Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Elizabethtown 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 21 papers that were published in the immediate area of Elizabethtown. In addition, the list contains another 18 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Elizabethtown. In total, we've identified 39 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Elizabethtown.

Newspapers Published In Elizabethtown ...

We know of 21 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Elizabethtown:

Elizabethtown Banner (from 186?)
- The first year of publication was in 186?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Elizabethtown Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069279
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13877455
Elizabethtown Examiner (from 1974)
- Years of publication: 1974 to 1977
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Elizabethtown Examiner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069286
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13882039
Elizabethtown Leader (from 18??)
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Elizabethtown Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069282
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13878160
Hardin County Enterprise (from 1926)
- Years of publication: 1926 to 1974
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Hardin County Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069295
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13899168
Hardin County Independent (from 188?)
- Years of publication: 188? to 1889
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Hardin County Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069284
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13878285
Hardin County Independent (from 198?)
- Years of publication: 198? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Hardin County Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058447
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20314415
Kentucky Register (from 1834)
- Years of publication: 1834 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Kentucky Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN82015116
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8814632
Kentucky Star (from 1837)
- Years of publication: 1837 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Kentucky Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86090953
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15229547
Kentucky Statesman (from 1828)
- Years of publication: 1828 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Kentucky Statesman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN82015117
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8814678
Pine Mountain News (from 198?)
- Published during 198?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pine Mountain News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84006464
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10988618
The Elizabethtown Democrat (from 1858)
- Years of publication: 1858 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Elizabethtown Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN82014700
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8789906
The Elizabethtown News (from 1869)
- Years of publication: 1869 to 1974
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Elizabethtown News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84037850
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11075945
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- The Elkhorn City Enterprise (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Elkhorn City Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069884
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15004066
- The Hardin Independent (from 1889)
  - The first year of publication was in 1889, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hardin Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069285
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13878352
- The Mirror (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mirror
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069294
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13898633
- The News-Enterprise (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News-Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069296
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13904943
- The Western Intelligencer (from 1826)
  - Years of publication: 1826 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Western Intelligencer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82015395
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8807424
- Welcome Tidings (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Welcome Tidings
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069280
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13877570
- Western Sentinel (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Western Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069281
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13877828
- Zouave Gazette Of The Nineteenth Regiment Illinois Volunteers (from 1861)
  - Years of publication: 1861 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Zouave Gazette Of The Nineteenth Regiment Illinois Volunteers
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82015459
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8814553
- [Hardin County Messenger] (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the [Hardin County Messenger]
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061269
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18842659

Newspapers Neighboring Elizabethtown ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Elizabethtown.

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

Published In Hodgenville [Larue County] ...
- The Herald-News (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1967
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald-News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069268
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13864639
- The LaRue County Herald News (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The LaRue County Herald News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069270
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13868284
- The LaRue County Herald (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The LaRue County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069269
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13864238
- The LaRue County News (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The LaRue County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069283
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13864367
Published In New Haven [Nelson County] ...
- Nelson County News (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Nelson County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060043
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15144249
- The Echo (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2014271551
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 898212343
- The New Haven Echo (from 1887)
  - The first year of publication was in 1887, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Haven Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069274
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13868722
- The Rolling Fork Echo (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rolling Fork Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069275
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13868841
Published In West Point ...
- The Beacon (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060077
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15185949
- The Ohio Valley Record (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ohio Valley Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069301
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13905303
- West Point New Era (from 1958)
  - Years of publication: 1958 to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Point New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069298
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13905012
- West Point News Flashes (from 195?)
  - Years of publication: 195? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Point News Flashes
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069299
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13905023
- West Point News (from 1938)
  - Published during 1938
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Point News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069300
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13905030
Published In Shepherdsville [Bullitt County] ...
- Bullitt Weekly Pioneer (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Bullitt Weekly Pioneer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052015
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11737336
- The Bullitt News (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bullitt News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052013
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11747381
- The Bullitt Pioneer (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bullitt Pioneer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052014
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11735044
- The Kentucky Farmer (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kentucky Farmer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060375
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17273491
- The Pioneer-News (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pioneer-News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84005984
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10401644

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elizabethtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elizabethtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7042, Longitude: -85.8712