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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Elton 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 Elton. In addition, the list contains another 23 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Elton. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Elton.

Newspapers Published In Elton ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring Elton ...

The following newspapers were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Elton.

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

  • Published In Basile [Evangeline Parish] ...
    • Basile Weekly (from 1964)
  • Published In Kinder [Allen Parish] ...
  • Published In Eunice [Saint Landry Parish] ...
  • Published In Mamou [Evangeline Parish] ...
  • Published In Oakdale [Allen Parish] ...
    • Oakdale Beacon (from 19??)
    • The Oakdale Journal (from 1913)
  • Published In Iowa [Calcasieu Parish] ...
    • The Iowa News (from 1991)
  • Published In Crowley [Acadia Parish] ...
  • Published In Ville Platte [Evangeline Parish] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4812, Longitude: -92.6976       In this case, the coordinates for Elton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).