Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Petersburg 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 8 papers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg. In addition, the list contains another 4 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Petersburg. In total, we've identified 12 papers within 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> of Petersburg.

Newspapers Published In Petersburg ...

We know of 8 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Petersburg:

• Petersburg Pilot (from 1974)
  • Years of publication:  1974 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Petersburg Pilot
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94050092
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31214795
• Petersburg Press (from 1966)
  • Years of publication:  1966 to 1974
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Petersburg Press
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96060043
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34768420
• Petersburg Press (from 1926)
  • Years of publication:  1926 to 1964
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Petersburg Press
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83045359
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9677952
• Petersburg Weekly Report (from 1914)
  • Years of publication:  1914 to 1924
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Petersburg Weekly Report
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94050089
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31214778
• The Alaskan (from 1926)
  • Years of publication:  1926 to 1932
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Alaskan
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94050088
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31214772
• The Kupreanof News (from 1991)
  • Years of publication:  1991 to ????
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Kupreanof News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94050090
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31214777
• The New Petersburg Press (from 1964)
  • Years of publication:  1964 to 1966
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The New Petersburg Press
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96060042
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34768381
• The Petersburg Herald (from 1924)
  • Years of publication:  1924 to 1926
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Petersburg Herald
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94050091
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31214782

Newspapers Neighboring Petersburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> of Petersburg.

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

• Published In Wrangell [Wrangell City and Borough] ...
  • Alaska Sentinel (from 1902)
    • Years of publication:  1902 to 1909
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Alaska Sentinel
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93059165
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 27426297
  • The Wrangell Sentinel (from 1909)
    • Years of publication:  1909 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Wrangell Sentinel
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94050093
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31222148
  • Wrangell Record (from 1995)
    • Published during 1995
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Wrangell Record
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96060000
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34774844
• Published In Kake [Petersburg Census Area] ...
  • Thunderbird Press (from 1971)
    • Years of publication:  1971 to ????
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Thunderbird Press
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94050096
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31222137

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Petersburg: www.petersburg.org/

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/