Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Fairmont 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 21 papers that were published in the immediate area of Fairmont. In addition, the list contains another 34 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Fairmont. In total, we've identified 55 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Fairmont.

Newspapers Published In Fairmont ...

We know of 21 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Fairmont:

Fairmont Free Press (from 1892)
- Years of publication: 1892 to 1912
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fairmont Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092019
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001312
Fairmont Republican (from 1894)
- Years of publication: 1894 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fairmont Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092022
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001325
Fairmont Sunday Item (from 1880)
- Years of publication: 1880 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fairmont Sunday Item
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092024
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032670
Fairmont Vedette (from 1866)
- Years of publication: 1866 to 1868
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fairmont Vedette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092031
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032707
Fairmont West Virginian (from 187?)
- Years of publication: 187? to 1907
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fairmont West Virginian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092027
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032687
Farmer's Free Press (from 1912)
- Years of publication: 1912 to 1925
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Farmer's Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092020
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001314
L' Ordine (from 1909)
- Years of publication: 1909 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the L' Ordine
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2002061516
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50391108
Marion County Liberalist (from 1870)
- Years of publication: 1870 to 1872
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Marion County Liberalist
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092032
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032714
The Daily Expositor (from 1898)
- Years of publication: 1898 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Expositor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092015
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001278
The Fairmont Daily Independent (from 1909)
- Years of publication: 1909 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fairmont Daily Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092018
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001289
The Fairmont Index (from 1874)
- Years of publication: 1874 to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fairmont Index
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84037836
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11071571
The Fairmont Saturday Leader And Advertiser (from 1901)
- Years of publication: 1901 to 1906
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fairmont Saturday Leader And Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092023
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032666
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- The Fairmont Times And West Virginian (from 1975)
  - Years of publication: 1975 to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fairmont Times And West Virginian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092026
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032693
- The Fairmont Times (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fairmont Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092025
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032690
- The Fairmont West Virginian (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 1974
  - Issues available online: 5435
  - Scanned issues: April 19, 1904 to December 30, 1922
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Fairmont West Virginian
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86092557
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13707836
  - ISSN Number: 2471-2183
- The Times-West Virginian (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times-West Virginian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092030
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032701
- The West Virginia State Weekly (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The West Virginia State Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092035
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032738
- The West Virginian (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The West Virginian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026796
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10678783
- The West Virginian (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The West Virginian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86072054
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14450054
- The Woman's Eye (from 1920)
  - Published during 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Woman's Eye
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092036
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032742
- Times-West Virginian (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Times-West Virginian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092029
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032698

Newspapers Neighboring Fairmont ...

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

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

Published In Worthington ...
- The Worthington News (from 1958)
  - Years of publication: 1958 to 196?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Worthington News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092046
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032803
Published In Fetterman [Taylor County] ...
- The Taylor County Advertiser (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Taylor County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092338
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241162
- The Taylor County Advertiser (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Taylor County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092565
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13900283
- Union Vanguard (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Union Vanguard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84037832
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11065312
Published In Shinnston [Harrison County] ...
- The Shinnston News (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Shinnston News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059742
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12877341
Published In Mannington ...
- Daily Record (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092038
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032762
- The Advocate (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 1900
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092037
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032745
- The Evening Leader (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Evening Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092045
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032788
- The Evening Telegram (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Evening Telegram
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092044
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032785
- The Mannington Advocate (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mannington Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092039
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032751
- The Mannington Advocate (from 1897)
  - Published during 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mannington Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092558
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13706720
- The Mannington Enterprise (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mannington Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092040
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032757
- The Mannington News (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mannington News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092041
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032765
- The Mannington News (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mannington News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092479
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13416116
- The Mannington Press (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mannington Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092042
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032769
- The Mannington Times (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mannington Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092043
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13032781
- The Mannington Times (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1892
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mannington Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092559
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13709575
Published In Grafton [Taylor County] ...
- Central West Virginia Guardian (from 1973)
  - Years of publication: 1973 to 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Central West Virginia Guardian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092322
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241175
- Grafton Daily Republican (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 1910
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grafton Daily Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092325
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241202
- Grafton Daily Sentinel (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grafton Daily Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092326
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241211
- Grafton Eagle-Sentinel (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grafton Eagle-Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092328
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241149
- Grafton Leader (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grafton Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092331
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241223
- Grafton Press---and The Belington Progressive (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1930
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grafton Press---and The Belington Progressive
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092332
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13260827
- Grafton Press (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 1934
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grafton Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092347
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13260779
- Grafton Sentinel (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grafton Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026799
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10679016
- Grafton Sentinel (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1945
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grafton Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092329
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241157
- Standard Enterprise (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Standard Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092336
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241257
- The Grafton Daily News (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1904
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grafton Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092324
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241190
- The Grafton Eagle (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grafton Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092327
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241147
- The Grafton News (from 1934)
  - Years of publication: 1934 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grafton News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092334
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241263
- The Grafton Standard (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 1886
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grafton Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092335
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241253
- The Grafton Weekly Times (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1875
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grafton Weekly Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95068630
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32881295
- The Mountain Statesman (from 1975)
  - Years of publication: 1975 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Statesman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82007229
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8852246
- The West Virginia Chronicle (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The West Virginia Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092337
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13241267

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Fairmont: www.cityoffairmontwv.com/

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4850, Longitude: -80.1459