Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Sparrows Point 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Sparrows Point. In addition, the list contains another 7 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Sparrows Point. In total, we've identified 10 papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Sparrows Point.

Newspapers Published In Sparrows Point ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Sparrows Point:

Sparrow's Point Times (from 1890)
- Years of publication: 1890 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sparrow's Point Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88065096
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18504350
The Community Press And Baltimore Countian (from 1929)
- Years of publication: 1929 to 1932
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Community Press And Baltimore Countian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060164
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20444989
The Community Press (from 1926)
- Years of publication: 1926 to 1929
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Community Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89060163
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20444978

Newspapers Neighboring Sparrows Point ...

The following newspapers were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Sparrows Point.

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

Published In Dundalk ...
- The Community Press And Baltimore Countian (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 1968
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Community Press And Baltimore Countian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060167
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20445014
- The Dundalk Eagle (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Dundalk Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060156
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20432047
- The Dundalk Times And Community Press-Baltimore Countian (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to 1977
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Dundalk Times And Community Press-Baltimore Countian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060165
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20445030
- The Pioneer (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pioneer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060219
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20519778
Published In Essex ...
- Eastern Enterprise (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1959
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastern Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065085
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18504334
- Essex Times (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Essex Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065109
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18549296
- The Times (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065104
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18549272

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 from Point A (ie- Sparrows Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sparrows Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2193, Longitude: -76.4761 In this case, the coordinates for Sparrows Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).