Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lewes 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lewes. In addition, the list contains another 6 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lewes. In total, we've identified 10 papers within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Lewes.

Newspapers Published In Lewes ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lewes:

Sussex County's Daily Whale (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sussex County's Daily Whale
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92003607
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26823490
The Breakwater Light (from 1871)
- Years of publication: 1871 to 1890
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Breakwater Light
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84020399
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2623660
The Delaware Pilot (from 1891)
- Years of publication: 1891 to 194?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Delaware Pilot
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88053144
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18932545
The Whale (from 1975)
- Years of publication: 1975 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Whale
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88053155
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18911551

Newspapers Neighboring Lewes ...

The following newspapers were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Lewes.

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

Published In Rehoboth Beach ...
- Delaware Coast News (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware Coast News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87054004
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17470669
- Delaware Coast Press (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware Coast Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83002510
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9891874
- The Public Press And The Delaware Coast News (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Public Press And The Delaware Coast News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053143
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18855024
- The Rehoboth Beacon (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rehoboth Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053063
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18868685
Published In Milton ...
- The Milton Times (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Milton Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053148
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18868594
- The Towncrier (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Towncrier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053074
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18297847

Footnotes ...

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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- Lewes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7793, Longitude: -75.1479 In this case, the coordinates for Lewes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).