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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lonaconing 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 Lonaconing. In addition, the list contains another 67 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lonaconing. In total, we've identified 70 papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Lonaconing.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Lonaconing.  

Newspapers Published In Lonaconing ...

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

  • George's Creek Press (from 1874)
  • The Advocate (from 1911)
  • The Valley Times (from 1878)

Newspapers Neighboring Lonaconing ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Lonaconing.

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

  • Published In Frostburg  ...
    • We know of 26 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Frostburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Frostburg
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Lonaconing. This extended list includes all the papers from Frostburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Lonaconing
  • Published In Keyser [Mineral County] ...
  • Published In Cumberland  ...
    • We know of 66 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Cumberland. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Cumberland
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Lonaconing. This extended list includes all the papers from Cumberland. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Lonaconing
  • Published In Elk Garden [Mineral County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lonaconing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lonaconing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5675, Longitude: -78.9795