Local Newspapers
Introduction ...
Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Smithfield.
Our newspaper information for Smithfield 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 9 papers that were published in the immediate area of Smithfield. In addition, the list contains another 30 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Smithfield. In total, we've identified 39 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Smithfield.
Newspapers Published In Smithfield ...
We know of 9 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Smithfield:
- Johnston County Record (from 1931)
- Johnston Courier (from 1876)
- The Johnston County News (from 1928)
- The Johnston Journal (from 1992)
- The Smithfield Herald (from 188?)
- The Smithfield Journal (from 1908)
- The Smithfield Observer (from 1920)
- The Weekly Bud (from 1886)
- The Weekly Herald (from 1882)
Newspapers Neighboring Smithfield ...
The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Smithfield.
The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Smithfield.
- Published In Selma ...
- The Johnstonian-Sun (from 192?)
- The Johnstonian (from 1918)
- The Selma Chronicle (from 1913)
- The Selma News (from 1887)
- Published In Four Oaks ...
- The Four Oaks News (from 1973)
- Published In Princeton ...
- Princeton Leader (from 1980)
- Princeton News Leader (from 1983)
- Published In Clayton ...
- The Clayton Bud (from 1883)
- The Clayton News (from 1911)
- Published In Kenly ...
- Kenly News (from 1973)
- The Kenly Observer (from 1926)
- The Kenly Observer (from 1927)
- The Observer-Enterprise (from 1926)
- Published In Benson ...
- Eastern News (from 1920)
- The Benson Review (from 19??)
- Published In Dunn [Harnett County] ...
- County Union (from 1895)
- The Central Times (from 1891)
- The Daily Guide (from 190?)
- The Daily Record Combined With The Dunn Dispatch (from 1978)
- The Daily Record (from 1983)
- The Daily Record (from 1950)
- The Democratic Banner (from 190?)
- The Dunn Dispatch (from 1914)
- The Dunn Signboard (from 1887)
- The Harnett Courier (from 1888)
- The State's Voice (from 1933)
- The Weekly Guide (from 189?)
- Published In Fremont [Wayne County] ...
- The Fremont Enterprise (from 1927)
- The Rural Visitor (from 189?)
- Wayne-Wilson News Leader (from 1983)
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- Smithfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5085, Longitude: -78.3395 |