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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Weldon 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 Weldon. In addition, the list contains another 46 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Weldon. In total, we've identified 53 papers within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Weldon.

Newspapers Published In Weldon ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring Weldon ...

The following newspapers were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Weldon.

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

  • Published In Roanoke Rapids  ...
  • Published In Halifax  ...
  • Published In Jackson [Northampton County] ...
  • Published In Littleton  ...
  • Published In Enfield  ...
  • Published In Lasker [Northampton County] ...
    • The Gleaner (from 1892)
  • Published In Emporia [Emporia City] ...
  • Published In Potecasi [Northampton County] ...
  • Published In Rich Square [Northampton County] ...
  • Published In Scotland Neck  ...
  • Published In Whitakers [Edgecombe County] ...
    • The Rattler (from 189?)
      • The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Rattler
      • Holdings for:   LCCN 2014236873
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 875922388

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- Weldon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weldon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4257, Longitude: -77.6082       In this case, the coordinates for Weldon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).