Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Hancock 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Hancock. In addition, the list contains another 22 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Hancock. In total, we've identified 25 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Hancock.

Newspapers Published In Hancock ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Hancock:

The Hancock News (from 1914)
- Years of publication: 1914 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Hancock News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079201
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17613400
The Hancock Star (from 1889)
- Years of publication: 1889 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Hancock Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057208
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22147018
The Star (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060224
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20535543

Newspapers Neighboring Hancock ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Hancock.

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

Published In Berkeley Springs [Morgan County] ...
- Berkeley Republican (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Berkeley Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059510
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12636974
- The Berkeley Springs News (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1968
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Berkeley Springs News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059503
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12637097
- The Morgan Mercury (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 1893
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morgan Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026782
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10667047
- The Morgan Messenger (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morgan Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059502
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12637249
- The Post (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059512
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12646839
Published In Mercersburg [Franklin County] ...
- Mercersburg Journal (from 1863)
  - Years of publication: 1863 to 1871
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053630
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14121628
- Mercersburg Journal (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079213
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17628484
- Mercersburg Visitor (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1845
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Visitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077541
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19703536
- Mercersburg Weekly Visitor (from 184?)
  - The first year of publication was in 184?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Weekly Visitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061932
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52939879
- The Good Intent (from 1861)
  - Years of publication: 1861 to 1863
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Good Intent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077525
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20025723
- The Independent (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077550
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19977868
- Weekly Journal (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1861
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026035
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10286898
- Weekly Journal (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077549
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20273667
Published In McConnellsburg [Fulton County] ...
- Daily Quid Nunc (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Quid Nunc
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081890
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408937
- Democratic Bulletin (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081891
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408933
- The Fulton County Journal The Fulton Democrat (from 1983)
  - Published during 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton County Journal The Fulton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082004
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14762388
- The Fulton County Journal (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082003
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14762403
- The Fulton County News (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Fulton County News
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86081889
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408945
  - ISSN Number: 2327-6770
- The Fulton Democrat (from 1850)
  - Years of publication: 1850 to 1981
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026001
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10259046
- The Fulton Republican (from 1851)
  - Years of publication: 1851 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10248907
- The Whangdoodle (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Whangdoodle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069198
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21461856
- Whippersnapper (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Whippersnapper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081910
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472491

Footnotes ...

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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hancock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hancock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7017, Longitude: -78.1814