Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Ridgecrest 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 Ridgecrest. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Ridgecrest. Our list contains 93 papers that were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Ridgecrest.

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 Ridgecrest.  

Newspapers Neighboring Ridgecrest ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km] of Ridgecrest.

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

• Published In Black Mountain  ...
  • The Black Mountain News (from 1945)
    • Years of publication:  1945 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Black Mountain News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96086030
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11032942
  • The Black Mountain News (from 1913)
    • Years of publication:  1913 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Black Mountain News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058926
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40895877
  • The Key City News (from 1942)
    • Years of publication:  1942 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Key City News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058910
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11033650
• Published In Old Fort [McDowell County] ...
  • The Bulletin (from 1988)
    • Years of publication:  1988 to 1992
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Bulletin
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072312
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32613589
  • The Dispatch (from 1980)
    • Years of publication:  1980 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072317
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32661308
  • The Old Fort Bulletin (from 1992)
    • Years of publication:  1992 to 199?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Old Fort Bulletin
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072313
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32613706
  • The Old Fort Dispatch (from 1973)
    • Years of publication:  1973 to 1980
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Old Fort Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072316
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32661288
• Published In Barnardsville  ...
  • The Junior Times (from 1897)
    • The first year of publication was in 1897, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Junior Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058955
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 41242162
  • The Times (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 Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98058956
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 41242127
• Published In Asheville  ...
  • We know of 84 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Asheville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Asheville
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Ridgecrest. This extended list includes all the papers from Asheville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Ridgecrest
• Published In Marion [McDowell County] ...
  • Marion Progress (from 1909)
    • Years of publication:  1909 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Marion Progress
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068695
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24624072
  • Marion Record (from 18??)
    • Published during 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Marion Record
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068693
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24624136
  • McDowell Democrat (from 1896)
    • Years of publication:  1896 to 1909
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the McDowell Democrat
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068694
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24624041
  • Mountain Mercury (from 1863)
    • Years of publication:  1863 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Mountain Mercury
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068188
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24611159
  • The Express (from 19??)
    • Published during 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Express
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072315
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32661378
  • The Lamp Post (from 188?)
    • Years of publication:  188? to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Lamp Post
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068186
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24611182
  • The McDowell News (from 1923)
    • Years of publication:  1923 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The McDowell News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95072284
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31906140
  • The Messenger (from 1896)
    • The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Messenger
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068692
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24624099
  • The Western Enterprise (from 1862)
    • Published during 1862
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Western Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068187
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24611136

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Ridgecrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

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