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Fayette County Newspapers

 
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Current Addresses of Newspapers 
in 
Fayette County


FARINA NEWS 
 FARINA IL 62838 
 618-245-6216 
RAMSEY NEWS JOURNAL
217 S SUPERIOR 
RAMSEY IL 62080
 618-423-2411 
ST ELMO BANNER
   P.O. Box 10
407 N MAIN 
ST ELMO IL 62458-1636
618-829-3246 
VANDALIA LEADER UNION
229 S 5TH ST 
VANDALIA IL 62471-2703
618-283-3374 


 
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Farina-Helen Matthes Public Library-Effingham, IL
Evans Public Library-Vandalia, IL
Ramsey-Evans Public Library-Vandalia, IL
St. Elmo-St. Elmo Public Library District-St. Elmo, IL
Vandalia-Evans Public Library-Vandalia, IL


 
Timeline of Past & Present Newspapers 
of Fayette County


Farina
Ramsey
St. Elmo
Vandalia

 

(These are listed by location and in chronological order.)


Farina

 
Title: Farina News
       Town of Publication: Farina
        Life Span: 1888-9999
        Holdings Information:
              Illinois Historical Library Holdings:  1913-1947
              Completeness:  Scattered & Possibly incomplete

 
 
Ramsey

 
Title: Ramsey Democrat 
     Town of Publication: Ramsey
     Life Span: 188u-9999 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1883-1886
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25187975 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Ramsey News 
     Town of Publication: Ramsey 
     Life Span: 18uu-189u 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1893
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25188063 (Click here to see detailed record) 
Title: Fayette County News (Ramsey, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Ramsey
     Life Span: 18uu-1uuu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1894
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25188008 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Ramsey News-Journal 
     Town of Publication: Ramsey 
     Life Span: 189u-9999
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1895-1899,1901- 
          Completeness: Large gaps 
     OCLC Number: 25188092  (Click here to see detailed record) 

 
St. Elmo

 
Title: St. Elmo Banner and the St. Elmo Herald 
     Town of Publication: Saint Elmo 
     Life Span: 1uuu-19uu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1905 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25357133 (Click here to see detailed record) 
Title: St. Elmo Press 
     Town of Publication: Saint Elmo 
     Life Span: 19uu,19uu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1924-1926 
          Completeness: Possibly incomplete 
     OCLC Number: 40529618 (Click here to see detailed record) 
Title: St. Elmo Banner 
     Town of Publication: Saint Elmo 
     Life Span: 19uu-1977 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1946,1959-1977 
          Completeness: Large gaps 
     OCLC Number: 25356200 (Click here to see detailed record) 
Title: Banner (Saint Elmo, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Saint Elmo 
     Life Span: 1977-9999 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1977- 
          Completeness: Possibly incomplete 
     OCLC Number: 25356142 (Click here to see detailed record) 

 
Vandalia

 
Title: Vandalia Whig and Illinois Intelligencer
     Town of Publication: Vandalia
     Life Span: 1832-183u
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1832-1834 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 08821990 (Click here to see detailed record) 
Title: Illinois Advocate and State Register (Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1833-1835 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1833-1835 
          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holdings: 1833-1835
          Cumulative Holdings: 1833-1835 
          Completeness: Possibly incomplete 
     OCLC Number: 08821246 (Click here to see detailed record) 
 Title: Illinois Advocate (Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia
     Life Span: 1835-1836 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1833-1835
          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holdings: 1833-1835 
          Cumulative Holdings: 1833-1835 
          Completeness: Possibly incomplete 
     OCLC Number: 08821262 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Illinois State Register and Illinois Advocate
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1836-1836 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1836 
          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holdings: 1836 
          Cumulative Holdings: 1836 
          Completeness: Possibly incomplete 
     OCLC Number: 08821477 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Illinois State Register and People's Advocate 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1836-1839 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1836-1839 
          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holdings: 1836-1839 
          Cumulative Holdings: 1836-1839 
          Completeness: Possibly incomplete 
     OCLC Number: 08821522 (Click here to see detailed record) 
Title: Vandalia Free Press, and Illinois Whig
     Town of Publication: Vandalia
     Life Span: 1837-1843 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1837-1841
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 08922665 (Click here to see detailed record) 
Title: Busy Body (Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1838-18uu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1838
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25187905 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Illinois Sentinel (Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1839-18uu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1842,1844 
          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holdings: 1839-1840 
          Cumulative Holdings: 1839-1840,1842,1844 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 08821219 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Vandalia Free Press (Vandalia, Ill. : 1843) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1843-18uu
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1843-1844 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25187761 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Olive Leaf(Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 18uu-1uuu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1845 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25187841 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Baptist Helmet 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1844-18uu
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1845
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25187938 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Fayette Yeoman
     Town of Publication: Vandalia
     Life Span: 1849-18uu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1850-1851 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 21576610 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Age of Steam 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1852-185u 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 
           1852 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 11422564 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Age of Steam & Fire
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 185u-18uu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1853
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25175845 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Fayette Observer (Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1856-18uu
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1856,1859
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25175692 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Fayette Democrat (Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia
     Life Span: 186u-18uu
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1862,1868-1877 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 12564061 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Vandalia union(Vandalia, Ill. : 1866) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia
     Life Span: 186u-18uu 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1866-1867 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25176866 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Fayette County Democrat(Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia
     Life Span: 18uu-1uuu
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1880-1882,1885-1886
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25184540  (Click here to see detailed record) 
Title: Vandalia Weekly Union 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 18uu-188u 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1887 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25321859 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Vandalia Union (Vandalia, Ill. : 1888) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 188u-1978
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library
          Holdings: 1888-1890,1893,1896-1946,1954,1958-1978 
          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holdings: 1915-1919 
          Cumulative Holdings: 1888-1890,1893,1896-1946,1954,1958-1978 
          Completeness: Large gaps 
     OCLC Number: 22503384 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Leader(Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 18uu-1uuu
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1893,1899 
          Completeness: Scattered issues held 
     OCLC Number: 25176885 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Vandalia Leader(Vandalia, Ill.) 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1uuu-1978 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1920-1921,1940-1943,1946-1978 
          Completeness: Large gaps 
     OCLC Number: 25321998 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Vandalia Leader-Union 
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1979-1982
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1979-1982 
          Completeness: Possibly incomplete 
     OCLC Number: 25322043 (Click here to see detailed record)
Title: Leader-Union
     Town of Publication: Vandalia 
     Life Span: 1983-9999 
     Holdings Information: 
          Illinois State Historical Library Holdings: 1983- 
          University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holdings: Retains current 3 months 
          Cumulative Holdings: 1983- 
          Completeness: Possibly incomplete 
     OCLC Number: 25322075 (Click here to see detailed record)

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