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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Oakdale 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 Oakdale. In addition, the list contains another 21 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Oakdale. In total, we've identified 23 papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Oakdale.

Newspapers Published In Oakdale ...

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

  • Oakdale Beacon (from 19??)
  • The Oakdale Journal (from 1913)

Newspapers Neighboring Oakdale ...

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

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

  • Published In Glenmora [Rapides Parish] ...
    • East Ascension Encounter (from 1977)
    • Gonzales Weekly (from 1920)
    • The Glenmora Patriot (from 1917)
    • The Patriot Of Glenmora (from 1955)
    • The Patriot (from 1918)
    • The Patriot (from 1918)
      • Years of publication:  1918 to 1955
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card:   The Patriot
      • Holdings:   LCCN SN88064299
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17730300
      • ISSN Number:   2381-3946
    • The Patriot (from 1956)
  • Published In Mamou [Evangeline Parish] ...
  • Published In Basile [Evangeline Parish] ...
    • Basile Weekly (from 1964)
  • Published In Elton [Jefferson Davis Parish] ...
  • Published In Lecompte [Rapides Parish] ...
  • Published In Ville Platte [Evangeline Parish] ...
  • Published In Kinder  ...
  • Published In Eunice [Saint Landry 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- Oakdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8159, Longitude: -92.6546       In this case, the coordinates for Oakdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).