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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Ripley 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Ripley. In addition, the list contains another 24 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Ripley. In total, we've identified 31 papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Ripley.

Newspapers Published In Ripley ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Ripley:

  • Southern Sentinel (from 1879)
  • The Enterprise (from 1910)
  • The Ripley Advertiser (from 1843)
  • The Ripley Broadaxe (from 1878)
  • The Ripley Standard (from 1897)
  • The Ripley Transcript (from 1837)
  • Uncle Sam (from 1855)

Newspapers Neighboring Ripley ...

The following newspapers were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Ripley.

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

  • Published In Blue Mountain  ...
    • The New Standard (from 1901)
  • Published In Ashland [Benton County] ...
  • Published In New Albany [Union County] ...
  • Published In Booneville [Prentiss County] ...
  • Published In Middleton [Hardeman County] ...
  • Published In Lamar [Benton County] ...
    • Dixie Boy (from 1883)
      • Years of publication:  1883 to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Dixie Boy
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87065316
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15581805
    • The Industrial Tattler (from 1884)
  • Published In Ecru [Pontotoc County] ...
    • The Ecru Echo (from 1915)

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- Ripley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ripley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7297, Longitude: -88.9497