Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 12 newspapers that have been published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Battles. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Bladon Springs Herald (from 1871)
- Published in Bladon Springs (AL) [Choctaw County]
- Years of publication: 1871 to 1874
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bladon Springs Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85033053
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11638643
Fruitdale Herald (from 189?)
- Published in Fruitdale (AL) [Washington County]
- Years of publication: 189? to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fruitdale Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050263
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16505342
Greene County Herald (from 1898)
- Published in Leakesville [Greene County]
- Years of publication: 1898 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Greene County Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065327
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15581873
The Call-News Dispatch (from 1963)
- Published in Chatom (AL) [Washington County]
- Years of publication: 1963 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Call-News Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050266
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16505774
The Leakesville Ledger (from 1972)
- Published in Leakesville [Greene County]
- Published during 1972
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Leakesville Ledger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065328
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15581922
The Mississippi Messenger (from 1879)
- Published in Shubuta [Clarke County]
- Years of publication: 1879 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mississippi Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88067080
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17694393
The Richton Dispatch (from 1906)
- Published in Richton [Perry County]
- Years of publication: 1906 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Richton Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065586
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16275770
The Shubuta Times (from 1870)
- Published in Shubuta [Clarke County]
- Years of publication: 1870 to 1875
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Shubuta Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95068611
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32880537
The Wayne County News (from 1918)
- Published in Waynesboro [Wayne County]
- Years of publication: 1918 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Wayne County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065502
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10479164
The Wayne County Observer (from 19??)
- Published in Clara [Wayne County]
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Wayne County Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89065011
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19488034
The Waynesboro Beacon (from 18??)
- Published in Waynesboro [Wayne County]
- Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Waynesboro Beacon
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065503
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16566841
Weekly Southern Republic (from 18??)
- Published in Shubuta [Clarke County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Weekly Southern Republic
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065606
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16308440

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- Battles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5018, Longitude: -88.5095 In this case, the coordinates for Battles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).