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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Moravian Falls 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 Moravian Falls. In addition, the list contains another 21 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Moravian Falls. In total, we've identified 25 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Moravian Falls.

Newspapers Published In Moravian Falls ...

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

  • Law's Lash (from 1910)
  • The Lash (from 1914)
    • Years of publication:  1914 to 1930
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Lash
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97064564
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 37710332
  • The Yellow-Jacket (from 1895)
  • The Yellow-Jacket (from 1895)

Newspapers Neighboring Moravian Falls ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Moravian Falls.

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

  • Published In Wilkesboro  ...
    • The Chronicle (from 188?)
    • The Index (from 1879)
    • The Mountain Breeze (from 1887)
  • Published In Boomer  ...
    • Good News (from 1917)
      • Years of publication:  1917 to 1919
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Good News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068503
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24949064
    • Pearson's Paper (from 1923)
    • The Fool-Killer (from 1919)
  • Published In North Wilkesboro  ...
  • Published In Taylorsville [Alexander County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moravian Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moravian Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0968, Longitude: -81.1823       In this case, the coordinates for Moravian Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).