Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for West Prestonsburg is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Prestonsburg. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding West Prestonsburg. Our list contains 9 papers that were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of West Prestonsburg.

Newspapers Neighboring West Prestonsburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km] of West Prestonsburg.

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

Published In 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
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
Published In Salyersville [Magoffin County] ...
- Kentucky Mountaineer (from 1912)
  - 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
- Magoffin County Times (from 1987)
  - 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)
  - 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 Salyersville Herald (from 1915)
  - 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Prestonsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.