Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Oak Ridge is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Ridge. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Oak Ridge. Our list contains 71 papers that were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Oak Ridge.

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 Oak Ridge.  

Newspapers Neighboring Oak Ridge ...

The following newspapers were published within 8 miles [12.9 km] of Oak Ridge.

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

• Published In Hagerstown  ...
  • We know of 54 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Hagerstown. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Hagerstown
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Oak Ridge. This extended list includes all the papers from Hagerstown. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Oak Ridge
• Published In Williamsport  ...
  • Modern Times And Home Journal-Semi-Weekly (from 1846)
    • Years of publication:  1846 to 1847
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Modern Times And Home Journal-Semi-Weekly
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95066058
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32427927
  • Modern Times And Home Journal (from 1846)
    • Published during 1846
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Modern Times And Home Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025414
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11738564
  • Potomac Sentinel (from 1851)
    • Years of publication:  1851 to 185?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Potomac Sentinel
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88065221
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18952731
  • Republican Banner (from 1830)
    • The first year of publication was in 1830, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Republican Banner
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83016375
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 9790157
  • The Leader (from 1887)
    • Years of publication:  1887 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Leader
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88065207
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18921800
  • The Times And Journal (from 1847)
    • Years of publication:  1847 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Times And Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95066059
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32427970
  • The Transcript (from 1884)
    • Years of publication:  1884 to 188?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Transcript
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88065205
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18921851
  • The Williamsport Leader (from 1884)
    • Years of publication:  1884 to 1887
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Williamsport Leader
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88065206
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18921779
  • The Williamsport Pilot (from 1870)
    • Years of publication:  1870 to 1884
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Williamsport Pilot
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84026706
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10663337
  • Williamsport Transcript (from 188?)
    • Years of publication:  188? to 189?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Williamsport Transcript
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88065204
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18921812
• Published In Boonsboro  ...
  • The Boonsboro News (from 1946)
    • Years of publication:  1946 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Boonsboro News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90057202
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 22167273
  • The Boonsboro Odd Fellow (from 185?)
    • Years of publication:  185? to 1880
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Boonsboro Odd Fellow
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025238
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11610532
  • The Boonsboro Times (from 1881)
    • Years of publication:  1881 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Boonsboro Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89060193
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20484691
  • The Man About Town (from 1843)
    • Years of publication:  1843 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Man About Town
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90057066
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21185851
  • The National Gazette (from 1844)
    • The first year of publication was in 1844, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The National Gazette
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88074030
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17307238
  • The Odd Fellow (from 1841)
    • Years of publication:  1841 to 185?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Odd Fellow
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88086120
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17740905
  • The Times (from 19??)
    • Years of publication:  19?? to 1945
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89060194
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20484699

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

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