Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Petersburg is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburg. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Petersburg. Our list contains 34 papers that were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Petersburg.

Newspapers Neighboring Petersburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km] of Petersburg.

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

Published In Chatsworth [Murray County] ...
- Chatsworth Times (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chatsworth Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053499
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20150828
- The Murray Herald (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Murray Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053501
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20150747
Published In Spring Place [Murray County] ...
- Murray County Gazette (from 187?)
  - The first year of publication was in 187?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Murray County Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053489
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20150603
- North Georgia Times (from 1879)
  - Years of publication: 1879 to 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the North Georgia Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87090007
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15229659
- Spring Place Jimplecute (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spring Place Jimplecute
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053503
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20150646
- The Murray News (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Murray News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053500
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20150796
Published In Calhoun ...
- Calhoun Saturday Times (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 1878
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Calhoun Saturday Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099114
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23346393
- Calhoun Times And Gordon County News (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Calhoun Times And Gordon County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053996
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21977931
- Calhoun Times (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Calhoun Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099112
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23346409
- Calhoun Times (from 1876)
  - Published during 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Calhoun Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099115
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23346371
- Calhoun Times (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Calhoun Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052263
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21977920
- Calhoun Weekly Times (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1875
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Calhoun Weekly Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099116
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23346366
- Democratic Platform (from 185?)
  - The first year of publication was in 185?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Platform
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053835
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20646348
- Georgia Platform (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Georgia Platform
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24392216
- The Calhoun News-Dispatch (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Calhoun News-Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052124
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20988431
- The Calhoun News (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Calhoun News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099195
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24771520
- The Calhoun Times (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 1873
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Calhoun Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034012
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12367748
- The Confederate Flag (from 1861)
  - Years of publication: 1861 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Confederate Flag
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053836
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20646402
- The Gordon Citizen (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1895
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gordon Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053997
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21977915
- The Gordon County News (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to 1976
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gordon County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053995
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21977926
- The Southern Statesman (from 1855)
  - Years of publication: 1855 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Statesman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85027039
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12923689
- The X-Ray (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The X-Ray
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099159
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24392640
Published In Ellijay [Gilmer County] ...
- The Courier-Sentinel (from 18??)
  - 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 Ellijay Courier (from 1875)
  - 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
  - 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 Gilmer County News (from 1976)
  - 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
- Times-Courier (from 1916)
  - 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
Published In Eton [Murray County] ...
- The Murray County Messenger (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Murray County Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053502
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20150682
Published In Jasper [Pickens County] ...
- Jasper News (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Jasper News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053223
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19602755
- Mountain Boys (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 1885
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Boys
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053222
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19602721
- Pickens County Progress (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pickens County Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19602646
- The Pickens County Herald (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pickens County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053220
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19602609
- The Piedmont Republican (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1893
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Piedmont Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053218
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19602699
- The Republican (from 1893)
  - The first year of publication was in 1893, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053219
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19602673

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Gordon County: www.gordoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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- Petersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5868, Longitude: -84.7155 In this case, the coordinates for Petersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).