Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 4 newspapers that have been published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Bishop. The list has been sorted by paper name.

The High Shoals Messenger (from 1897)
- Published in High Shoals [Oconee County]
- The first year of publication was in 1897, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The High Shoals Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053512
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20175183
The Oconee Arrow (from 1992)
- Published in Watkinsville [Oconee County]
- Years of publication: 1992 to 1995
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Oconee Arrow
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93006332
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28538039
The Oconee Enterprise (from 1887)
- Published in Watkinsville [Oconee County]
- Years of publication: 1887 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Oconee Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053667
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19749741
The Watkinsville Advance (from 1880)
- Published in Watkinsville [Oconee County]
- The first year of publication was in 1880, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Watkinsville Advance
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053666
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19749718

Footnotes ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Bishop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bishop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8197, Longitude: -83.4392