Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 5 newspapers that have been published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Whitco. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Letcher County Community News-Press (from 1988)
- Published in Cromona [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 1988 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Letcher County Community News-Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88061110
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17946512
Letcher County Leader (from 192?)
- Published in Whitesburg [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 192? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Letcher County Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86069887
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14994774
The Jenkins Recorder (from 1921)
- Published in Jenkins [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 1921 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Jenkins Recorder
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89058394
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19451497
The Letcher County Community Press (from 1960)
- Published in Cromona [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 1960 to 1988
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Letcher County Community Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87060007
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15057686
The Mountain Eagle (from 1907)
- Published in Whitesburg [Letcher County]
- Years of publication: 1907 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mountain Eagle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83025555
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 6045754

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1195, Longitude: -82.8513 In this case, the coordinates for Whitco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).