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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Sparks 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Sparks. In addition, the list contains another 152 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Sparks. In total, we've identified 155 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Sparks.

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 Sparks.  

Newspapers Published In Sparks ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Sparks:

Newspapers Neighboring Sparks ...

The following newspapers were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Sparks.

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

  • Published In Chandler  ...
  • Published In Davenport  ...
  • Published In Meeker  ...
  • Published In Prague  ...
  • Published In Kendrick  ...
  • Published In Wellston  ...
    • The Wellston News (from 1899)
    • Wellston Leader (from 1911)
  • Published In Paden [Okfuskee County] ...
  • Published In Carney  ...
    • Carney Enterprise (from 1902)
    • Carney Weekly Citizen (from 1932)
    • The Carney Record (from 1920)
    • The New Era (from 1919)
  • Published In Keokuk Falls [Pottawatomie County] ...
    • Keokuk Kall (from 1899)
  • Published In Agra  ...
    • Queen City Times (from 1906)
    • The Agra News (from 1903)
  • Published In Fallis  ...
  • Published In Boley [Okfuskee County] ...
    • The Beacon (from 1908)
    • The Boley Informer (from 19??)
    • The Boley News (from 1904)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...

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- Sparks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sparks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6110, Longitude: -96.8191       In this case, the coordinates for Sparks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).