Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Oakland 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland. In addition, the list contains another 11 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Oakland. In total, we've identified 18 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Oakland.

Newspapers Published In Oakland ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Oakland:

Garrett County Gazette (from 1872)
- Years of publication: 1872 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Garrett County Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025396
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11718950
Garrett County Herald (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to 1880
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Garrett County Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025406
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11729945
Mountain Democrat News (from 1949)
- Years of publication: 1949 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mountain Democrat News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057020
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20940102
Mountain Democrat (from 188?)
- Years of publication: 188? to 1949
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mountain Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060174
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20458410
The Democrat (from 1878)
- Years of publication: 1878 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060175
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20458406
The Garrett Journal (from 18??)
- Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Garrett Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060176
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20459188
The Republican (from 1877)
- Years of publication: 1877 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065202
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 6286315

Newspapers Neighboring Oakland ...

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

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

Published In Terra Alta [Preston County] ...
- Preston Republican (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Preston Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092250
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181909
- Terra Alta Oracle (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Terra Alta Oracle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092252
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181903
- The Preston County News (from 1956)
  - Years of publication: 1956 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Preston County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092249
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181898
- The Preston News (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Preston News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092251
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181901
- The Terra Alta Times (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Terra Alta Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092253
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181912
Published In Elk Garden [Mineral County] ...
- The Elk Garden News (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Elk Garden News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092073
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13041705
Published In Kingwood [Preston County] ...
- Preston County Herald (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 1877
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Preston County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026841
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10694390
- Preston County Journal (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Preston County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026842
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10694380
- The New Era (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092244
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181832
- The Preston Leader (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Preston Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092246
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181886
Published In Thomas [Tucker County] ...
- La Sentinella Del West Virginia (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: La Sentinella Del West Virginia
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86092310
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13261125

Footnotes ...

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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- Oakland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4083, Longitude: -79.4069