Local Newspapers
Introduction ...
Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Spruce Pine.
Our newspaper information for Spruce Pine 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Spruce Pine. In addition, the list contains another 28 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Spruce Pine. In total, we've identified 32 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Spruce Pine.
Newspapers Published In Spruce Pine ...
We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Spruce Pine:
- The Mitchell Journal (from 1978)
- The Spruce Pine News (from 192?)
- Tri-County News-Journal (from 1985)
- Tri-County News-Mitchell Journal (from 1981)
Newspapers Neighboring Spruce Pine ...
The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Spruce Pine.
The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Spruce Pine.
- Published In Bakersville ...
- Mitchell County Banner (from 19??)
- Mitchell Ledger (from 1971)
- Roan Mountain Republican (from 1876)
- The Mountain Voice (from 1880)
- The Western North Carolina Democrat (from 1887)
- Published In Burnsville [Yancey County] ...
- American Vim (from 191?)
- Black Mountain Eagle (from 189?)
- Edwards Broadcaster (from 19??)
- The Burnsville Eagle (from 19??)
- The Eagle (from 19??)
- The Mountain Log (from 190?)
- The Yancey Journal (from 1972)
- The Yancey Record (from 1936)
- Yancey County Common Times (from 19??)
- Published In Newland [Avery County] ...
- Avery County News (from 1951)
- Avery Journal (from 1959)
- Avery Scenic Press (from 194?)
- The Avery Herald (from 193?)
- The Avery Post (from 1954)
- Published In Marion [McDowell County] ...
- Marion Progress (from 1909)
- Marion Record (from 18??)
- McDowell Democrat (from 1896)
- Mountain Mercury (from 1863)
- The Express (from 19??)
- The Lamp Post (from 188?)
- The McDowell News (from 1923)
- The Messenger (from 1896)
- The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91068692
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24624099
- The Western Enterprise (from 1862)
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 from Point A (ie- Spruce Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spruce Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9149, Longitude: -82.0669 |