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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Polkton 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Polkton. In addition, the list contains another 42 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Polkton. In total, we've identified 44 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Polkton.

Newspapers Published In Polkton ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Polkton:

  • The Ansonian (from 1874)
  • The Weekly Ansonian (from 1876)

Newspapers Neighboring Polkton ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Polkton.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polkton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polkton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0061, Longitude: -80.2034