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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Altoona 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Altoona. In addition, the list contains another 73 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Altoona. In total, we've identified 78 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Altoona.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Altoona.  

Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load.

Newspapers Published In Altoona ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Altoona:

  • Altoona Advocate (from 1886)
  • Altoona Journal (from 1887)
  • Altoona Tribune (from 1903)
  • Record-Times (from 196?)
  • The Altoona Mirror (from 1905)

Newspapers Neighboring Altoona ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Altoona.

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

  • Published In Guilford  ...
  • Published In Neodesha  ...
  • Published In Benedict  ...
  • Published In Fredonia  ...
  • Published In Thayer [Neosho County] ...
  • Published In Morehead [Labette County] ...
  • Published In Lafontaine  ...
  • Published In Chanute [Neosho County] ...
    • We know of 37 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Chanute. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Chanute
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Altoona. This extended list includes all the papers from Chanute. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Altoona.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In New Albany  ...
  • Published In Galesburg [Neosho County] ...
  • Published In Cherryvale [Montgomery County] ...
    • We know of 45 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Cherryvale. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Cherryvale
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Altoona. This extended list includes all the papers from Cherryvale. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Altoona.

      Note: The Extended Newspaper Page is quite large and may take extra time to load
  • Published In Dennis [Labette County] ...
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The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Altoona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Altoona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altoona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5251, Longitude: -95.6617    









 

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