Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Murphy 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 Murphy. In addition, the list contains another 30 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Murphy. In total, we've identified 36 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Murphy.

Newspapers Published In Murphy ...

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

Cherokee Herald (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to 1880
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Cherokee Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85026791
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12593381
Cherokee Scout (from 188?)
- Years of publication: 188? to 1961
- Issues available online: 15
- Scanned issues: October 21, 1890 to August 17, 1917
- Catalog of available issues online
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: Cherokee Scout
- Holdings: LCCN SN83004710
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10012322
- ISSN Number: 0746-3987
Murphy Bulletin (from 1885)
- Years of publication: 1885 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Murphy Bulletin
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068697
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24648835
The Cherokee Scout And Clay County Progress (from 1961)
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1980
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Cherokee Scout And Clay County Progress
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95072291
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31883056
The Cherokee Scout (from 1980)
- Years of publication: 1980 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Cherokee Scout
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95072292
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31884523
The Murphy Advance (from 1888)
- Years of publication: 1888 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Murphy Advance
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068698
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24648864

Newspapers Neighboring Murphy ...

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

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

Published In Hayesville [Clay County] ...
- Clay County Courier (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clay County Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064639
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39243089
- Clay County Progress (from 1951)
  - Years of publication: 1951 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clay County Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072293
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31885479
- Clay County Progress (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clay County Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072294
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31885516
- Mountain Home Companion (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Home Companion
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058261
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31274985
- The Clay County News (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clay County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93064795
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28825736
Published In Young Harris [Towns County] ...
- The Young Harris News (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Young Harris News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052065
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21921402
Published In Andrews ...
- Andrews Sun (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Andrews Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064643
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39267036
- The Andrews Journal (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Andrews Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072286
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31906170
- The Andrews Record
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Andrews Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064650
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39280387
- The Junaluska Journal (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Junaluska Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064642
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39267012
- Tri-County News (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tri-County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064641
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39266985
Published In Blairsville [Union County] ...
- Blairsville Free Press (from 1896)
  - The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blairsville Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052032
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21863450
- Northeast Georgian (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Northeast Georgian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099107
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23182761
- The Blairsville Herald (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blairsville Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053351
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19416670
- The Georgia Democrat (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Georgia Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052034
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21863437
- The Mountaineer (from 1958)
  - Years of publication: 1958 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099108
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23225442
- The North Georgia News (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The North Georgia News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053348
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19346950
- Union County Banner (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Union County Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099109
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23225453
- Union County Citizen (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Union County Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052440
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21863456
Published In Hiawassee [Towns County] ...
- Mountain News (from 1975)
  - Years of publication: 1975 to 1990
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053845
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20751005
- The Georgia Mountain News (from 1975)
  - Published during 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Georgia Mountain News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053844
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20750957
- Towns County Herald (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Towns County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053110
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19131067
Published In Morganton [Fannin County] ...
- Morganton News (from 1891)
  - The first year of publication was in 1891, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morganton News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90052058
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21921322
Published In McCaysville [Fannin County] ...
- The McCaysville Citizen (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The McCaysville Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89053097
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19099833
Published In Robbinsville [Graham County] ...
- Graham County News (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Graham County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98058846
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40227564
- The Independent (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91002122
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24083801
Published In Copperhill [Polk County] ...
- Citizen-Advance (from 1973)
  - Years of publication: 1973 to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Citizen-Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069902
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40399103
- Copper City Advance (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Copper City Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058047
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19073761
- The Copperhill News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1931
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Copperhill News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89058046
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19027925
Published In Ducktown [Polk County] ...
- The Polk County Republican (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 191?
  - Issues available online: 153
  - Scanned issues: February 20, 1914 to April 12, 1918
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Polk County Republican
  - Holdings: LCCN SN89058068
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19033790

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murphy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murphy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0878, Longitude: -84.0342