Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 25 newspapers that have been published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Roanoke. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Chambers County Democrat (from 188?)
- Published in LaFayette [Chambers County]
- Years of publication: 188? to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chambers County Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044571
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12056445
Randolph News (from 1909)
- Published in Roanoke [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1909 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Randolph News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050324
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13991740
Roanoke Enterprise (from 1900)
- Published in Roanoke [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1900 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Roanoke Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050135
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13365438
Southern Mercury (from 18??)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 18?? to 1860
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southern Mercury
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044716
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12125986
Southern Sentinel (from 185?)
- Published in LaFayette [Chambers County]
- The first year of publication was in 185?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southern Sentinel
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044577
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12067592
The American Eagle (from 1855)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1855 to 1857
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The American Eagle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050131
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13365114
The Chambers Tribune (from 1849)
- Published in LaFayette [Chambers County]
- Years of publication: 1849 to 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Chambers Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84023515
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10989051
The East-Alabamian (from 184?)
- Published in LaFayette [Chambers County]
- 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 East-Alabamian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044576
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12066920
The LaFayette Sun (from 1880)
- Published in LaFayette [Chambers County]
- Years of publication: 1880 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The LaFayette Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044545
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9509053
The Lafayette Clipper (from 1873)
- Published in LaFayette [Chambers County]
- Years of publication: 1873 to 1879
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Lafayette Clipper
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84023516
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10989102
The News Journal (from 1899)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1899 to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The News Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050134
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13365403
The People's Journal (from 18??)
- Published in LaFayette [Chambers County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The People's Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050024
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13035816
The People's Voice (from 2005)
- Published in Roanoke [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 2005 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The People's Voice
- Holdings for: LCCN 2007215501
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 166387050
The Randolph County Democrat (from 1860)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1860 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Randolph County Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044717
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12126108
The Randolph County News (from 1876)
- Published in Roanoke [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1876 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Randolph County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044772
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12210363
The Randolph Enterprise (from 1872)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1872 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Randolph Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85033110
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11669932
The Randolph Leader (from 1892)
- Published in Roanoke [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1892 to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Randolph Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050136
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13365713
The Randolph Leader (from 1982)
- Published in Roanoke [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1982 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Randolph Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050139
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9237931
The Randolph Press (from 1926)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1926 to 1982
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Randolph Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050138
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13380437
The Randolph Star (from 1902)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1902 to 192?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Randolph Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85045086
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12848059
The Randolph Toiler (from 189?)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 189? to 1898
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Randolph Toiler
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050133
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13365350
The Roanoke Herald (from 18??)
- Published in Roanoke [Randolph County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Roanoke Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89050013
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19261971
The Roanoke Leader (from 1902)
- Published in Roanoke [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1902 to 1982
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Roanoke Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050137
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13380225
The Toiler (from 1892)
- Published in Wedowee [Randolph County]
- Years of publication: 1892 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Toiler
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050132
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13365180
Tri-Counties News (from 1930)
- Published in LaFayette [Chambers County]
- Years of publication: 1930 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Tri-Counties News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85044997
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12686577

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roanoke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roanoke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1514, Longitude: -85.3723