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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Franklin 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin. In addition, the list contains another 23 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Franklin. In total, we've identified 30 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Franklin.

Newspapers Published In Franklin ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Franklin:

Newspapers Neighboring Franklin ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Franklin.

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

  • Published In Highlands [Jackson County] ...
  • Published In Webster [Jackson County] ...
    • The Herald (from 18??)
  • Published In Sylva [Jackson County] ...
  • Published In Cashiers [Jackson County] ...
  • Published In Bryson City [Swain County] ...
  • Published In Clayton [Rabun County] ...
  • Published In Cherokee [Swain 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 from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1819, Longitude: -83.3812