Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 5 newspapers that have been published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Prestonsburg. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Floyd County Times (from 19??)
- Published in Prestonsburg [Floyd County]
- 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
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
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 Prestonsburg Post (from 1984)
- Published in Prestonsburg [Floyd County]
- 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

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 drawn 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).