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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Gainesville 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 Gainesville. In addition, the list contains another 22 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Gainesville. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Gainesville.

Newspapers Published In Gainesville ...

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

  • Gainesville Advocate (from 1845)
  • Pine Knot (from 18??)

Newspapers Neighboring Gainesville ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Gainesville.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gainesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gainesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3511, Longitude: -89.6403