Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Orion 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 Orion. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Orion. Our list contains 21 papers that were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Orion.

Newspapers Neighboring Orion ...

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

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

Published In Jefferson ...
- Mountain Messenger (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1875
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026436
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10438745
- The Ashe Recorder (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ashe Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99061544
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43440258
- The Ashe Reporter (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ashe Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068438
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24648764
- The Jefferson Recorder (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jefferson Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93064740
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27422702
- The Northwestern Herald (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Northwestern Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99061543
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43440241
- The Western Herald (from 1899)
  - The first year of publication was in 1899, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Western Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068437
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24648832
Published In West Jefferson ...
- Ashe County Journal (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ashe County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99061542
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43440280
- The Jefferson Times (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to 1988
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jefferson Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073206
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26846402
- The Little Wonder Weekly (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Little Wonder Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064620
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39193411
- The Skyland Post (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 1988
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Skyland Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073203
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26846419
Published In Sparta [Alleghany County] ...
- Alleghany Star-Times (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to 1941
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Alleghany Star-Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064606
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38538310
- The Alleghany News And Star-Times (from 1941)
  - Years of publication: 1941 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alleghany News And Star-Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057235
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22231482
- The Alleghany News (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to 1941
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alleghany News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064607
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38538446
- The Alleghany News (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alleghany News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057234
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13118341
- The Alleghany Star (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alleghany Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064636
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39210685
- The Alleghany Times (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to 1940
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alleghany Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064605
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38538228
- The Blue Ridge Sun (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blue Ridge Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064631
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39199850
Published In Boone [Watauga County] ...
- The Highland Journal (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Highland Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064588
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38165789
- The Watauga Enterprise (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Watauga Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064580
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38072151
- The Watauga Journal (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Watauga Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064579
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38072060
- Watauga Democrat (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Watauga Democrat
  - Holdings: LCCN SN82007642
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8924309
  - ISSN Number: 0745-1903

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3977, Longitude: -81.4209 In this case, the coordinates for Orion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).