Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lexington 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 6 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lexington. In addition, the list contains another 21 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lexington. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Lexington.

Newspapers Published In Lexington ...

We know of 6 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lexington:

Henderson County Times (from 1978)
- Years of publication: 1978 to 198?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Henderson County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98069773
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38889732
Lexington Reporter (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to 1877
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lexington Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053480
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13711041
The Lexington Leader (from 193?)
- Years of publication: 193? to 194?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Lexington Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98069775
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38889760
The Lexington Progress (from 1884)
- Years of publication: 1884 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Lexington Progress
- Holdings: LCCN SN89058168
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19110587
The Lexington Republican (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to 193?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Lexington Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90099407
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22497484
The Times (from 198?)
- Published during 198?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98069774
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38889741

Newspapers Neighboring Lexington ...

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

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

Published In Scotts Hill [Decatur County] ...
- Scott's Hill News (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Scott's Hill News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065782
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41240889
- The Scotts Hill News (from 1950)
  - Years of publication: 1950 to 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Scotts Hill News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065783
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41240924
Published In Parsons [Decatur County] ...
- Decatur County News Classic (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to 1986
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Decatur County News Classic
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065456
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37803126
- News & Shopper (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the News & Shopper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065455
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37803131
- Tennessee River Wave (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tennessee River Wave
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058226
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19132609
- The News Leader (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065453
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37804768
- The Parsons Messenger (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Parsons Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065454
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37803134
- The Parsons News Leader & The Decatur County Herald (from 1961)
  - Years of publication: 1961 to 1981
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Parsons News Leader & The Decatur County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065452
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37804210
- The Parsons News-Leader (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 1961
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Parsons News-Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058227
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19132688
Published In Sardis ...
- The Sardis News (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sardis News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069776
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38889807
Published In Decaturville [Decatur County] ...
- Decatur County Herald (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1961
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Decatur County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058060
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19032379
- Decatur County Independent (from 1965)
  - Years of publication: 1965 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Decatur County Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065451
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37805429
- Decatur County News Graphic (from 1965)
  - Years of publication: 1965 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Decatur County News Graphic
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065450
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37805532
- The Decatur Beacon (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Decatur Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065457
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37805543
- The Headlight (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Headlight
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065458
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37808944
Published In Henderson [Chester County] ...
- Chester County Independent (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester County Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069938
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40771321
- Henderson Headlight (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Henderson Headlight
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069941
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40771107
- Sky-rocket (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 1971
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sky-rocket
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2005062328
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 45360837
- The Bell Tower (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bell Tower
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2005062330
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 45352065
- The New Edition (from 1972)
  - Published during 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Edition
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2005062329
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 57551351
- The New Era (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069940
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40771148

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- Lexington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lexington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6508, Longitude: -88.3935