Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 12 newspapers that have been published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Ophir. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Johnson County Journal (from 1976)
- Published in Paintsville [Johnson County]
- Years of publication: 1976 to 1982
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Johnson County Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069651
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14471919
Kentucky Mountaineer (from 1912)
- Published in Salyersville [Magoffin County]
- Years of publication: 1912 to 1914
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Kentucky Mountaineer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86063245
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13153921
Licking Valley Courier (from 19??)
- Published in West Liberty [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Licking Valley Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN 2014218454
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 881289765
Licking Valley Courier (from 19??)
- Published in West Liberty [Morgan County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: Licking Valley Courier
- Holdings: LCCN SN86069643
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14439130
- ISSN Number: 2373-4922
Magoffin County Times (from 1987)
- Published in Salyersville [Magoffin County]
- Years of publication: 1987 to 1989
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Magoffin County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060343
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17220167
Salyersville Independent (from 1921)
- Published in Salyersville [Magoffin County]
- Years of publication: 1921 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Salyersville Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86063266
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13153890
The Elliott County News (from 194?)
- Published in Sandy Hook [Elliott County]
- Years of publication: 194? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Elliott County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069644
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14439227
The Gem (from 18??)
- Published in West Liberty [Morgan County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Gem
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85038025
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11737909
The Mountain Banner (from 18??)
- Published in West Liberty [Morgan County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mountain Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060078
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15186121
The Mountain Chronicle (from 1983)
- Published in Paintsville [Johnson County]
- Years of publication: 1983 to 1987
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mountain Chronicle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069650
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472928
The Paintsville Herald (from 1902)
- Published in Paintsville [Johnson County]
- Years of publication: 1902 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Paintsville Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86063247
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13153861
The Salyersville Herald (from 1915)
- Published in Salyersville [Magoffin County]
- Years of publication: 1915 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Salyersville Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86063254
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13153839

Footnotes ...

<1>

Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ophir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ophir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9073, Longitude: -83.0143 In this case, the coordinates for Ophir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).