Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 16 newspapers that have been published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Big Spring. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Dayton Republican (from 189?)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Dayton Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98069929
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40707724
Dayton Weekly Leader (from 188?)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- Years of publication: 188? to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Dayton Weekly Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058056
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19031246
Hiwassee Reporter (from 1876)
- Published in Calhoun [McMinn County]
- Years of publication: 1876 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Hiwassee Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053387
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13572323
Meigs County Herald (from 1960)
- Published in Decatur [Meigs County]
- Years of publication: 1960 to 196?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Meigs County Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065463
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37803085
Meigs County Press (from 1984)
- Published in Decatur [Meigs County]
- Years of publication: 1984 to 1986
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Meigs County Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065462
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37803096
Meigs County Sun (from 1914)
- Published in Decatur [Meigs County]
- Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Meigs County Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065460
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37803101
Meigs Town Crier (from 2001)
- Published in Decatur [Meigs County]
- Years of publication: 2001 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Meigs Town Crier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2002062602
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 49745491
The Dayton Gazette (from 1884)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- Years of publication: 1884 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Dayton Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058055
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19031072
The Dayton Herald (from 19??)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1982
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Dayton Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058059
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19032291
The Dayton Star (from 191?)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- Years of publication: 191? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Dayton Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058058
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19031409
The Herald-News (from 1982)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- Years of publication: 1982 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald-News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98069924
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40707630
The Meigs County Statesman (from 1977)
- Published in Decatur [Meigs County]
- Years of publication: 1977 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Meigs County Statesman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065461
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37803091
The Meigs County Sun (from 1897)
- Published in Decatur [Meigs County]
- 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 Meigs County Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065459
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37803108
The Republican-Enterprise (from 189?)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- Years of publication: 189? to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Republican-Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98069923
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40768903
The Rhea County News (from 1950)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- Years of publication: 1950 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rhea County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058057
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19031308
The Weekly Herald (from 1898)
- Published in Dayton [Rhea County]
- Years of publication: 1898 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Weekly Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98069925
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40700183

Footnotes ...

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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- Big Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3931, Longitude: -84.9005 In this case, the coordinates for Big Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).