Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 4 newspapers that have been published within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of McCrea. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Southern Tribune (from 1845)
- Published in Pointe Coupee [Pointe Coupee Parish]
- Years of publication: 1845 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southern Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87090124
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15152052
The Cottonport Leader (from 1953)
- Published in Cottonport [Avoyelles Parish]
- Years of publication: 1953 to 1980
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Cottonport Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064573
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18286341
The Fort Adams Item (from 1854)
- Published in Fort Adams (MS) [Wilkinson County]
- Years of publication: 1854 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fort Adams Item
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065098
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15104165
The Fort Adams Times (from 1853)
- Published in Fort Adams (MS) [Wilkinson County]
- Years of publication: 1853 to 1854
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fort Adams Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065099
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15104083

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 from Point A (ie- McCrea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCrea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8691, Longitude: -91.7896 In this case, the coordinates for McCrea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).