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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Benson 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 Benson. In addition, the list contains another 41 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Benson. In total, we've identified 43 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Benson.

Newspapers Published In Benson ...

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

  • Eastern News (from 1920)
  • The Benson Review (from 19??)

Newspapers Neighboring Benson ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Benson.

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

  • Published In Dunn [Harnett County] ...
  • Published In Erwin [Harnett County] ...
  • Published In Four Oaks  ...
  • Published In Buies Creek [Harnett County] ...
    • Creek Pebbles (from 1926)
  • Published In Angier [Harnett County] ...
  • Published In Falcon [Cumberland County] ...
  • Published In Smithfield  ...
  • Published In Lillington [Harnett County] ...
  • Published In Selma  ...
  • Published In Clayton  ...
    • The Clayton Bud (from 1883)
    • The Clayton News (from 1911)
  • Published In Princeton  ...

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Benson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3821, Longitude: -78.5489