I'm researching Franklin and Marion Counties, two burned counties (1890 and 1883 respectively) in Alabama, and would like to review newspapers that might have printed legal announcements in the 1820s-1830s—I'm hoping for a probate notice that will confirm a relationship between Isaac Taylor and his possible father, Robert Taylor (whose last census was 1830 in Marion Co.). Yes, I know I'm grasping at straws.  Chronicling America’s “US Newspaper Directory 1690-present” does not list any newspapers published in Franklin or Marion Counties in this time period, but I've identified seven papers that were published in surrounding counties in Alabama and Mississippi.  I'm just not sure what to do next. Is there any way to narrow down which of these papers would have been used by residents of Franklin and Marion for printing legal notices? I don’t have any idea what the date of death might have been, and am only working on the assumption that Robert died between 1830 and 1840 because of a rather elaborate house of cards I've built up based on evidence about Isaac and two possible brothers (William and Simeon). Any advice? Kay Rudolph