Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 7 newspapers that have been published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Picketts Corner. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Community Reporter (from 1929)
- Published in Mount Airy [Carroll County]
- Years of publication: 1929 to 1983
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Community Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065723
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18712307
Herald-Messenger (from 1922)
- Published in Sykesville [Carroll County]
- Years of publication: 1922 to 1931
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Herald-Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065725
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18712780
Mount Airy Press (from 1927)
- Published in Mount Airy [Carroll County]
- Years of publication: 1927 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mount Airy Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057130
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21549602
Sykesville Herald (from 1913)
- Published in Sykesville [Carroll County]
- Years of publication: 1913 to 1922
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sykesville Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065724
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18712670
Sykesville Herald (from 1931)
- Published in Sykesville [Carroll County]
- Years of publication: 1931 to 1973
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sykesville Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065727
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18716580
The Herald (from 1973)
- Published in Sykesville [Carroll County]
- Years of publication: 1973 to 1979
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065728
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18716671
The Mount Airy Messenger (from 1916)
- Published in Mount Airy [Carroll County]
- Years of publication: 1916 to 1922
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mount Airy Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060409
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20766184

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Picketts Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Picketts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4082, Longitude: -77.0533 In this case, the coordinates for Picketts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).