Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 4 newspapers that have been published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Flat Island. The list has been sorted by paper name.

East Bay Breeze (from 19??)
- Published in Apollo Beach [Hillsborough County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the East Bay Breeze
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97027704
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36687071
Ruskin News (from 1909)
- Published in Ruskin [Hillsborough County]
- Years of publication: 1909 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ruskin News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93062930
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28178888
The Shopper Observer News (from 1958)
- Published in Ruskin [Hillsborough County]
- Years of publication: 1958 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Shopper Observer News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97027786
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36920241
The Sun (from 19??)
- Published in Sun City Center [Hillsborough County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97027709
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36687495

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7801, Longitude: -82.4272 In this case, the coordinates for Flat Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).