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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Benton 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Benton. In addition, the list contains another 47 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Benton. In total, we've identified 48 papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Benton.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Benton.  

Newspapers Published In Benton ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Benton area:

  • Yazoo Banner (from 1838)

Newspapers Neighboring Benton ...

The following newspapers were published within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Benton.

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

  • Published In Yazoo City  ...
    • We know of 50 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Yazoo City. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Yazoo City
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Benton. This extended list includes all the papers from Yazoo City. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Benton
  • Published In Bentonia  ...
    • Bentonia News (from 1939)
  • Published In Pickens [Holmes County] ...
    • The Pickens Post (from 1885)
      • The first year of publication was in 1885, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Pickens Post
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87065555
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 16171134
  • Published In Canton [Madison County] ...
    • We know of 31 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Canton. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Canton
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Benton. This extended list includes all the papers from Canton. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Benton
  • Published In Flora [Madison County] ...
  • Published In Satartia  ...
    • The Satartia Sentinel (from 1876)
  • Published In Goodman [Holmes County] ...
  • Published In Lexington [Holmes County] ...

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- Benton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8265, Longitude: -90.2595       In this case, the coordinates for Benton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).