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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Whittier 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Whittier. In addition, the list contains another 4 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Whittier. In total, we've identified 7 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Whittier.

Newspapers Published In Whittier ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Whittier:

Newspapers Neighboring Whittier ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Whittier.

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

  • Published In Girdwood [Anchorage Municipality] ...
    • The Local News (from 1981)
    • Turnagain Times (from 1998)
    • Turnagain World Defender (from 1971)
  • Published In Moose Pass [Kenai Peninsula Borough] ...
    • Moose Pass Miner (from 1938)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Whittier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whittier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.7746, Longitude: -148.6860