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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Watkins 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 Watkins. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Watkins. Our list contains 1 papers that were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Watkins.

Newspapers Neighboring Watkins ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Watkins area:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3365, Longitude: -86.6942       In this case, the coordinates for Watkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).