Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Pittsboro 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Pittsboro. In addition, the list contains another 44 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Pittsboro. In total, we've identified 51 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Pittsboro.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Pittsboro.  

Newspapers Published In Pittsboro ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Pittsboro:

• Central Reflector (from 1832)
  • Years of publication:  1832 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Central Reflector
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92072933
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25194174
• Chatham Citizen (from 189?)
  • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Chatham Citizen
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92072940
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25193794
• Chatham Herald-Tribune (from 1984)
  • Years of publication:  1984 to 1986
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Chatham Herald-Tribune
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85000240
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11585069
• Chatham Observer (from 1901)
  • Years of publication:  1901 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Chatham Observer
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92072939
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25193807
• The Chatham County Herald (from 1977)
  • Years of publication:  1977 to 1984
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Chatham County Herald
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94058235
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30726377
• The Home (from 188?)
  • Years of publication:  188? to 1889
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Home
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92072934
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25194337
• The Pittsboro Herald (from 1972)
  • Years of publication:  1972 to 1977
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Pittsboro Herald
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94058234
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30726355

Newspapers Neighboring Pittsboro ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Pittsboro.

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

• Published In Chapel Hill [Orange County] ...
  • We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Chapel Hill. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Chapel Hill
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Pittsboro. This extended list includes all the papers from Chapel Hill. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Pittsboro
• Published In Siler City  ...
  • Siler City Leader (from 1892)
    • Years of publication:  1892 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Siler City Leader
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068775
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25003679
  • The Chatham News (from 1924)
    • Years of publication:  1924 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Chatham News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92074006
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13142116
  • The Messenger (from 189?)
    • Years of publication:  189? to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Messenger
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92073988
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25585811
  • The Siler City Grit (from 1904)
    • Years of publication:  1904 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Siler City Grit
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92073996
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25596187
• Published In Sanford [Lee County] ...
  • Central Carolinian (from 1953)
    • Years of publication:  1953 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Central Carolinian
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92074024
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25677986
  • The Carolina Banner (from 1921)
    • Years of publication:  1921 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Carolina Banner
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92074023
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25677976
  • The Central Express (from 1886)
    • Years of publication:  1886 to 1891
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Central Express
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89071029
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17701587
  • The Sanford Express (from 1891)
    • Years of publication:  1891 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Sanford Express
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89071020
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17701597
  • The Sanford Herald (from 1930)
    • Years of publication:  1930 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Sanford Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92074103
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13264829
  • The Sanford Journal (from 1926)
    • Years of publication:  1926 to 1930
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Sanford Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92074022
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25677962
• Published In Apex [Wake County] ...
  • North State News (from 1930)
    • Years of publication:  1930 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the North State News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92073080
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 25985394
  • The Apex Booster (from 1942)
    • Years of publication:  1942 to 1945
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Apex Booster
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068004
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23760509
  • The Apex Journal (from 190?)
    • Years of publication:  190? to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Apex Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068030
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23959367
  • The Wake County Journal And Apex Booster (from 1945)
    • Years of publication:  1945 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Wake County Journal And Apex Booster
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068005
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23761459

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Pittsboro: www.pittsboronc.org/

The official website for Chatham County: www.co.chatham.nc.us/

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