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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Jonesboro 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Jonesboro. In addition, the list contains another 38 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Jonesboro. In total, we've identified 40 papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Jonesboro.

Newspapers Published In Jonesboro ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Jonesboro:

Newspapers Neighboring Jonesboro ...

The following newspapers were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Jonesboro.

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

  • Published In Hodge  ...
  • Published In Vernon  ...
    • The Jacksonian (from 1893)
      • The first year of publication was in 1893, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Jacksonian
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064116
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17500001
    • The Southern Standard (from 1870)
    • The Southern Times (from 1857)
  • Published In Eros  ...
  • Published In Ruston [Lincoln Parish] ...
  • Published In Winnfield [Winn Parish] ...
  • Published In Sparta [Bienville Parish] ...
    • The Bienville Messenger (from 1865)
    • The Pelican State (from 1888)
    • The Rural Times (from 1868)
  • Published In Arcadia [Bienville Parish] ...
  • Published In Vienna [Lincoln Parish] ...
  • Published In Mount Lebanon [Bienville Parish] ...
    • Louisiana Baptist (from 1856)
    • Louisiana Baptist (from 1856)

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 from Point A (ie- Jonesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2409, Longitude: -92.7147