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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Picayune 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 Picayune. In addition, the list contains another 19 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Picayune. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Picayune.

Newspapers Published In Picayune ...

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

  • Journal (from 1978)
    • Years of publication:  1978 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87065549
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 16258675
  • Picayune Item (from 1904)
  • The Pearl River Journal (from 1975)
  • The Picayune Item (from 1916)
  • The Weekly Journal (from 1978)

Newspapers Neighboring Picayune ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Picayune.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Picayune) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Picayune. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5279, Longitude: -89.6777       In this case, the coordinates for Picayune have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).