Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Jackson 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 Jackson. In addition, the list contains another 15 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Jackson. In total, we've identified 20 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Jackson.

Newspapers Published In Jackson ...

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

Breathitt Co. Enquirer (from 1971)
- Years of publication: 1971 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Breathitt Co. Enquirer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069670
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14509893
Breathitt County News (from 190?)
- Years of publication: 190? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: Breathitt County News
- Holdings: LCCN SN86069667
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14509032
- ISSN Number: 1940-7823
Jackson Hustler (from 1888)
- Years of publication: 1888 to 1907
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Jackson Hustler
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83025556
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9590932
The Breathitt County Banner (from 198?)
- Years of publication: 198? to 1987
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Breathitt County Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060192
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15472232
The Jackson Times (from 191?)
- Years of publication: 191? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Jackson Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069668
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14509204

Newspapers Neighboring Jackson ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Jackson.

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

Published In Campton [Wolfe County] ...
- Appalachian Courier (from 1975)
  - Years of publication: 1975 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Appalachian Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061170
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18207547
- Campton Courier (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Campton Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061167
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18206445
- The Campton Banner (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Campton Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061175
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18208990
- The Wolfe County News (from 194?)
  - Years of publication: 194? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wolfe County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069655
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14473042
- Wolfe County Extra (from 1993)
  - Years of publication: 1993 to 1995
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Wolfe County Extra
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93058470
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30600333
- Wolfe County Journal (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Wolfe County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061174
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18208512
- Wolfe County Tribune (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Wolfe County Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069654
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14445286
Published In Booneville [Owsley County] ...
- Booneville Sentinel (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Booneville Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052084
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12318432
- Owsley County Courier (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Owsley County Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069676
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15111742
- The Owsley County News (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to 1958
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Owsley County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069677
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15111710
- The Peoples Journal (from 1965)
  - Years of publication: 1965 to 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Peoples Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060003
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15057103
Published In Beattyville [Lee County] ...
- The Beattyville Enterprise (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Beattyville Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069653
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14444713
- The Beattyville News
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Beattyville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061151
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18098883
- Three Forks Enterprise (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Three Forks Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069652
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14445069
- Three Forks Tradition (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Three Forks Tradition
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058456
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20733851

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jackson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5537, Longitude: -83.3844