Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 26 newspapers that have been published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Sparta. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Alleghany Star-Times (from 1940)
- Published in Sparta [Alleghany County]
- 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
Galax Gazette (from 1937)
- Published in Galax (VA) [Galax City]
- 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)
- Published in Galax (VA) [Galax City]
- 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 Ensign (from 1873)
- Published in Independence (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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)
- Published in Independence (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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)
- Published in Independence (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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
Grayson-Carroll Gazette (from 1924)
- Published in Galax (VA) [Galax City]
- 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
Mountain Messenger (from 1871)
- Published in Jefferson [Ashe County]
- 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 Alleghany News And Star-Times (from 1941)
- Published in Sparta [Alleghany County]
- 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)
- Published in Sparta [Alleghany County]
- 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)
- Published in Sparta [Alleghany County]
- 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)
- Published in Sparta [Alleghany County]
- 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?)
- Published in Sparta [Alleghany County]
- 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 Ashe Recorder (from 191?)
- Published in Jefferson [Ashe County]
- 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?)
- Published in Jefferson [Ashe County]
- 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 Blue Ridge Sun (from 1979)
- Published in Sparta [Alleghany County]
- 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
The Declaration (from 1980)
- Published in Independence (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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 Gazette (from 1994)
- Published in Galax (VA) [Galax City]
- 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
The Grayson Clipper (from 1874)
- Published in Independence (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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 News (from 19??)
- Published in Fries (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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
The Grayson Star (from 1959)
- Published in Independence (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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)
- Published in Independence (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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 Jefferson Recorder (from 1902)
- Published in Jefferson [Ashe County]
- 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 Mountain News (from 1860)
- Published in Independence (VA) [Grayson County]
- 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
The Northwestern Herald (from 1924)
- Published in Jefferson [Ashe County]
- 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)
- Published in Jefferson [Ashe County]
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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).