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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Jackson 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson. In addition, the list contains another 56 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Jackson. In total, we've identified 60 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Jackson.

Newspapers Published In Jackson ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Jackson:

Newspapers Neighboring Jackson ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Jackson.

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

  • Published In Lasker  ...
    • The Gleaner (from 1892)
  • Published In Halifax [Halifax County] ...
  • Published In Potecasi  ...
  • Published In Weldon [Halifax County] ...
  • Published In Rich Square  ...
  • Published In Roanoke Rapids [Halifax County] ...
  • Published In Scotland Neck [Halifax County] ...
  • Published In Murfreesboro [Hertford County] ...
  • Published In Boykins [Southampton County] ...
    • The Times (from 1916)
  • Published In Enfield [Halifax County] ...
  • Published In Aulander [Bertie County] ...
    • Aulander Advance (from 1928)
    • The Advance (from 1929)
  • Published In Emporia [Emporia City] ...
  • Published In Ahoskie [Hertford County] ...
  • Published In Whitakers [Edgecombe County] ...
    • The Rattler (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 Rattler
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2014236873
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 875922388

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- Jackson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3897, Longitude: -77.4216