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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Olla 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 Olla. In addition, the list contains another 22 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Olla. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Olla.

Newspapers Published In Olla ...

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

  • The Olla News (from 1941)
  • The Olla Signal (from 1927)

Newspapers Neighboring Olla ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Olla.

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

  • Published In Columbia [Caldwell Parish] ...
  • Published In Winnfield [Winn Parish] ...
  • Published In Harrisonburg [Catahoula Parish] ...
    • The Catahoula News (from 1873)
    • The Independent (from 1853)
    • The Independent (from 1853)
    • The New Era (from 186?)
      • The first year of publication was in 186?, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The New Era
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88064049
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17449990

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Olla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8995, Longitude: -92.2380       In this case, the coordinates for Olla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).