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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Franklinton 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 6 papers that were published in the immediate area of Franklinton. In addition, the list contains another 28 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Franklinton. In total, we've identified 34 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Franklinton.

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 Franklinton.  

Newspapers Published In Franklinton ...

We know of 6 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Franklinton:

Newspapers Neighboring Franklinton ...

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

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

  • Published In Louisburg  ...
  • Published In Creedmoor [Granville County] ...
  • Published In Henderson [Vance County] ...
    • Border Review (from 1879)
    • Evening Herald (from 1900)
    • Henderson Daily Dispatch (from 1914)
    • Henderson Gold Leaf (from 1911)
    • Henderson Gold Leaf (from 1911)
    • The Daily Dispatch (from 1995)
    • The Gold Leaf (from 1881)
      • Years of publication:  1881 to 1911
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card:   The Gold Leaf
      • Holdings:   LCCN SN91068402
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24562411
      • ISSN Number:   2375-9127
    • The Gold Leaf (from 1881)
    • The Henderson Index (from 18??)
    • The Henderson News (from 1887)
    • The Hustler (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 Hustler
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068396
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24562349
    • The Tobacconist And Review (from 1880)
    • The Tribune (from 1873)
    • The Vance Farmer (from 1892)
    • The Weekly Index (from 186?)
    • Vance News-Leader (from 1931)
  • Published In Oxford [Granville County] ...
    • We know of 27 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Oxford. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Oxford
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Franklinton. This extended list includes all the papers from Oxford. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Franklinton
  • Published In Zebulon [Wake County] ...
    • Zebulon Record (from 1925)

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Franklinton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.nc.us/

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

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franklinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1023, Longitude: -78.4587    









 

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