Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Columbia 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 Columbia. In addition, the list contains another 12 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Columbia. In total, we've identified 17 papers within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Columbia.

Newspapers Published In Columbia ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring Columbia ...

The following newspapers were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Columbia.

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

Published In Monticello [Lawrence County] ...
- Lawrence County Press (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lawrence County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065415
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15722348
- Monticello Advocate (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Monticello Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065416
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15722506
- Monticello Gazette (from 1831)
  - Years of publication: 1831 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Monticello Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83016754
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10105687
- Pearl River Herald, And Eastern Public Advertiser (from 1826)
  - Published during 1826
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pearl River Herald, And Eastern Public Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065480
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16578904
- The Monticello Gazette (from 1823)
  - Years of publication: 1823 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monticello Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090962
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15242307
- The Pearl River Advocate, And Eastern Advertiser (from 1830)
  - Years of publication: 1830 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pearl River Advocate, And Eastern Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83016806
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10134482
- The Pearl River Banner (from 1837)
  - Years of publication: 1837 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Pearl River Banner
  - Holdings: LCCN SN87065417
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15722628
  - ISSN Number: 2469-9217
- The Sunny South (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sunny South
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065418
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15722452
Published In Lumberton [Lamar County] ...
- Lamar County Head Block (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lamar County Head Block
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065361
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15648185
- The Head Block (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to 1977
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Head Block
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067072
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15648093
- The Lumberton Headblock (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lumberton Headblock
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88099999
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17004545
- The Progressive Citizen (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Progressive Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065362
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15648284

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- Columbia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2535, Longitude: -89.8233