Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 3 newspapers that have been published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Pleasant Ridge. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Ayden Dispatch (from 1913)
- Published in Ayden [Pitt County]
- Years of publication: 1913 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ayden Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068209
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23903783
The Grifton Times (from 1953)
- Published in Grifton [Lenoir County]
- Years of publication: 1953 to 1993
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Grifton Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94058217
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29963509
The Times-Leader (from 1994)
- Published in Grifton [Lenoir County]
- Years of publication: 1994 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Times-Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94058218
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29963570

Footnotes ...

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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- Pleasant Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4177, Longitude: -77.4330 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).