Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Sparta 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Sparta. In addition, the list contains another 19 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Sparta. In total, we've identified 26 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Sparta.

Newspapers Published In Sparta ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Sparta:

Alleghany Star-Times (from 1940)
- Years of publication: 1940 to 1941
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Alleghany Star-Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97064606
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38538310
The Alleghany News And Star-Times (from 1941)
- Years of publication: 1941 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alleghany News And Star-Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057235
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22231482
The Alleghany News (from 1940)
- Years of publication: 1940 to 1941
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alleghany News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97064607
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38538446
The Alleghany News (from 1984)
- Years of publication: 1984 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alleghany News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90057234
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13118341
The Alleghany Star (from 1889)
- Years of publication: 1889 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alleghany Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97064636
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39210685
The Alleghany Times (from 192?)
- Years of publication: 192? to 1940
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alleghany Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97064605
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38538228
The Blue Ridge Sun (from 1979)
- Years of publication: 1979 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blue Ridge Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97064631
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39199850

Newspapers Neighboring Sparta ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Sparta.

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

Published In Independence [Grayson County] ...
- Grayson Ensign (from 1873)
  - Published during 1873
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grayson Ensign
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034351
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12704823
- Grayson Gazette (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grayson Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060571
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 69255091
- Grayson Journal (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grayson Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94059371
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30908673
- The Declaration (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Declaration
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92004438
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26282319
- The Grayson Clipper (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1885
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grayson Clipper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025470
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11754180
- The Grayson Star (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grayson Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060525
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 69650014
- The Grayson Sun (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grayson Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2007060656
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 153981325
- The Mountain News (from 1860)
  - Years of publication: 1860 to 1861
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95067649
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34060227
Published In Galax [Galax City] ...
- Galax Gazette (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 1993
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Galax Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079192
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32688061
- Galax Post Herald (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Galax Post Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079118
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32293154
- Grayson-Carroll Gazette (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1936
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grayson-Carroll Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079186
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32688043
- The Gazette (from 1994)
  - Years of publication: 1994 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066749
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41525488
Published In Fries [Grayson County] ...
- The Grayson News (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grayson News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2007060531
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 123896453
Published In Jefferson [Ashe County] ...
- Mountain Messenger (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1875
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026436
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10438745
- The Ashe Recorder (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ashe Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99061544
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43440258
- The Ashe Reporter (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ashe Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068438
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24648764
- The Jefferson Recorder (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jefferson Recorder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93064740
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27422702
- The Northwestern Herald (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Northwestern Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99061543
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43440241
- The Western Herald (from 1899)
  - The first year of publication was in 1899, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Western Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068437
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24648832

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- Sparta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sparta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5035, Longitude: -81.1218 In this case, the coordinates for Sparta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).