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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Newport 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 Newport. In addition, the list contains another 22 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Newport. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Newport.

Newspapers Published In Newport ...

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

  • The Newport News (from 1877)
    • The first year of publication was in 1877, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Newport News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96075068
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34693987
  • The Newport Times (from 18??)

Newspapers Neighboring Newport ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Newport.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8353, Longitude: -69.2739       In this case, the coordinates for Newport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).