Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Sparta 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 20 papers that were published in the immediate area of Sparta. In addition, the list contains another 5 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Sparta. In total, we've identified 25 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Sparta.

Newspapers Published In Sparta ...

We know of 20 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Sparta:

Herald Of The Times (from 184?)
- Years of publication: 184? to 185?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Herald Of The Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065139
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37423286
Sparta Gazette (from 1841)
- Years of publication: 1841 to 1845
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sparta Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071430
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13518845
Sparta News-Pictorial (from 1959)
- Years of publication: 1959 to 1961
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sparta News-Pictorial
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065140
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37423742
Sparta Recorder And Law Journal (from 1830)
- Years of publication: 1830 to 1833
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sparta Recorder And Law Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86077117
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13825799
Sparta Times (from 1846)
- Years of publication: 1846 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sparta Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85038554
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12708252
The Expositor (from 1879)
- Years of publication: 1879 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Expositor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065136
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37423617
The Expositor (from 1988)
- Years of publication: 1988 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Expositor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89000059
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19686502
The Post (from 1987)
- Years of publication: 1987 to 198?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Post
- Holdings for: LCCN SN00063929
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43918774
The Sparta Expositor And News-Pictorial (from 1961)
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1966
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sparta Expositor And News-Pictorial
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97058301
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37423759
The Sparta Expositor (from 188?)
- Years of publication: 188? to 1961
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sparta Expositor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83007230
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9355584
The Sparta Expositor (from 1967)
- Years of publication: 1967 to 1988
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sparta Expositor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065130
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37423775
The Sparta Gazette (from 1820)
- Years of publication: 1820 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sparta Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97065137
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37423221
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- The Sparta Index (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sparta Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053583
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13917283
- The Sparta News (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sparta News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058289
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19218858
- The Sparta Review (from 1821)
  - Years of publication: 1821 to 1827
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sparta Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071431
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13518876
- The Sparta Tennessean (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to 1977
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sparta Tennessean
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00063930
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43918843
- The Sparta Tribune (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1873
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sparta Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85033962
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12351941
- The Spartonian And Mountain District Advertiser (from 1829)
  - Years of publication: 1829 to 1830
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spartonian And Mountain District Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071432
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13518898
- White County Favorite (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the White County Favorite
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058288
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19218807
- White County Times (from 1982)
  - Years of publication: 1982 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the White County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00063932
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43919076

Newspapers Neighboring Sparta ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Sparta.

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

Published In Spencer [Van Buren County] ...
- Mountain Ears (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Ears
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96091632
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36112404
- The Spencer Journal (from 1970)
  - Years of publication: 1970 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spencer Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065401
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37470793
- The Spencer Times (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spencer Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065404
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37470853
- Van Buren County Democrat (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Van Buren County Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065406
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37470869
- Van Buren County News (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Van Buren County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065572
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38125454

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 from Point A (ie- Sparta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sparta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9259, Longitude: -85.4640