Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 30 newspapers that have been published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Newport. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Blairsville Free Press (from 1896)
- Published in Blairsville [Union County]
- The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Blairsville Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052032
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21863450
Daily Signal (from 188?)
- Published in Dahlonega [Lumpkin County]
- Years of publication: 188? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily Signal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053255
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19505920
Fannin County Times (from 1931)
- Published in Blue Ridge [Fannin County]
- Years of publication: 1931 to 1970
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fannin County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053531
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20282167
Morganton News (from 1891)
- Published in Morganton [Fannin County]
- The first year of publication was in 1891, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Morganton News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052058
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21921322
News Observer (from 1990)
- Published in Blue Ridge [Fannin County]
- Years of publication: 1990 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the News Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91099149
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24220685
Northeast Georgian (from 1907)
- Published in Blairsville [Union County]
- Years of publication: 1907 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Northeast Georgian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91099107
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23182761
Southern World (from 1889)
- Published in Blue Ridge [Fannin County]
- Years of publication: 1889 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southern World
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052345
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21426924
The Advertiser (from 1876)
- Published in Dahlonega [Lumpkin County]
- Published during 1876
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053251
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19506114
The Blairsville Herald (from 1892)
- Published in Blairsville [Union County]
- Years of publication: 1892 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blairsville Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053351
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19416670
The Blue Ridge Post (from 18??)
- Published in Blue Ridge [Fannin County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blue Ridge Post
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053846
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20750833
The Blue Ridge Summit-Post (from 191?)
- Published in Blue Ridge [Fannin County]
- Years of publication: 191? to 1988
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blue Ridge Summit-Post
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052212
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21430955
The Courier-Sentinel (from 18??)
- Published in Ellijay [Gilmer County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Courier-Sentinel
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053242
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19728692
The Dahlonega Nugget (from 1890)
- Published in Dahlonega [Lumpkin County]
- Years of publication: 1890 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Dahlonega Nugget
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88061212
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18486914
The Dahlonega Signal (from 1883)
- Published in Dahlonega [Lumpkin County]
- Years of publication: 1883 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Dahlonega Signal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053254
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19505884
The Dahlonega Watchman (from 184?)
- Published in Dahlonega [Lumpkin County]
- The first year of publication was in 184?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Dahlonega Watchman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053248
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19505938
The Ellijay Courier (from 1875)
- Published in Ellijay [Gilmer County]
- Years of publication: 1875 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Ellijay Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85027055
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12936889
The Ellijay Times
- Published in Ellijay [Gilmer County]
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1915
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Ellijay Times
- Holdings for: LCCN 2008233489
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 225140699
The Georgia Democrat (from 1937)
- Published in Blairsville [Union County]
- Years of publication: 1937 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Georgia Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052034
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21863437
The Gilmer County News (from 1976)
- Published in Ellijay [Gilmer County]
- Years of publication: 1976 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Gilmer County News
- Holdings for: LCCN 2008233663
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 228011691
The McCaysville Citizen (from 19??)
- Published in McCaysville [Fannin County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1973
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The McCaysville Citizen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053097
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19099833
The Mountain Signal (from 1839)
- Published in Dahlonega [Lumpkin County]
- Years of publication: 1839 to 1876
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mountain Signal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN82014934
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8805102
The Mountain Signal (from 1877)
- Published in Dahlonega [Lumpkin County]
- Years of publication: 1877 to 1883
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mountain Signal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053253
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19506310
The Mountaineer (from 1958)
- Published in Blairsville [Union County]
- Years of publication: 1958 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mountaineer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91099108
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23225442
The News-Herald (from 1973)
- Published in Blue Ridge [Fannin County]
- Years of publication: 1973 to 1990
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The News-Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86001625
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13783622
The North Georgia News (from 1909)
- Published in Blairsville [Union County]
- Years of publication: 1909 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The North Georgia News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053348
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19346950
The Observer (from 19??)
- Published in Blue Ridge [Fannin County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1990
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052139
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21094584
The Signal-Advertiser (from 1876)
- Published in Dahlonega [Lumpkin County]
- Years of publication: 1876 to 1877
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Signal-Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053252
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19506016
Times-Courier (from 1916)
- Published in Ellijay [Gilmer County]
- Years of publication: 1916 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Times-Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053236
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19728727
Union County Banner (from 1903)
- Published in Blairsville [Union County]
- Years of publication: 1903 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Union County Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91099109
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23225453
Union County Citizen (from 1940)
- Published in Blairsville [Union County]
- Years of publication: 1940 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Union County Citizen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90052440
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21863456

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7269, Longitude: -84.2389 In this case, the coordinates for Newport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).