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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Battleground 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 Battleground. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Battleground. Our list contains 10 papers that were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Battleground.

Newspapers Neighboring Battleground ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km] of Battleground.

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

  • Published In Banner Elk  ...
  • Published In Newland  ...
    • Avery County News (from 1951)
    • Avery Journal (from 1959)
    • Avery Scenic Press (from 194?)
    • The Avery Herald (from 193?)
    • The Avery Post (from 1954)
  • Published In Boone [Watauga County] ...

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- Battleground) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battleground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2423, Longitude: -81.9315       In this case, the coordinates for Battleground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).