Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Alvin 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 Alvin. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Alvin. Our list contains 14 papers that were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Alvin.

Newspapers Neighboring Alvin ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km] of Alvin.

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

Published In Prestonsburg ...
- Floyd County Times (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Floyd County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060188
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15377623
- The Prestonsburg Post (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Prestonsburg Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060365
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17220271
Published In Paintsville [Johnson County] ...
- Johnson County Journal (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to 1982
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Johnson County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069651
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14471919
- The Mountain Chronicle (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to 1987
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069650
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472928
- The Paintsville Herald (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Paintsville Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063247
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13153861
Published In Pikeville [Pike County] ...
- Appalachian Express And The Pike County News (from 1979)
  - Published during 1979
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Appalachian Express And The Pike County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052046
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12071041
- Appalachian Express (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to 1979
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Appalachian Express
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052045
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12072906
- Appalachian News-Express (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Appalachian News-Express
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83008583
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9844555
- The Daily News (from 1949)
  - Published during 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052042
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12069531
- The News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052039
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12069581
- The Pike County News (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pike County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052040
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12069594
- The Pike County News (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pike County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052041
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12069683
- The Pike County News (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 1979
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pike County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052044
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12075476
- The Pikeville Daily News (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1954
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pikeville Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052043
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12075455

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- Alvin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alvin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6368, Longitude: -82.6949 In this case, the coordinates for Alvin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).