Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Sharpsburg 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Sharpsburg. In addition, the list contains another 15 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Sharpsburg. In total, we've identified 17 papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Sharpsburg.

Newspapers Published In Sharpsburg ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Sharpsburg:

Antietam Sentinel (from 1895)
- 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
Sharpsburg Enterprise (from 1878)
- 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

Newspapers Neighboring Sharpsburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Sharpsburg.

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

Published In Keedysville ...
- The Antietam Wavelet (from 1887)
  - 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
Published In Shepherdstown [Jefferson County] ...
- Eastern Pan-handle (from 1904)
  - 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?)
  - 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
- Shepherdstown Independent (from 1895)
  - 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 Independent (from 1906)
  - 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 Potomac Guardian (from 1979)
  - 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
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
Published In Harpers Ferry [Jefferson County] ...
- Harper's Ferry Sentinel (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1902
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Harper's Ferry Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059784
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889841
- Harper's Ferry Times (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Harper's Ferry Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059785
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889850

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sharpsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharpsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4582, Longitude: -77.7488