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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for West Point 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 10 papers that were published in the immediate area of West Point. In addition, the list contains another 26 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded West Point. In total, we've identified 36 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of West Point.

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 West Point.  

Newspapers Published In West Point ...

We know of 10 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of West Point:

Newspapers Neighboring West Point ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of West Point.

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

  • Published In Starkville [Oktibbeha County] ...
  • Published In Columbus [Lowndes County] ...
    • We know of 37 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Columbus. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Columbus
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of West Point. This extended list includes all the papers from Columbus. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for West Point
  • Published In Aberdeen [Monroe County] ...
    • We know of 26 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Aberdeen. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Aberdeen
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of West Point. This extended list includes all the papers from Aberdeen. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for West Point

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6071, Longitude: -88.6488