Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Letcher 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 Letcher. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Letcher. Our list contains 25 papers that were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Letcher.

Newspapers Neighboring Letcher ...

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

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

Published In Whitesburg ...
- Letcher County Leader (from 192?)
  - 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)
  - 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
Published In Hindman [Knott County] ...
- Knott County News (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to 1982
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Knott County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069669
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14509379
- Knott County Observer (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Knott County Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061172
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18208335
- The Hindman News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1956
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hindman News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058431
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19933182
- Troublesome Creek Times (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Troublesome Creek Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069671
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14509947
Published In Cromona ...
- Letcher County Community News-Press (from 1988)
  - 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
- The Letcher County Community Press (from 1960)
  - 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
Published In Hazard [Perry County] ...
- Hazard Herald-voice (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hazard Herald-voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052004
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11699239
- Hazard Tribune And Kentucky Digest (from 1966)
  - Years of publication: 1966 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hazard Tribune And Kentucky Digest
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058416
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19731435
- Perry County News (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Perry County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061177
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18209310
- The Daily Messenger (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1951
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060015
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15075023
- The Daily Times (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058453
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20573637
- The East Kentucky Voice (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The East Kentucky Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052005
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11699333
- The Hazard Herald (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hazard Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052003
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11699057
- The Hazard Leader (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hazard Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060006
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15057405
- The Hazard Plaindealer (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hazard Plaindealer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060014
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15074975
- The Hazard Times (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hazard Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85009266
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12206017
- The Herald-voice (from 1975)
  - Years of publication: 1975 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald-voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052006
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11699157
- The Mountain Messenger And The Hindman News (from 1956)
  - Years of publication: 1956 to 1960
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Messenger And The Hindman News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058432
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19933278
- The Mountain Messenger (from 1955)
  - Years of publication: 1955 to 1956
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060017
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15075133
- The Mountain Messenger (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058433
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19933472
- The Union Messenger And Perry County News (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Union Messenger And Perry County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058451
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20569572
- The Union Messenger (from 1951)
  - Years of publication: 1951 to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Union Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060016
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15075074
- The Union Messenger (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Union Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058452
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20569681

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- Letcher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Letcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1451, Longitude: -82.9591 In this case, the coordinates for Letcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).