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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Laurel Springs is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Springs. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Laurel Springs. Our list contains 37 papers that were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Laurel Springs.

Newspapers Neighboring Laurel Springs ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km] of Laurel Springs.

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

  • Published In Sparta  ...
  • Published In Jefferson [Ashe County] ...
  • Published In West Jefferson [Ashe County] ...
  • Published In Independence [Grayson County] ...
  • Published In North Wilkesboro [Wilkes County] ...
  • Published In Wilkesboro [Wilkes County] ...
    • The Chronicle (from 188?)
    • The Index (from 1879)
    • The Mountain Breeze (from 1887)

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- Laurel Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurel Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4115, Longitude: -81.2629       In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).