Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 19 newspapers that have been published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Merit. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Disseminator And Rail-road Journal (from 1846)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Published during 1846
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Disseminator And Rail-road Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86074096
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14817627
Herald Of The South (from 18??)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Herald Of The South
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86074068
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14817771
Mississippi Intelligencer (from 1840)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1840 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mississippi Intelligencer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83016870
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10196307
Rankin Advertiser (from 1915)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Rankin Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89065012
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19488097
Simpson County News (from 1902)
- Published in Mendenhall [Simpson County]
- Years of publication: 1902 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Simpson County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065396
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15714639
Southern Enterprise (from 1880)
- Published in Terry [Hinds County]
- Years of publication: 1880 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southern Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065625
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16397695
The Blow Torch (from 1937)
- Published in Magee [Simpson County]
- Published during 1937
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blow Torch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065384
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15647767
The Brandon Democrat (from 1884)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1884 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Brandon Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86074052
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14815137
The Brandon News (from 1892)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1892 to 1961
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Brandon News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86074053
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14816034
The Brandon Republican And Eastern Advocate (from 1837)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1837 to 1838
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Brandon Republican And Eastern Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86074054
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14817507
The Brandon Republican (from 1850)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1850 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Brandon Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85034295
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12630522
The Defense (from 1890)
- Published in Raleigh [Smith County]
- Years of publication: 1890 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Defense
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065576
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16275450
The Disseminator (from 1844)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1844 to 1846
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Disseminator
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86074055
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14817569
The Free State (from 1898)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1898 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Free State
- Holdings for: LCCN 2011254379
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 753811338
The Free State (from 1898)
- Published in Brandon [Rankin County]
- Years of publication: 1898 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Free State
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84025823
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10347200
The Magee Courier (from 1899)
- Published in Magee [Simpson County]
- Years of publication: 1899 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Magee Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065385
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15649740
The Mize Headlight (from 1926)
- Published in Mize [Smith County]
- Years of publication: 1926 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mize Headlight
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065412
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15737777
The Mize Headlight (from 197?)
- Published in Mize [Smith County]
- Years of publication: 197? to 1973
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mize Headlight
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065413
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15738440
The Terry Headlight (from 1923)
- Published in Terry [Hinds County]
- Years of publication: 1923 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Terry Headlight
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065626
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16396120

Footnotes ...

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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- Merit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9279, Longitude: -89.9087 In this case, the coordinates for Merit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).