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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Forest 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 6 papers that were published in the immediate area of Forest. In addition, the list contains another 12 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Forest. In total, we've identified 18 papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Forest.

Newspapers Published In Forest ...

We know of 6 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Forest:

Newspapers Neighboring Forest ...

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

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

  • Published In Hillsboro  ...
    • Hillsboro Argus (from 1842)
  • Published In Morton  ...
  • Published In Newton [Newton County] ...
  • Published In Pelahatchie [Rankin County] ...
    • Pelahatchie News (from 1892)
  • Published In Decatur [Newton County] ...
  • Published In Raleigh [Smith County] ...
    • The Defense (from 1890)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3649, Longitude: -89.4798       In this case, the coordinates for Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).