Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for May 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 May. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding May. Our list contains 10 papers that were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of May.

Newspapers Neighboring May ...

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

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

Published In Hindman ...
- 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 Wheelwright [Floyd County] ...
- The Wheelwright Advocate (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wheelwright Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058441
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20083421
Published In Cromona [Letcher County] ...
- 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 Whitesburg [Letcher County] ...
- 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 Jenkins [Letcher County] ...
- The Jenkins Recorder (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jenkins Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058394
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19451497

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- May) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in May. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2712, Longitude: -82.8632 In this case, the coordinates for May have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).