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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Cumberland 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Cumberland. In addition, the list contains another 35 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Cumberland. In total, we've identified 37 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Cumberland.

Newspapers Published In Cumberland ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Cumberland:

Newspapers Neighboring Cumberland ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Cumberland.

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

  • Published In Maben [Oktibbeha County] ...
  • Published In Eupora  ...
  • Published In Starkville [Oktibbeha County] ...
  • Published In Houston [Chickasaw County] ...
    • Chickasaw County Times (from 191?)
    • Houston Advocate (from 1907)
    • Houston Post (from 1909)
    • Houston Post (from 1904)
    • Southern Patriot (from 18??)
    • The Chickasaw Messenger (from 1872)
    • The Free South (from 1883)
    • The Houston Petrel (from 1857)
    • Times-Post (from 1913)
      • Years of publication:  1913 to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Times-Post
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83004725
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10014121
  • Published In Ackerman [Choctaw County] ...
    • Ackerman Record (from 1899)
    • Choctaw Plaindealer (from 1887)
  • Published In Calhoun City [Calhoun County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Cumberland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cumberland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6204, Longitude: -89.0792       In this case, the coordinates for Cumberland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).