Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Newton 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 Newton. In addition, the list contains another 18 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Newton. In total, we've identified 23 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Newton.

Newspapers Published In Newton ...

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

Newton Free Press (from 1884)
- Years of publication: 1884 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Newton Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065454
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16102824
Newton Weekly Ledger (from 1871)
- Years of publication: 1871 to 1875
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Newton Weekly Ledger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85034455
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12873264
The Newton Dispatch (from 18??)
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Newton Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065453
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16102857
The Newton Record (from 1901)
- Years of publication: 1901 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Newton Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84020128
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10366433
The Newton Report (from 1877)
- Years of publication: 1877 to 1880
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Newton Report
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87065455
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16102791

Newspapers Neighboring Newton ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Newton.

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

Published In Decatur ...
- The Newton County News (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to 1940
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Newton County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065054
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15079027
Published In Hickory ...
- The Newton County Index (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1900
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Newton County Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065185
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15253835
- The Reporter-Index (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Reporter-Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065187
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15253812
Published In Forest [Scott County] ...
- Scott County Register (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Scott County Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065309
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15674315
- Scott County Times (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Scott County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065097
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15103981
- The Forest Register (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1868
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Forest Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065094
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15123437
- The Forest Weekly Register (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1896
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Forest Weekly Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034371
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12742250
- The Ku-Klux (from 1871)
  - Published during 1871
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ku-Klux
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065095
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15112279
- The News Register (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065096
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15130067
Published In Paulding [Jasper County] ...
- Jasper County Review (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Jasper County Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065541
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16171462
- The Messenger (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034470
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12881930
- True Democrat (from 1845)
  - Years of publication: 1845 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: True Democrat
  - Holdings: LCCN SN87065542
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16171391
  - ISSN Number: 2470-1777
- Weekly Aurora (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Aurora
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067057
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17402950
Published In Enterprise [Clarke County] ...
- Clarke County Times (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clarke County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065074
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15089154
- The Enterprise Courier (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034315
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12718373
- The Enterprise Journal (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065075
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15089283
- The Weekly News (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053980
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14950522
Published In Hillsboro [Scott County] ...
- Hillsboro Argus (from 1842)
  - Years of publication: 1842 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hillsboro Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83016778
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10111599

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 from Point A (ie- Newton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3217, Longitude: -89.1630