Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 3 newspapers that have been published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Gordon. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Appalachia Independent (from 1920)
- Published in Appalachia (VA) [Wise County]
- Years of publication: 1920 to 1983
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Appalachia Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079158
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32600048
Letcher County Leader (from 192?)
- Published in Whitesburg [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 192? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Letcher County Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069887
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14994774
The Mountain Eagle (from 1907)
- Published in Whitesburg [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 1907 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mountain Eagle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83025555
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 6045754

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gordon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9929, Longitude: -83.0243 In this case, the coordinates for Gordon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).