Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Bethel is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethel. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Bethel. Our list contains 13 papers that were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Bethel.

Newspapers Neighboring Bethel ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km] of Bethel.

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

Published In Williamsburg [Covington County] ...
- Covington County Journal (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Covington County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065667
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16577768
- Republican Star (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Republican Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067139
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17852792
- The Watchman-Journal
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Watchman-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067141
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17853160
- The Watchman (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Watchman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067140
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17852966
Published In Columbia ...
- Marion County Progress (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1935
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Marion County Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065025
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004592
- Sunday Mirror (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 1960
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sunday Mirror
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065027
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15006299
- The Columbian-Progress (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Columbian-Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065024
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004748
- The Columbian (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to 1935
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Columbian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065023
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004566
- The Pearl River News (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 1903
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pearl River News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065026
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15005463
Published In Collins [Covington County] ...
- Covington County News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Covington County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065021
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004040
- Mississippi Herald (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mississippi Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067133
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17852694
- The Collins Commercial (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Collins Commercial
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065020
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004224
- The News-Commercial (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News-Commercial
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065022
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004332

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4335, Longitude: -89.7001 In this case, the coordinates for Bethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).