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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Columbia 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Columbia. In addition, the list contains another 13 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Columbia. In total, we've identified 17 papers within 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> of Columbia.

Newspapers Published In Columbia ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Columbia:

  • Columbia Flier (from 1969)
  • Columbia Forum (from 1974)
  • Monday Morning (from 1987)
  • Network (from 1982)
    • Years of publication:  1982 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Network
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88065074
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18461442

Newspapers Neighboring Columbia ...

The following newspapers were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> of Columbia.

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

  • Published In Ellicott City  ...
  • Published In Simpsonville  ...
    • Changes (from 1973)
      • Years of publication:  1973 to 197?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Changes
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94053293
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31237192

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Columbia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2404, Longitude: -76.8394       In this case, the coordinates for Columbia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).