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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Petal 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Petal. In addition, the list contains another 31 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Petal. In total, we've identified 33 papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Petal.

Newspapers Published In Petal ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Petal:

  • The Petal Journal (from 197?)
  • The Petal Times (from 1974)

Newspapers Neighboring Petal ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Petal.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3469, Longitude: -89.2599