Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Black Mountain 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Black Mountain. In addition, the list contains another 86 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Black Mountain. In total, we've identified 89 papers within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Black Mountain.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Black Mountain.  

Newspapers Published In Black Mountain ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Black Mountain:

• The Black Mountain News (from 1945)
  • Years of publication:  1945 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Black Mountain News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96086030
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11032942
• The Black Mountain News (from 1913)
  • Years of publication:  1913 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Black Mountain News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058926
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40895877
• The Key City News (from 1942)
  • Years of publication:  1942 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Key City News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058910
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11033650

Newspapers Neighboring Black Mountain ...

The following newspapers were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Black Mountain.

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

• Published In Old Fort [McDowell County] ...
  • The Bulletin (from 1988)
    • Years of publication:  1988 to 1992
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Bulletin
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072312
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32613589
  • The Dispatch (from 1980)
    • Years of publication:  1980 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072317
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32661308
  • The Old Fort Bulletin (from 1992)
    • Years of publication:  1992 to 199?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Old Fort Bulletin
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072313
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32613706
  • The Old Fort Dispatch (from 1973)
    • Years of publication:  1973 to 1980
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Old Fort Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072316
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32661288
• Published In Asheville  ...
  • We know of 84 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Asheville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Asheville
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Black Mountain. This extended list includes all the papers from Asheville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Black Mountain
• Published In Barnardsville  ...
  • The Junior Times (from 1897)
    • The first year of publication was in 1897, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Junior Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058955
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 41242162
  • The Times (from 189?)
    • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058956
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 41242127

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Black Mountain: www.townofblackmountain.org/

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/