Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Pittsburg 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Pittsburg. In addition, the list contains another 8 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Pittsburg. In total, we've identified 9 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Pittsburg.

Newspapers Published In Pittsburg ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Pittsburg area:

Pittsburg Free Press (from 197?)
- Published during 197?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pittsburg Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069563
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14252214

Newspapers Neighboring Pittsburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Pittsburg.

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

Published In London ...
- Laurel County Sun (from 1922)
  - Years of publication: 1922 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Laurel County Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90099406
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22486534
- The London Sentinel And Mountain Echo (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The London Sentinel And Mountain Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052106
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12401040
- The London Sentinel (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The London Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052105
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12401001
- The Sentinel-Echo (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sentinel-Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052107
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12401020
- The Weekly News (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85052111
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12412239
Published In Mount Vernon [Rockcastle County] ...
- Mount Vernon Signal (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Mount Vernon Signal
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86069561
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14252933
  - ISSN Number: 1941-2940
- The Mountain Signal (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Mountain Signal
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86069560
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14252887
  - ISSN Number: 2157-5754
- The Rockcastle Record (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1951
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rockcastle Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86069562
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14266663

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pittsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1601, Longitude: -84.1044 In this case, the coordinates for Pittsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).