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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Macon 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 14 papers that were published in the immediate area of Macon. In addition, the list contains another 16 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Macon. In total, we've identified 30 papers within 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> of Macon.

Newspapers Published In Macon ...

We know of 14 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Macon:

  • East Mississippi Tribune (from 1895)
  • Macon Beacon (from 1859)
    • Years of publication:  1859 to 1995
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card:   Macon Beacon
    • Holdings:   LCCN SN83016943
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10232493
    • ISSN Number:   2378-1734
  • Macon Beacon (from 1859)
  • Macon Herald (from 1841)
  • Macon Intelligencer (from 1838)
  • The Beacon (from 1995)
  • The Farmer's Democrat (from 18??)
  • The Free Opinion (from 1874)
  • The Macon Sun (from 1892)
  • The Mississippi Sun (from 1875)
  • The Noxubee Democrat (from 1889)
  • The Noxubee Herald (from 1901)
  • The Noxubee Rifle (from 1848)
  • Union Beacon (from 1849)

Newspapers Neighboring Macon ...

The following newspapers were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> of Macon.

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

  • Published In Brooksville  ...
  • Published In Pickensville [Pickens County] ...
  • Published In Scooba [Kemper County] ...
  • Published In Geiger [Sumter County] ...
    • The Geiger Times (from 1910)
  • Published In Aliceville [Pickens County] ...
  • Published In De Kalb [Kemper 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- Macon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1140, Longitude: -88.5600