Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Franklin 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 Franklin. In addition, the list contains another 26 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Franklin. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Franklin.

Newspapers Published In Franklin ...

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

The St. Mary Banner (from 1889)
- Years of publication: 1889 to 1931
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The St. Mary Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN 2015270566
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 925933593

Newspapers Neighboring Franklin ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Franklin.

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

Published In Jeanerette [Iberia Parish] ...
- Jeanerette Weekly Journal (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Jeanerette Weekly Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059330
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20237053
- The Coast Herald (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Coast Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064117
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17500026
- The Jeanerette Enterprise (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jeanerette Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064016
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17426589
- The Jeanerette Enterprise (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jeanerette Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064330
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17807747
- The Jeanerette Progress (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jeanerette Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059321
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20235771
- The Teche Pilot (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Teche Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014450
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8787024
Published In Patterson ...
- The New Era (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059326
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20237118
- The Patterson Echo (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Patterson Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059316
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20214912
- The Patterson Tribune (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Patterson Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059320
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20214922
- The St. Mary Optic (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The St. Mary Optic
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059322
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20235782
Published In Berwick ...
- The Berwick Banner (from 1947)
  - Years of publication: 1947 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Berwick Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059325
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20237038
Published In Morgan City ...
- Morgan City Free Press (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morgan City Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014246
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8810619
- Morgan City Review (from 187?)
  - Years of publication: 187? to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morgan City Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064291
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17734583
- Morgan City Review (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1963
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morgan City Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064294
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17734619
- Rural Topics
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1909
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Rural Topics
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064552
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18196969
- The Chronicle (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064545
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18202774
- The Daily Review (from 1963)
  - Years of publication: 1963 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064295
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17734626
- The Free Press (from 1879)
  - Years of publication: 1879 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059166
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19689906
- The Herald (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064544
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18202770
- The Independent Democrat (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064551
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18197023
- The Morgan City Daily Review (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morgan City Daily Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2015270561
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 918942414
- The Morgan City Daily Review (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Morgan City Daily Review
  - Holdings: LCCN SN88064293
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17734611
  - ISSN Number: 2381-5272
- The Morgan City Outlook And Rural Topics (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morgan City Outlook And Rural Topics
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064680
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18701423
- The Morgan City Voice (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morgan City Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059323
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20235789
- The Review-Bulletin (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Review-Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064292
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17734603
Published In Pierre Part [Assumption Parish] ...
- Pierre Part News Letter (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pierre Part News Letter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059319
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20214900

Footnotes ...

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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7961, Longitude: -91.5054