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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Alton 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Alton. In addition, the list contains another 58 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Alton. In total, we've identified 63 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Alton.

Newspapers Published In Alton ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Alton:

Newspapers Neighboring Alton ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Alton.

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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6941, Longitude: -91.3985