Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lafayette 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lafayette. In addition, the list contains another 30 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lafayette. In total, we've identified 35 papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Lafayette.

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 Lafayette.

Newspapers Published In Lafayette ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lafayette:

Macon County News (from 1911)
- Years of publication: 1911 to 1918
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Macon County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99065771
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41166910
Macon County Times (from 1919)
- Years of publication: 1919 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Macon County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83007226
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9355107
The Highland Preacher (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Highland Preacher
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2006062321
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 72061361
The Macon County News (from 1906)
- Years of publication: 1906 to 1909
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Macon County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99065755
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41166874
The Star-Spangled Banner (from 189?)
- Published during 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Star-Spangled Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99065754
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40943832

Newspapers Neighboring Lafayette ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Lafayette.

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

Published In Red Boiling Springs ...
- Red Boiling Springs News (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Red Boiling Springs News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065752
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40944133
- The K-Ten Border News (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to 196?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The K-Ten Border News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065753
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40944098
- The Red Boiling News (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Red Boiling News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069743
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38892714
Published In Hartsville [Trousdale County] ...
- The Hartsville Sentinel (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hartsville Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85033424
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11961024
- The Hartsville Times (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hartsville Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065542
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38057727
- The Hartsville Vidette (from 1866)
  - The first year of publication was in 1866, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hartsville Vidette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065535
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38057552
- The Hartsville Vidette (from 194?)
  - Years of publication: 194? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hartsville Vidette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86003171
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14709089
- The Tennessee Globe (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tennessee Globe
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065449
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37805711
- The Vidette (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Vidette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95065536
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38057584
- Trousdale County Times (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Trousdale County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2006062330
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 72016693
Published In Westmoreland [Sumner County] ...
- The Westmoreland News (from 2012)
  - Years of publication: 2012 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Westmoreland News
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012203143
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 794187479
- Westmoreland World (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to 1991
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Westmoreland World
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061143
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18109614
Published In Scottsville [Allen County] ...
- Allen County News (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 1991
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Allen County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069485
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14195549
- Scottville Argus (from 1875)
  - Years of publication: 1875 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Scottville Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038314
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11266989
- The Allen County Times (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Allen County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92056607
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26713971
- The Citizen=times (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen=times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069484
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14195447
- The Citizen (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92056606
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26713881
- The Daily Times (from 1936)
  - Published during 1936
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92056608
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26714474
- The Gin Pole (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gin Pole
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92056609
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26714607
- The Times-Messenger (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times-Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060385
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17252472
Published In Carthage [Smith County] ...
- We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Carthage. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Carthage
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Lafayette. This extended list includes all the papers from Carthage. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Lafayette
Published In Bon Air [Sumner County] ...
- Bon Air Hustler (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bon Air Hustler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00063781
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 44640712

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- Lafayette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lafayette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5213, Longitude: -86.0260