Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Athena 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Athena. In addition, the list contains another 72 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Athena. In total, we've identified 74 papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Athena.

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 Athena.

Newspapers Published In Athena ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Athena:

The Athena Press (from 18??)
- Years of publication: 18?? to 1942
- Issues available online: 1147
- Scanned issues: June 9, 1893 to December 29, 1922
- Catalog of available issues online
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Athena Press
- Holdings: LCCN SN96088356
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36919295
The Athena Press (from 1946)
- Years of publication: 1946 to 1985
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Athena Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96088357
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36919564

Newspapers Neighboring Athena ...

The following newspapers were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Athena.

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

Published In Weston ...
- The Weston Leader (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1946
  - Issues available online: 337
  - Scanned issues: August 12, 1892 to May 13, 1921
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Weston Leader
  - Holdings: LCCN SN94052320
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29831588
- Weston Leader
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weston Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96088361
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36933814
- Weston Weekly Leader (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 189?
  - Issues available online: 51
  - Scanned issues: December 21, 1878 to February 4, 1890
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Weston Weekly Leader
  - Holdings: LCCN SN94052319
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29831581
Published In Helix ...
- Helix Herald (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Helix Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97071033
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38079027
- Helix View Point (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1939
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Helix View Point
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2005260047
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 61842286
- The Helix Advocate (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Helix Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2005260046
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 61841922
Published In College Place [Walla Walla County] ...
- The College Placer (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The College Placer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085392
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17377441
- The News Observer (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085748
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18188900
- Whitman Herald (from 1958)
  - Years of publication: 1958 to 1959
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Whitman Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085749
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18188941
Published In Touchet [Walla Walla County] ...
- Touchet Pioneer (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Touchet Pioneer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085751
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18189542
- Walla Walla County Enterprise (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1943
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Walla Walla County Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89079022
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20682101
Published In Pendleton ...
- We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Pendleton. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Pendleton
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Athena. This extended list includes all the papers from Pendleton. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Athena
Published In Walla Walla [Walla Walla County] ...
- We know of 68 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Walla Walla. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Walla Walla
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Athena. This extended list includes all the papers from Walla Walla. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Athena
Published In Dixie [Walla Walla County] ...
- The Dixie Progress (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Dixie Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085750
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18188984
Published In Pilot Rock ...
- Pilot Rock News (from 1951)
  - Years of publication: 1951 to 1986
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pilot Rock News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97071053
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38743499
- The Pilot Rock Record (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pilot Rock Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2007059001
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38743496
Published In Attalia [Walla Walla County] ...
- The News-Tribune (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1930
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News-Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88085931
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18385512

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Athena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Athena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Athena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8132, Longitude: -118.4926 In this case, the coordinates for Athena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).