Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Rocky Mount is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Mount. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Rocky Mount. Our list contains 62 papers that were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Rocky Mount.

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 Rocky Mount.

Newspapers Neighboring Rocky Mount ...

The following newspapers were published within 26 miles [41.8 km] of Rocky Mount.

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

Published In De Kalb ...
- Kemper County Messenger (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kemper County Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065055
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15079471
- Kemper Democrat (from 1857)
  - Years of publication: 1857 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kemper Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067048
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17402581
- The DeKalb Press (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The DeKalb Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067110
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17375295
- The DeKalb Sentinel (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The DeKalb Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067109
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17375317
- The Kemper Herald-Star (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kemper Herald-Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065056
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15079260
- The Southern Star (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Southern Star
  - Holdings: LCCN SN87065057
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15079401
  - ISSN Number: 2470-167x
Published In Scooba ...
- The Kemper Herald (from 1875)
  - Years of publication: 1875 to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kemper Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065599
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16308320
- The Kemper Leader (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kemper Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88067194
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17375278
Published In Geiger [Sumter County] ...
- The Geiger Times (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Geiger Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050077
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17699214
Published In Marion [Lauderdale County] ...
- Lauderdale Republican (from 1852)
  - Years of publication: 1852 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lauderdale Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87065389
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15674227
Published In York [Sumter County] ...
- Sumter County Journal
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sumter County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89050011
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19260189
- The York Herald (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The York Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050084
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17699617
- The York Press (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The York Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050081
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17699569
- The York Weekly Press (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The York Weekly Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050080
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17699557
Published In Livingston [Sumter County] ...
- Our Southern Home (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1961
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Our Southern Home
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89050012
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18341191
- Sumter County Whig (from 1841)
  - Years of publication: 1841 to 1856
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sumter County Whig
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023519
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11031844
- Sumter Gazette (from 183?)
  - Years of publication: 183? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sumter Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044718
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12130930
- The Home-Record (from 196?)
  - Years of publication: 196? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Home-Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044732
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11832221
- The Livingston Journal (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Livingston Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023517
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10989551
- The Livingston Messenger (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Livingston Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023518
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10892304
- The Sumter County Sun (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sumter County Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050075
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17699082
- The Sumter Democrat (from 1851)
  - Years of publication: 1851 to 185?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sumter Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050079
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17699539
- The Weekly Messenger (from 1856)
  - Years of publication: 1856 to 185?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050078
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17693160
- Voice Of Sumter (from 1836)
  - Years of publication: 1836 to 184?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Voice Of Sumter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023520
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10892349
Published In Meridian [Lauderdale County] ...
- We know of 50 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Meridian. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Meridian
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Rocky Mount. This extended list includes all the papers from Meridian. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Rocky Mount
Published In Gainesville [Sumter County] ...
- Alabama Reporter (from 1837)
  - Years of publication: 1837 to 183?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Alabama Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023486
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10891817
- Gainesville Dispatch (from 1875)
  - Years of publication: 1875 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gainesville Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023487
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10957604
- The Daily Army Argus And Crisis (from 1865)
  - Years of publication: 1865 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Army Argus And Crisis
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050177
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13979898
- The Gainesville Messenger (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gainesville Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050074
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17699067
- The Gainesville Reporter (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gainesville Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050073
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17698995
- The Gainesville Times (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1910
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gainesville Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050076
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17692973
- The Independent (from 1854)
  - Years of publication: 1854 to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84023488
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10891860
- The News (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050072
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17692837
- The Sumter Banner (from 1897)
  - The first year of publication was in 1897, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sumter Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050299
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16621210
Published In Epes [Sumter County] ...
- Sumter County Call (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sumter County Call
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050196
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18545663
- The Epes Tribune (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Epes Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050300
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16621247
- The Sumter Enterprise (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sumter Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88050071
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17698936

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Mount) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Mount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7029, Longitude: -88.5795 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Mount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).