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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Skagway 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 18 papers that were published in the immediate area of Skagway. In addition, the list contains another 9 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Skagway. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Skagway.

Newspapers Published In Skagway ...

We know of 18 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Skagway:

  • Alaska Daily Guide (from 1902)
  • Alaska Traveler's Guide (from 1900)
  • News Review (from 1941)
  • Skaguay Alaskan (from 1978)
  • Skagway Cheechako (from 1936)
  • The Alaskan (from 1939)
  • The Alaskan (from 1898)
  • The Daily Alaskan (from 1904)
  • The Daily Morning Alaskan (from 1899)
  • The Interloper (from 1908)
  • The Midnight Sun (from 1930)
  • The North Wind (from 1963)
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Newspapers Neighboring Skagway ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Skagway.

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

  • Published In Dyea [Skagway Borough] ...
    • The Dyea Press (from 1898)
      • The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Dyea Press
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2009252753
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 319714690
    • The Dyea Press (from 1898)
      • The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Dyea Press
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84024017
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10287684
    • The Dyea Trail (from 1898)
      • The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Dyea Trail
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2009252763
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 319870971
    • The Dyea Trail (from 1898)
      • The first year of publication was in 1898, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Dyea Trail
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84024019
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10287692
  • Published In Haines [Haines Borough] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Skagway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skagway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.4582, Longitude: -135.3125