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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Oxford 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 20 papers that were published in the immediate area of Oxford. In addition, the list contains another 32 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Oxford. In total, we've identified 52 papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Oxford.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Oxford.  

Newspapers Published In Oxford ...

We know of 20 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Oxford:

  • Lafayette County News (from 1899)
  • Lafayette County News (from 1959)
  • Lafayette County Press (from 1906)
  • Oxford Eagle (from 1876)
  • Oxford Sun (from 1881)
  • Oxford Weekly Ricochet (from 1874)
  • Random Shot (from 1876)
    • The first year of publication was in 1876, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Random Shot
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88067095
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17347302
  • The Constitution (from 1851)
  • The Democratic Flag (from 1852)
  • The Independent (from 1914)
  • The Lafayette Post (from 1937)
  • The Organizer (from 1845)
    • Years of publication:  1845 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card:   The Organizer
    • Holdings:   LCCN SN87090127
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15152068
    • ISSN Number:   2469-7583
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • The Oxford Falcon (from 1865)
    • The Oxford Globe (from 1889)
    • The Oxford Intelligencer (from 1860)
    • The Oxford Mercury (from 1857)
    • The Oxford Observer (from 1843)
    • The Oxford Signal (from 1856)
    • The Oxford Times (from 1985)
    • The Star Of The Union (from 1850)

Newspapers Neighboring Oxford ...

The following newspapers were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Oxford.

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

  • Published In Water Valley [Yalobusha County] ...
  • Published In Sardis [Panola County] ...
    • Southern Reporter (from 18??)
    • The Daily Panola Star (from 1872)
    • The Panola Weekly Star (from 1882)
  • Published In Batesville [Panola County] ...
  • Published In Bruce [Calhoun County] ...
  • Published In Coffeeville [Yalobusha County] ...
  • Published In Ecru [Pontotoc County] ...
    • The Ecru Echo (from 1915)
  • Published In Holly Springs [Marshall County] ...
    • We know of 32 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Holly Springs. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Holly Springs
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Oxford. This extended list includes all the papers from Holly Springs. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Oxford

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Oxford: www.oxfordms.net/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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- Oxford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oxford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3668, Longitude: -89.5186    









 

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