Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 3 newspapers that have been published within Less than 2 miles<1> of Rising Ridge. 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
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
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rising Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rising Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3754, Longitude: -77.1678 In this case, the coordinates for Rising Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).