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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Towson 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 27 papers that were published in the immediate area of Towson. In addition, the list contains another 4 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Towson. In total, we've identified 31 papers within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Towson.

Newspapers Published In Towson ...

We know of 27 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Towson (between 1855 and the present) :

  • County Record (from 1941)
  • Democrat And Journal (from 1905)
  • Goucher Weekly (from 1975)
  • Outcry (from 1973)
    • Years of publication:  1973 to 1974
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Outcry
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90057083
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21192753
  • The Baltimore County Union, The Towson News (from 1909)
  • The County News Week (from 1962)
  • The County Paper (from 1959)
  • The Jeffersonian (from 1911)
  • The New Era (from 1913)
  • The Quindecim (from 1985)
  • The Q (from 1989)
    • Years of publication:  1989 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Q
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN90057086
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 21192867
  • The Reformer (from 1876)
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    • The Star (from 1966)
      • Years of publication:  1966 to 1979
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Star
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89060354
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20776971
    • The Suburban Times (from 1974)
    • The Towson News (from 1905)
    • Union News (from 1912)

The following papers were published when Towson was known as Towsontown:

Newspapers Neighboring Towson ...

The following newspapers were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Towson.

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

  • Published In Ruxton  ...
    • The Ruxton News (from 1956)
  • Published In Timonium  ...
  • Published In Loch Raven  ...
    • The Councillor (from 1957)

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Towson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Towson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Towson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4015, Longitude: -76.6019       In this case, the coordinates for Towson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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