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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Placerville 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 38 papers that were published in the immediate area of Placerville. In addition, the list contains another 52 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Placerville. In total, we've identified 90 papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Placerville.

Newspapers Published In Placerville ...

We know of 38 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Placerville:

Newspapers Neighboring Placerville ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Placerville.

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

  • Published In Diamond Springs  ...
  • Published In El Dorado  ...
  • Published In Coloma  ...
  • Published In Lotus  ...
    • Lotus Press (from 1882)
      • The first year of publication was in 1882, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Lotus Press
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95062700
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33253187
  • Published In Pollock Pines  ...
  • Published In Georgetown  ...
  • Published In Plymouth [Amador County] ...
  • Published In Auburn [Placer County] ...
  • Published In Folsom [Sacramento County] ...
  • Published In Granite Bay [Placer County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Placerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Placerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7299, Longitude: -120.7964