Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Sleepy Creek is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sleepy Creek. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Sleepy Creek. Our list contains 32 papers that were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Sleepy Creek.

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 Sleepy Creek.

Newspapers Neighboring Sleepy Creek ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km] of Sleepy Creek.

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

Published In Hancock [Washington County] ...
- The Hancock News (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hancock News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079201
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17613400
- The Hancock Star (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hancock Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057208
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22147018
- The Star (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060224
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20535543
Published In Berkeley Springs ...
- Berkeley Republican (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Berkeley Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059510
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12636974
- The Berkeley Springs News (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1968
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Berkeley Springs News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059503
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12637097
- The Morgan Mercury (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 1893
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morgan Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026782
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10667047
- The Morgan Messenger (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morgan Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059502
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12637249
- The Post (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059512
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12646839
Published In Williamsport [Washington County] ...
- Modern Times And Home Journal-Semi-Weekly (from 1846)
  - Years of publication: 1846 to 1847
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Modern Times And Home Journal-Semi-Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95066058
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32427927
- Modern Times And Home Journal (from 1846)
  - Published during 1846
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Modern Times And Home Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025414
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11738564
- Potomac Sentinel (from 1851)
  - Years of publication: 1851 to 185?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Potomac Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18952731
- Republican Banner (from 1830)
  - The first year of publication was in 1830, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Republican Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83016375
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9790157
- The Leader (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065207
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18921800
- The Times And Journal (from 1847)
  - Years of publication: 1847 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times And Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95066059
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32427970
- The Transcript (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Transcript
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065205
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18921851
- The Williamsport Leader (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Williamsport Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065206
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18921779
- The Williamsport Pilot (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 1884
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Williamsport Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026706
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10663337
- Williamsport Transcript (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Williamsport Transcript
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065204
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18921812
Published In Mercersburg [Franklin County] ...
- Mercersburg Journal (from 1863)
  - Years of publication: 1863 to 1871
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053630
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14121628
- Mercersburg Journal (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079213
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17628484
- Mercersburg Visitor (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1845
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Visitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077541
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19703536
- Mercersburg Weekly Visitor (from 184?)
  - The first year of publication was in 184?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Weekly Visitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061932
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52939879
- The Good Intent (from 1861)
  - Years of publication: 1861 to 1863
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Good Intent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077525
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20025723
- The Independent (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077550
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19977868
- Weekly Journal (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1861
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026035
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10286898
- Weekly Journal (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077549
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20273667
Published In Martinsburg [Berkeley County] ...
- We know of 32 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Martinsburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Martinsburg
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Sleepy Creek. This extended list includes all the papers from Martinsburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Sleepy Creek

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sleepy Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sleepy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6682, Longitude: -78.0816 In this case, the coordinates for Sleepy Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).