Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Rocky Springs 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 Rocky Springs. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Rocky Springs. Our list contains 26 papers that were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Rocky Springs.

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 Rocky Springs.

Newspapers Neighboring Rocky Springs ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km] of Rocky Springs.

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

Published In Taylorsville ...
- The Alexander County Journal (from 1886)
  - The first year of publication was in 1886, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Alexander County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073145
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26223051
- The Mountain Scout (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Scout
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073134
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26183734
- The Taylorsville Index (from 1890)
  - The first year of publication was in 1890, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Taylorsville Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073144
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26223033
- The Taylorsville News (from 1895)
  - The first year of publication was in 1895, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Taylorsville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98058899
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40855558
- The Taylorsville Times And Mountain Scout (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1933
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Taylorsville Times And Mountain Scout
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064599
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38452749
- The Taylorsville Times (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Taylorsville Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064600
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38452787
Published In Boomer [Wilkes County] ...
- Good News (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Good News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068503
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24949064
- Pearson's Paper (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pearson's Paper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068505
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24949115
- The Fool-Killer (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to 1922
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fool-Killer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068504
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24949080
Published In Moravian Falls [Wilkes County] ...
- Law's Lash (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Law's Lash
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064563
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37710261
- The Lash (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 1930
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lash
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064564
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37710332
- The Yellow-Jacket (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Yellow-Jacket
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94088963
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33145077
- The Yellow-Jacket (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Yellow-Jacket
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85038642
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12862846
Published In Wilkesboro [Wilkes County] ...
- The Chronicle (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073178
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26471062
- The Index (from 1879)
  - Years of publication: 1879 to 1881
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042233
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11965368
- The Mountain Breeze (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073169
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26515477
Published In North Wilkesboro [Wilkes County] ...
- Carter's Weekly (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1923
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Carter's Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92072930
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25194097
- Newsworld (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Newsworld
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073213
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27004385
- North Wilkesboro News (from 1891)
  - The first year of publication was in 1891, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the North Wilkesboro News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92072941
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25258019
- The Hustler (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1905
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hustler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92072937
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25193821
- The Journal-Patriot (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Journal-Patriot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042127
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11801152
- The North Wilkesboro Hustler (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The North Wilkesboro Hustler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92072938
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25194036
- The Wilkes Journal (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1932
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkes Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92072931
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25194130
- The Wilkes Journal (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkes Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92073204
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26865211
- The Wilkes Record (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkes Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93065777
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27762330
Published In Catawba [Catawba County] ...
- The Catawba Mercury (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Catawba Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068318
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24293211
Published In Statesville [Iredell County] ...
- We know of 26 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Statesville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Statesville
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Rocky Springs. This extended list includes all the papers from Statesville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Rocky Springs

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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

The official website for Alexander County: www.co.alexander.nc.us/

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

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- Rocky Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9515, Longitude: -81.1015 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).