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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Highlands 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 Highlands. In addition, the list contains another 20 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Highlands. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Highlands.

Newspapers Published In Highlands ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring Highlands ...

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

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

  • Published In Cashiers  ...
  • Published In Franklin [Macon County] ...
  • Published In Clayton [Rabun County] ...
  • Published In Webster  ...
    • The Herald (from 18??)
  • Published In Walhalla [Oconee County] ...
    • The Oconee News (from 1901)
    • Walhalla Banner (from 185?)
      • The first year of publication was in 185?, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Walhalla Banner
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97064671
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36494472
  • Published In Sylva  ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0526, Longitude: -83.1972