Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Ashford 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 Ashford. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Ashford. Our list contains 35 papers that were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Ashford.

Newspapers Neighboring Ashford ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km] of Ashford.

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

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 Marion ...
- Marion Progress (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Marion Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068695
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24624072
- Marion Record (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Marion Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068693
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24624136
- McDowell Democrat (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1909
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the McDowell Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068694
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24624041
- Mountain Mercury (from 1863)
  - Years of publication: 1863 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068188
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24611159
- The Express (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Express
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072315
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32661378
- The Lamp Post (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lamp Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068186
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24611182
- The McDowell News (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The McDowell News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072284
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31906140
- The Messenger (from 1896)
  - The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068692
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24624099
- The Western Enterprise (from 1862)
  - Published during 1862
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Western Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068187
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24611136
Published In Newland [Avery County] ...
- 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 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 Morganton [Burke County] ...
- Burke County Times (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Burke County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068495
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24914863
- The Blue Ridge Blade (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1883
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blue Ridge Blade
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042019
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11631033
- The Burke County News (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Burke County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068499
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24914998
- The Burke Free Press (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Burke Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98058829
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39360019
- The Carolina Mountaineer (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 1885
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Carolina Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068497
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24914909
- The Farmer's Friend (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Farmer's Friend
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099172
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24606191
- The Independent Press (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068500
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24914877
- The Independent (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98058828
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39360029
- The Morganton Herald (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morganton Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099173
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24483216
- The Morganton Star (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morganton Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068498
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24914944
- The Mountaineer (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 1883
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068501
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24914896
- The News-Herald (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News-Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84001806
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11378014

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8734, Longitude: -81.9451