Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Frostburg 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 26 papers that were published in the immediate area of Frostburg. In addition, the list contains another 73 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Frostburg. In total, we've identified 99 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Frostburg.

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 Frostburg.

Newspapers Published In Frostburg ...

We know of 26 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Frostburg:

Bottom Line (from 1984)
- Years of publication: 1984 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bottom Line
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057183
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19968114
Frontline (from 1925)
- Years of publication: 1925 to 1933
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Frontline
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057184
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22123160
Frostburg Gazette And Miners' Record (from 1858)
- Years of publication: 1858 to 1861
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Frostburg Gazette And Miners' Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060023
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19073487
Frostburg General Welfare (from 1927)
- Published during 1927
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Frostburg General Welfare
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057191
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22154047
Frostburg Mining Journal (from 1871)
- Years of publication: 1871 to 1913
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Frostburg Mining Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025350
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11681313
Frostburg Mining Journal (from 1915)
- Years of publication: 1915 to 1917
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Frostburg Mining Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057212
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22154054
Frostburg Shopping Guide (from 1934)
- Years of publication: 1934 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Frostburg Shopping Guide
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057266
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22231151
Frostburg True Union, Gazette And Miners' Record (from 1862)
- Years of publication: 1862 to 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Frostburg True Union, Gazette And Miners' Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060030
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19073406
George's Creek Journal (from 1923)
- Years of publication: 1923 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the George's Creek Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057189
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22171260
People's Guardian (from 1965)
- Years of publication: 1965 to 1972
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the People's Guardian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057185
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 7650118
State-To-date (from 1946)
- Years of publication: 1946 to 1982
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the State-To-date
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057180
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9274836
State (from 1983)
- Years of publication: 1983 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the State
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057179
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9274851
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- The Allegany Citizen (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to 1961
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Allegany Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060094
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10204104
- The Allegany Journal (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Allegany Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057181
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20515613
- The Frostburg And George's Creek Herald (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 1939
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostburg And George's Creek Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057199
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22171079
- The Frostburg Forum (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostburg Forum
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057198
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22171098
- The Frostburg Gleaner (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostburg Gleaner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057197
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22171127
- The Frostburg Herald (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057196
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22171152
- The Frostburg Journal (from 1986)
  - Years of publication: 1986 to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostburg Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057182
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17606688
- The Frostburg News (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostburg News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057194
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22171215
- The Frostburg Spirit (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostburg Spirit
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057193
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22154055
- The Frostburger (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Frostburger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057192
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22171235
- The General Welfare (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The General Welfare
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057190
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22154045
- The Guardian News-Review (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Guardian News-Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057187
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 6926662
- The Guardian (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Guardian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057186
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 7650139
- The Reminder (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Reminder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057188
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22171414

Newspapers Neighboring Frostburg ...

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

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

Published In Lonaconing ...
- George's Creek Press (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the George's Creek Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025393
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11718614
- The Advocate (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060245
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20570158
- The Valley Times (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Valley Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060236
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20569093
Published In Cumberland ...
- We know of 66 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Cumberland. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Cumberland
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Frostburg. This extended list includes all the papers from Cumberland. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Frostburg
Published In Meyersdale [Somerset County] ...
- Meyersdale Independent (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1878
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Meyersdale Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053631
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14121711
- Meyersdale Register (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Meyersdale Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082035
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14877488
- Meyersdale Republican (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Meyersdale Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082037
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14877457
- The Dale City Record (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1873
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Dale City Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032068
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10129850
- The Meyersdale Commercial (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Meyersdale Commercial
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082050
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14879128
- The Republic (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Republic
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082038
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14877435
- The Semi-Weekly Commercial (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Semi-Weekly Commercial
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082032
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14877886

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Frostburg: www.ci.frostburg.md.us/

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Frostburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frostburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6514, Longitude: -78.9266 In this case, the coordinates for Frostburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).