Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Merkel 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Merkel. In addition, the list contains another 68 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Merkel. In total, we've identified 69 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Merkel.

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 Merkel.

Newspapers Published In Merkel ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Merkel area:

The Merkel Mail (from 1890)
- Years of publication: 1890 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Merkel Mail
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87091208
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17008283

Newspapers Neighboring Merkel ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Merkel.

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

Published In Hawley [Jones County] ...
- Jones County Journal Hawley Edition (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Jones County Journal Hawley Edition
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83003319
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10063477
- Jones County Journal (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Jones County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091209
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17008334
Published In Abilene ...
- We know of 35 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Abilene. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Abilene
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Merkel. This extended list includes all the papers from Abilene. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Merkel
Published In Anson [Jones County] ...
- The Anson News (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Anson News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084070
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18360750
- The Jones County Observer (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to 1945
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jones County Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088031
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13880811
- The Texas Western And The Jones County Calliope (from 1882)
  - The first year of publication was in 1882, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Texas Western And The Jones County Calliope
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083594
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17997600
- The Weekly Guide (from 1895)
  - The first year of publication was in 1895, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088034
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13882102
- The Western News
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Western News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13868679
- The Western Observer (from 1945)
  - Years of publication: 1945 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Western Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088052
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13880757
- Western-Enterprise (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1945
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Western-Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088033
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13880870
- Western-Reporter (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Western-Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088219
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13868771
Published In Tuscola ...
- Jim Ned Journal (from 198?)
  - Published during 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Jim Ned Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84002537
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11514547
- The Journal (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90002725
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21177673
- The Tuscola Valley Vidette (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tuscola Valley Vidette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93068236
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28240068
Published In Sweetwater [Nolan County] ...
- Sweetwater American (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sweetwater American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090575
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14944908
- Sweetwater Daily Journal (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sweetwater Daily Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090576
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14944888
- Sweetwater Daily Reporter (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1935
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sweetwater Daily Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084292
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18688393
- Sweetwater Reporter (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sweetwater Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089515
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14396347
- Sweetwater Reporter (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sweetwater Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090276
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14918688
- Sweetwater Signal (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sweetwater Signal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084285
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18661690
- Sweetwater Weekly Reporter (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sweetwater Weekly Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090311
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14918679
- The Nolan County News (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Nolan County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090142
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14713686
- The Sweetwater Daily News (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sweetwater Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090795
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16721294
- The Sweetwater Record (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sweetwater Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88084286
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18661887
- The Sweetwater Sun And Nolan County News (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sweetwater Sun And Nolan County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090574
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14984717
- The Sweetwater Sun (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sweetwater Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090794
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16721208
- The Weekly Review (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090286
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14874878
Published In Radium [Jones County] ...
- The Radium Record (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Radium Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86089994
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14633731
Published In Roby [Fisher County] ...
- Fisher County Call (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fisher County Call
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083903
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18202219
- Roby Banner (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Roby Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88083483
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17946929
- The Roby Bazoo (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Roby Bazoo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090713
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16668708
- The Roby Star-Record (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Roby Star-Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090087
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14703236
Published In Clyde [Callahan County] ...
- Clyde Journal (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clyde Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091166
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16963411
- The Clyde Enterprise (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clyde Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091130
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16945753
- The Clyde News (from 1962)
  - Years of publication: 1962 to 1969
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clyde News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86088418
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14053717
Published In Roscoe [Nolan County] ...
- The Roscoe Times (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Roscoe Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86090070
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14703209

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- Merkel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merkel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4707, Longitude: -100.0126