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Local Newspapers for the Alford Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Alford Cemetery is based on data supplied by the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

Hint: When we started searching newspapers, we only looked for obituaries. Eventually we realized that our search was too narrow and there was much that we were missing. Now we include things like around-the-town and gossip columns, birth and death announcements.

We have some family members who owned businesses and now we search for articles and advertistments for those businesses. Some family members could have been better behaved and a search of police blotters contained some surprises.

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of the Alford Cemetery. These papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in the order of their distance from the Alford Cemetery.

  • Published In Port Hudson   [East Baton Rouge Parish, LA]
    • The Herald (from The Herald)
      • The first year of publication was in The Herald, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89053868
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21613499
    • The Morning Courier (from The Morning Courier)
    • The Morning Courier (from The Morning Courier)
    • The Port Hudson Freemen (from The Port Hudson Freemen)
    • The Port Hudson Freemen (from The Port Hudson Freemen)
    • The Port Hudson News (from The Port Hudson News)
    • The Tri-Weekly News (from The Tri-Weekly News)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Port Hudson.
  • Published In Baker   [East Baton Rouge Parish, LA]
  • Published In Port Allen
  • Published In Zachary   [East Baton Rouge Parish, LA]
  • Published In Baton Rouge   [East Baton Rouge Parish, LA]
    • The Herald (from Baton Rouge American)
      • Years of publication:  Baton Rouge American to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89059327
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20237092
    • The Morning Courier (from Baton Rouge Bulletin)
    • The Morning Courier (from Baton Rouge Community Leader)
    • The Port Hudson Freemen (from Baton Rouge Daily Gazette)
    • The Port Hudson Freemen (from Baton Rouge Daily News)
    • The Port Hudson News (from Baton Rouge Daily Truth)
    • The Tri-Weekly News (from Baton Rouge News Leader)
    • The Observer (from Baton Rouge News)
    • Port Allen Observer (from Baton Rouge News)
    • Sugar Planter (from Baton Rouge Post)
    • West Side Journal (from Baton Rouge Post)
    • The Plainsman (from Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette & Comet)
      • Years of publication:  Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette & Comet to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Plainsman
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2015218569
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 904346842
    • The Zachary Excuse (from Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette & Comet)
    • The Zachary Plainsman-News (from Baton Rouge Weekly Press)
    • Baton Rouge American (from Baton-Rouge Gazette)
    • Baton Rouge Bulletin (from Baton-Rouge Gazette)
    • Baton Rouge Community Leader (from Capital City Sun)
    • Baton Rouge Daily Gazette (from Capital Journal)
    • Baton Rouge Daily News (from Daily Gazette And Comet)
    • Baton Rouge Daily Truth (from Daily State-Times)
    • Baton Rouge News Leader (from Daily Truth)
    • Baton Rouge News (from Democratic Advocate)
    • Baton Rouge News (from Democratic Advocate)
    • Baton Rouge Post (from Eagle Dispatch)
    • Baton Rouge Post (from Fillmore Ranger)
    • Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette & Comet (from Freedom)
    • Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette & Comet (from Journal)
    • Baton Rouge Weekly Press (from Kiwi)
    • Baton-Rouge Gazette (from Louisiana Capitolian)
    • Baton-Rouge Gazette (from Louisiana Free Enterprise)
    • Capital City Sun (from Louisiana News)
    • Capital Journal (from Messager Hebdomadaire Et Feuille d'avis De Baton-Rouge)
      • Years of publication:  Messager Hebdomadaire Et Feuille d'avis De Baton-Rouge to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Capital Journal
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN82006779
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 8810945
    • Daily Gazette And Comet (from Morning Advocate)
    • Daily State-Times (from Morning Alternate)
    • Daily Truth (from News Leader)
      • Years of publication:  News Leader to 1971
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Daily Truth
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84024003
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10265470
    • Democratic Advocate (from North Baton Rouge Journal)
    • Democratic Advocate (from South Baton Rouge Journal)
    • Eagle Dispatch (from Southeast News)
    • Fillmore Ranger (from Southern Industrial And Labor Review)
      • Years of publication:  Southern Industrial And Labor Review to ????
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Fillmore Ranger
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064033
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17426715
    • Freedom (from State Times Advocate)
      • Years of publication:  State Times Advocate to 1991
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Freedom
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83016835
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10157024
    • Journal (from The Advocate)
      • Years of publication:  The Advocate to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Journal
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91099514
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25151288
    • Kiwi (from The Baton Rouge Enterprise)
      • Years of publication:  The Baton Rouge Enterprise to 1982
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Kiwi
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89059455
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20709876
    • Louisiana Capitolian (from The Baton Rouge Gazette)
      • The first year of publication was in The Baton Rouge Gazette, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Louisiana Capitolian
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89059145
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19537211
    • Louisiana Free Enterprise (from The Baton Rouge Herald)
    • Louisiana News (from The Baton Rouge Herald)
      • Years of publication:  The Baton Rouge Herald to 1961
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Louisiana News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89059382
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20384110
    • Messager Hebdomadaire Et Feuille d'avis De Baton-Rouge (from The Baton Rouge Sunday News)
    • Morning Advocate (from The Baton Rouge Times)
    • Morning Alternate (from The Baton Rouge Weekly News)
    • News Leader (from The Capital City Weekly)
      • Years of publication:  The Capital City Weekly to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the News Leader
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89059343
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20366365
    • North Baton Rouge Journal (from The Capital Item)
    • South Baton Rouge Journal (from The Community Leader)
    • Southeast News (from The Courier)
    • Southern Industrial And Labor Review (from The Daily Advocate)
    • State Times Advocate (from The Daily Advocate)
    • The Advocate (from The Daily Advocate)
      • Years of publication:  The Daily Advocate to 1904
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Advocate
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064591
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18385935
    • The Baton Rouge Enterprise (from The Daily Capital Item)
    • The Baton Rouge Gazette (from The Daily Capitolian-Advocate)
    • The Baton Rouge Herald (from The Daily Comet)
    • The Baton Rouge Herald (from The Daily Comet)
    • The Baton Rouge Sunday News (from The Daily Louisiana Capitolian)
    • The Baton Rouge Times (from The Daily News)
    • The Baton Rouge Weekly News (from The Daily State)
    • The Capital City Weekly (from The Echelon)
    • The Capital Item (from The Evening Truth)
    • The Community Leader (from The Grand Era)
    • The Courier (from The Harding Field Echelon)
      • Years of publication:  The Harding Field Echelon to 1945
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Courier
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89059130
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19533637
    • The Daily Advocate (from The Istrouma News)
    • The Daily Advocate (from The Journal East)
    • The Daily Advocate (from The Louisiana Presbyterian)
    • The Daily Capital Item (from The Louisiana Press)
    • The Daily Capitolian-Advocate (from The Morning Comet)
    • The Daily Comet (from The Morning Comet)
    • The Daily Comet (from The New Advocate)
    • The Daily Louisiana Capitolian (from The Observer)
    • The Daily News (from The Observer)
    • The Daily State (from The Southern Digest)
    • The Echelon (from The State Journal)
      • The first year of publication was in The State Journal, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Echelon
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064519
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18132869
    • The Evening Truth (from The Sunday Morning News)
    • The Grand Era (from The Truth)
      • The first year of publication was in The Truth, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Grand Era
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064159
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17502173
    • The Harding Field Echelon (from The Weekly Advocate)
    • The Istrouma News (from The Weekly Advocate)
    • The Journal East (from The Weekly Capital Item)
    • The Louisiana Presbyterian (from The Weekly Capitolian-Advocate)
    • The Louisiana Press (from The Weekly Comet)
    • The Morning Comet (from The Weekly Comet)
    • The Morning Comet (from The Weekly Courier)
    • The New Advocate (from The Weekly Dispatch)
    • The Observer (from The Weekly Extra)
      • The first year of publication was in The Weekly Extra, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Observer
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064028
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17426758
    • The Observer (from The Weekly Morning Comet)
      • Years of publication:  The Weekly Morning Comet to 1856
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Observer
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86090960
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15242272
    • The Southern Digest (from The Weekly Press)
      • The first year of publication was in The Weekly Press, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Southern Digest
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064027
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17426770
    • The State Journal (from Tri-Weekly Advocate)
    • The Sunday Morning News (from Tri-Weekly Gazette-Comet)
    • The Truth (from Weekly Gazette And Comet)
      • Years of publication:  Weekly Gazette And Comet to 1865
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Truth
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85038555
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12737465
    • The Weekly Advocate (from Weekly Leader)
    • The Weekly Advocate (from Weekly Press)
    • The Weekly Capital Item (from Weekly Truth)
    • The Weekly Capitolian-Advocate (from Woman's Enterprise)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Baton Rouge.

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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5682, Longitude: -91.3159       In this case, the coordinates for the Alford Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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