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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Dallas 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 Dallas. In addition, the list contains another 43 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Dallas. In total, we've identified 46 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Dallas.

Newspapers Published In Dallas ...

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

  • The Dallas Eagle (from 1889)
    • The first year of publication was in 1889, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Dallas Eagle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058863
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40411695
  • The Gaston Current (from 1886)
  • The Truth (from 1903)

Newspapers Neighboring Dallas ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Dallas.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dallas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dallas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3167, Longitude: -81.1835       In this case, the coordinates for Dallas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).