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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:

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] ...
  • Published In Galax [Galax City] ...
    • Galax Gazette (from 1937)
    • Galax Post Herald (from 1908)
    • Grayson-Carroll Gazette (from 1924)
    • The Gazette (from 1994)
  • Published In Fries [Grayson County] ...
  • Published In Jefferson [Ashe County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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).