Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Altamont is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Altamont. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Altamont. Our list contains 17 papers that were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Altamont.

Newspapers Neighboring Altamont ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km] of Altamont.

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

Published In Newland ...
- Avery County News (from 1951)
  - Years of publication: 1951 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Avery County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96086005
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34837615
- Avery Journal (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Avery Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072336
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33926137
- Avery Scenic Press (from 194?)
  - Years of publication: 194? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Avery Scenic Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072335
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33926063
- The Avery Herald (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Avery Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072334
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33926042
- The Avery Post (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Avery Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98058905
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40854518
Published In Spruce Pine [Mitchell County] ...
- The Mitchell Journal (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to 1981
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mitchell Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072348
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34827313
- The Spruce Pine News (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spruce Pine News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072332
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33926188
- Tri-County News-Journal (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to 1991
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tri-County News-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072351
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34826846
- Tri-County News-Mitchell Journal (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tri-County News-Mitchell Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072350
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34826802
Published In Bakersville [Mitchell County] ...
- Mitchell County Banner (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mitchell County Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058274
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31799638
- Mitchell Ledger (from 1971)
  - Published during 1971
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mitchell Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072347
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34826691
- Roan Mountain Republican (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Roan Mountain Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068114
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24223283
- The Mountain Voice (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1884
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84020691
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11387397
- The Western North Carolina Democrat (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Western North Carolina Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068113
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24222891
Published In Banner Elk ...
- The Banner Of Avery (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to 1992
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Banner Of Avery
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064577
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38047043
Published In Blowing Rock [Caldwell County] ...
- Sundown Times (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sundown Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072337
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33926157
- The Blowing Rocket (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blowing Rocket
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068206
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23858420

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altamont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altamont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9910, Longitude: -81.9443 In this case, the coordinates for Altamont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).