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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lake Placid 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Placid. In addition, the list contains another 10 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lake Placid. In total, we've identified 12 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Lake Placid.

Newspapers Published In Lake Placid ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Lake Placid:

  • El Journal (from 1996)
    • Years of publication:  1996 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the El Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97027543
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36668403
  • Lake Placid Journal (from 1959)

Newspapers Neighboring Lake Placid ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Lake Placid.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Placid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Placid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.2953, Longitude: -81.3606