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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Memphis 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 206 papers that were published in the immediate area of Memphis. In addition, the list contains another 17 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Memphis. In total, we've identified 223 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Memphis.

Newspapers Published In Memphis ...

We know of 206 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Memphis:

Newspapers Neighboring Memphis ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Memphis.

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

  • Published In Mound City [Crittenden County] ...
  • Published In Frayser  ...
  • Published In Bartlett  ...
  • Published In Germantown  ...
    • Germantown News (from 1974)
    • The Shelby Sun Times (from 19??)
  • Published In Cordova  ...
  • Published In Millington  ...
  • Published In Olive Branch [DeSoto County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memphis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Memphis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1516, Longitude: -90.0414