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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Capitan is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Capitan. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Capitan. Our list contains 26 papers that were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Capitan.

Newspapers Neighboring Capitan ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km] of Capitan.

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

  • Published In Youngsville  ...
    • Weekly Mail (from 1984)
  • Published In Abbeville [Vermilion Parish] ...
    • Abbeville Meridional (from 1907)
    • Abbeville Progress (from 1913)
    • The Meridional (from 1856)
    • The Meridional (from 1856)
      • Years of publication:  1856 to 1906
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card:   The Meridional
      • Holdings:   LCCN SN88064005
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17315025
      • ISSN Number:   2329-4280
    • The Republican Idea (from 1897)
    • The Vermilion Post (from 1948)
    • The Vermillion Star (from 1889)
  • Published In Saint Martinville [Saint Martin Parish] ...
  • Published In Breaux Bridge [Saint Martin Parish] ...
  • Published In Kaplan [Vermilion Parish] ...
    • Kaplan Journal (from 1935)
    • The Kaplan Journal (from 1956)
    • The Kaplan Times (from 19??)

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- Capitan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capitan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0655, Longitude: -91.9826       In this case, the coordinates for Capitan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).