Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 2 newspapers that have been published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Homecrest. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Wheaton News (from 195?)
- Published in Wheaton [Montgomery County]
- Years of publication: 195? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Wheaton News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83007978
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9694005
Wheaton Record (from 1956)
- Published in Wheaton [Montgomery County]
- Years of publication: 1956 to 1957
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Wheaton Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065744
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19149083

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- Homecrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0904, Longitude: -77.0553 In this case, the coordinates for Homecrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).