Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 17 newspapers that have been published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Porterstown. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Antietam Sentinel (from 1895)
- Published in Sharpsburg [Washington County]
- Years of publication: 1895 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Antietam Sentinel
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060022
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19017423
Eastern Pan-handle (from 1904)
- Published in Shepherdstown (WV) [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1904 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Eastern Pan-handle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93065226
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29538813
Morgan's Grove Daily (from 188?)
- Published in Shepherdstown (WV) [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 188? to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Morgan's Grove Daily
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096617
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35303127
Sharpsburg Enterprise (from 1878)
- Published in Sharpsburg [Washington County]
- Years of publication: 1878 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sharpsburg Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065214
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18942531
Shepherdstown Independent (from 1895)
- Published in Shepherdstown (WV) [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1895 to 1899
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Shepherdstown Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059773
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889786
The Antietam Wavelet (from 1887)
- Published in Keedysville [Washington County]
- Years of publication: 1887 to 1890
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Antietam Wavelet
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065215
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18942536
The Boonsboro News (from 1946)
- Published in Boonsboro [Washington County]
- 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?)
- Published in Boonsboro [Washington County]
- 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)
- Published in Boonsboro [Washington County]
- 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 Independent (from 1906)
- Published in Shepherdstown (WV) [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1906 to 1974
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059804
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889743
The Man About Town (from 1843)
- Published in Boonsboro [Washington County]
- 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 Monitor (from 1892)
- Published in Myersville [Frederick County]
- Years of publication: 1892 to 190?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Monitor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060394
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20744912
The Myersville Monitor (from 190?)
- Published in Myersville [Frederick County]
- Years of publication: 190? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Myersville Monitor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060395
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20744949
The National Gazette (from 1844)
- Published in Boonsboro [Washington County]
- 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)
- Published in Boonsboro [Washington County]
- 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 Potomac Guardian (from 1979)
- Published in Shepherdstown (WV) [Jefferson County]
- Years of publication: 1979 to 1981
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Potomac Guardian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092090
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13048229
The Times (from 19??)
- Published in Boonsboro [Washington County]
- 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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porterstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porterstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4659, Longitude: -77.7130 In this case, the coordinates for Porterstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).