Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 27 newspapers that have been published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Sweet Gum. 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
Cherokee Herald (from 1873)
- Published in Murphy (NC) [Cherokee County]
- Years of publication: 1873 to 1880
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Cherokee Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85026791
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12593381
Cherokee Scout (from 188?)
- Published in Murphy (NC) [Cherokee County]
- Years of publication: 188? to 1961
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: Cherokee Scout
- Holdings: LCCN SN83004710
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10012322
- ISSN Number: 0746-3987
Citizen-Advance (from 1973)
- Published in Copperhill (TN) [Polk County]
- Years of publication: 1973 to 1985
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Citizen-Advance
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98069902
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40399103
Copper City Advance (from 1931)
- Published in Copperhill (TN) [Polk County]
- Years of publication: 1931 to 1973
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Copper City Advance
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058047
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19073761
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
Murphy Bulletin (from 1885)
- Published in Murphy (NC) [Cherokee County]
- Years of publication: 1885 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Murphy Bulletin
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068697
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24648835
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 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 Cherokee Scout And Clay County Progress (from 1961)
- Published in Murphy (NC) [Cherokee County]
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1980
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Cherokee Scout And Clay County Progress
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95072291
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31883056
The Cherokee Scout (from 1980)
- Published in Murphy (NC) [Cherokee County]
- Years of publication: 1980 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Cherokee Scout
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95072292
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31884523
The Copperhill News (from 19??)
- Published in Copperhill (TN) [Polk County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1931
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Copperhill News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058046
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19027925
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 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 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 Murphy Advance (from 1888)
- Published in Murphy (NC) [Cherokee County]
- Years of publication: 1888 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Murphy Advance
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068698
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24648864
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 Polk County Republican (from 1914)
- Published in Ducktown (TN) [Polk County]
- Years of publication: 1914 to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Polk County Republican
- Holdings: LCCN SN89058068
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19033790
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweet Gum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweet Gum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9812, Longitude: -84.2007 In this case, the coordinates for Sweet Gum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).