Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 6 newspapers that have been published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Fort Polk. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Industrial Democrat (from 193?)
- Published in Leesville [Vernon Parish]
- Years of publication: 193? to 1937
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Industrial Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064279
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17689034
Newton County Record (from 18??)
- Published in Burkeville (TX) [Newton County]
- Years of publication: 18?? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Newton County Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88083479
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17944286
The Leesville Leader (from 1898)
- Published in Leesville [Vernon Parish]
- Years of publication: 1898 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Leesville Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84009669
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10632139
The People's Friend (from 1888)
- Published in Leesville [Vernon Parish]
- The first year of publication was in 1888, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The People's Friend
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064168
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17536189
The Toiler (from 19??)
- Published in Leesville [Vernon Parish]
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Toiler
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059438
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20606888
Vernon Journal (from 19??)
- Published in Leesville [Vernon Parish]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 198?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Vernon Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059397
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20537485

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Polk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Polk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0466, Longitude: -93.2054 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Polk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).