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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Aberdeen 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 26 papers that were published in the immediate area of Aberdeen. In addition, the list contains another 31 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Aberdeen. In total, we've identified 57 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Aberdeen.

Newspapers Published In Aberdeen ...

We know of 26 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Aberdeen:

Newspapers Neighboring Aberdeen ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Aberdeen.

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

  • Published In Cotton Gin Port  ...
  • Published In Amory  ...
  • Published In West Point [Clay County] ...
  • Published In Okolona [Chickasaw County] ...
    • Okolona Messenger (from 1900)
    • The Chickasaw Messenger (from 1880)
    • The Chickasaw Sun
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1902
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Chickasaw Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87065461
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 16103666
    • The Okolona News (from 1855)
    • The Okolona Sun (from 1902)
    • The People's Messenger (from 18??)
    • The Prairie News (from 1851)
    • The Southern States (from 1872)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Aberdeen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aberdeen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8254, Longitude: -88.5438