Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 11 newspapers that have been published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Kings Creek. 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
Big Stone Gap Herald (from 18??)
- Published in Big Stone Gap (VA) [Wise County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Big Stone Gap Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060149
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15305587
Letcher County Community News-Press (from 1988)
- Published in Cromona [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 1988 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Letcher County Community News-Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88061110
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17946512
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 Big Stone Gap Post (from 1892)
- Published in Big Stone Gap (VA) [Wise County]
- Years of publication: 1892 to 1928
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Big Stone Gap Post
- Holdings: LCCN SN88061179
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18212148
- ISSN Number: 2157-4782
The Big Stone Post (from 1890)
- Published in Big Stone Gap (VA) [Wise County]
- Years of publication: 1890 to 1892
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Big Stone Post
- Holdings: LCCN SN87060150
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15305688
- ISSN Number: 2163-5498
The Letcher County Community Press (from 1960)
- Published in Cromona [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 1960 to 1988
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Letcher County Community Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060007
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15057686
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
The Mountain Empire News (from 1978)
- Published in Big Stone Gap (VA) [Wise County]
- Years of publication: 1978 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mountain Empire News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2007060613
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 166261922
The Post (from 1928)
- Published in Big Stone Gap (VA) [Wise County]
- Years of publication: 1928 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Post
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079301
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33386628
The Wise Owl (from 1936)
- Published in Big Stone Gap (VA) [Wise County]
- Published during 1936
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Wise Owl
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066887
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43039247

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 from Point A (ie- Kings Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0519, Longitude: -82.9151 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).