Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Bakersville 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Bakersville. In addition, the list contains another 30 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Bakersville. In total, we've identified 35 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Bakersville.

Newspapers Published In Bakersville ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Bakersville:

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

Newspapers Neighboring Bakersville ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Bakersville.

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

Published In Spruce Pine ...
- 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 Burnsville [Yancey County] ...
- American Vim (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the American Vim
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058269
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31800214
- Black Mountain Eagle (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Black Mountain Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058271
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31799555
- Edwards Broadcaster (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Edwards Broadcaster
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058275
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31799658
- The Burnsville Eagle (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Burnsville Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058273
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31799604
- The Eagle (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058272
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31799583
- The Mountain Log (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Log
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058268
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31807902
- The Yancey Journal (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to 1994
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Yancey Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072283
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32046708
- The Yancey Record (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Yancey Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072281
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32046737
- Yancey County Common Times (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1994
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Yancey County Common Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072282
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31955863
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 Erwin [Unicoi County] ...
- Erwin News (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Erwin News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058072
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19034182
- The Erwin Magnet-Times (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Magnet-Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058071
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19034026
- The Erwin Magnet (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Magnet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065145
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37425926
- The Erwin Magnet (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Magnet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97065146
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37426126
- The Erwin Observer (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058073
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19034356
- The Erwin Record (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058078
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19036521
- The Erwin Times (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058075
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19034525
- The Erwin Tri-Weekly (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Tri-Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058076
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19034608
- The Erwin Unakean (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Unakean
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058074
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19034482
- The Erwin Weekly Magnet (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Erwin Weekly Magnet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058077
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19034693
- The Unicoi News (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Unicoi News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002062505
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 49290479
- Unicoi County Progress (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Unicoi County Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058079
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19036582

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bakersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bakersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0152, Longitude: -82.1584