Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 9 newspapers that have been published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Tanksley. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Booneville Sentinel (from 1976)
- Published in Booneville [Owsley County]
- Years of publication: 1976 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Booneville Sentinel
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85052084
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12318432
Leslie County Independent (from 1968)
- Published in Hyden [Leslie County]
- Years of publication: 1968 to 1969
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Leslie County Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060019
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15094378
Owsley County Courier (from 19??)
- Published in Booneville [Owsley County]
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Owsley County Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069676
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15111742
The Leslie County Independent (from 1971)
- Published in Hyden [Leslie County]
- Years of publication: 1971 to 197?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Leslie County Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060021
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15094437
The Leslie County News (from 1963)
- Published in Hyden [Leslie County]
- Years of publication: 1963 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Leslie County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060001
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15056955
The Leslie County News (from 195?)
- Published in Hyden [Leslie County]
- Years of publication: 195? to 1960
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Leslie County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060002
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15057002
The Owsley County News (from 1940)
- Published in Booneville [Owsley County]
- Years of publication: 1940 to 1958
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Owsley County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069677
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15111710
The Peoples Journal (from 1965)
- Published in Booneville [Owsley County]
- Years of publication: 1965 to 1975
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Peoples Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060003
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15057103
Thousandsticks-Independent (from 1969)
- Published in Hyden [Leslie County]
- Years of publication: 1969 to 1971
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Thousandsticks-Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060020
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15094410

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- Tanksley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tanksley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2168, Longitude: -83.7102 In this case, the coordinates for Tanksley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).