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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Wilson 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 31 papers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson. In addition, the list contains another 23 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Wilson. In total, we've identified 54 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Wilson.

Newspapers Published In Wilson ...

We know of 31 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Wilson:

  • Southern Sentinel (from 1856)
  • Southern Sentinel (from 1856)
  • The Advance (from 187?)
  • The Advertiser (from 1888)
  • The Advertiser (from 1888)
  • The Co-Operator (from 191?)
  • The Daily News (from 1898)
  • The Daily News (from 1898)
  • The Daily Times (from 1902)
  • The Daily Topic (from 1876)
  • The Daily Topic (from 1876)
  • The Flag Of The South (from 1861)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...

Newspapers Neighboring Wilson ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Wilson.

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

  • Published In Elm City  ...
  • Published In Fremont [Wayne County] ...
  • Published In Kenly [Johnston County] ...
  • Published In Rocky Mount [Edgecombe County] ...

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- Wilson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7250, Longitude: -77.9103