In Basile ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Basile area:

  • Basile Weekly (from 1964)

Newspapers Neighboring Basile ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Basile.

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

  • Published In Elton [Jefferson Davis Parish] ...
  • Published In Eunice [Saint Landry Parish] ...
  • Published In Kinder [Allen Parish] ...
  • Published In Mamou  ...
  • Published In Crowley [Acadia Parish] ...
  • Published In Oakdale [Allen Parish] ...
    • Oakdale Beacon (from 19??)
    • The Oakdale Journal (from 1913)
  • Published In Ville Platte  ...
  • Published In Iowa [Calcasieu Parish] ...
    • The Iowa News (from 1991)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Basile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Basile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4855, Longitude: -92.6010       In this case, the coordinates for Basile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).