Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Prestonsburg 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Prestonsburg. In addition, the list contains another 3 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Prestonsburg. In total, we've identified 5 papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Prestonsburg.

Newspapers Published In Prestonsburg ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Prestonsburg:

Floyd County Times (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Floyd County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060188
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15377623
The Prestonsburg Post (from 1984)
- Years of publication: 1984 to 1985
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Prestonsburg Post
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060365
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17220271

Newspapers Neighboring Prestonsburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Prestonsburg.

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

Published In Paintsville [Johnson County] ...
- Johnson County Journal (from 1976)
  - 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
- The Mountain Chronicle (from 1983)
  - 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)
  - 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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prestonsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prestonsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6843, Longitude: -82.7608 In this case, the coordinates for Prestonsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).