Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 5 newspapers that have been published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Brake Ferry. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Mine Workers Coronal (from 1901)
- Published in Blossburg [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1901 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mine Workers Coronal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050454
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14878910
The Blossburg Star (from 1901)
- Published in Blossburg [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1901 to 190?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blossburg Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050373
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14283612
The Independent (from 1962)
- Published in Gardendale [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1962 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050357
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16920187
The Journal-Star (from 1965)
- Published in Sumiton [Walker County]
- Years of publication: 1965 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Journal-Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89050003
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19062945
The North Jefferson News (from 1970)
- Published in Gardendale [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1970 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The North Jefferson News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050339
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14120606

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brake Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brake Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7745, Longitude: -86.8236 In this case, the coordinates for Brake Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).