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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for West Jefferson 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 West Jefferson. In addition, the list contains another 15 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded West Jefferson. In total, we've identified 19 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of West Jefferson.

Newspapers Published In West Jefferson ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of West Jefferson:

Newspapers Neighboring West Jefferson ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of West Jefferson.

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

  • Published In Jefferson  ...
  • Published In Boone [Watauga County] ...
  • Published In Mountain City [Johnson County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>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- West Jefferson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Jefferson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3952, Longitude: -81.4902       In this case, the coordinates for West Jefferson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).