Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg. In addition, the list contains another 4 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Whitesburg. In total, we've identified 6 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Whitesburg.

Newspapers Published In Whitesburg ...

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

Letcher County Leader (from 192?)
- 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 Mountain Eagle (from 1907)
- 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

Newspapers Neighboring Whitesburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Whitesburg.

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

Published In Cromona ...
- Letcher County Community News-Press (from 1988)
  - 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
- The Letcher County Community Press (from 1960)
  - 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
Published In Jenkins ...
- The Jenkins Recorder (from 1921)
  - 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
Published In Appalachia [Wise County] ...
- Appalachia Independent (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Appalachia Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32600048

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1186, Longitude: -82.8260 In this case, the coordinates for Whitesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).