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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Newland 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Newland. In addition, the list contains another 16 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Newland. In total, we've identified 21 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Newland.

Newspapers Published In Newland ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Newland:

  • Avery County News (from 1951)
  • Avery Journal (from 1959)
  • Avery Scenic Press (from 194?)
  • The Avery Herald (from 193?)
  • The Avery Post (from 1954)

Newspapers Neighboring Newland ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Newland.

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

  • Published In Banner Elk  ...
  • Published In Bakersville [Mitchell County] ...
  • Published In Blowing Rock [Caldwell County] ...
    • Sundown Times (from 1978)
    • The Blowing Rocket (from 1932)
  • Published In Spruce Pine [Mitchell County] ...
  • Published In Boone [Watauga 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0861, Longitude: -81.9280