Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 3 newspapers that have been published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Vliettown. The list has been sorted by paper name.

The Comet (from 1854)
- Published in North Branch [Somerset County]
- Years of publication: 1854 to 1856
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Comet
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85035694
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13200760
The Union (from 1856)
- Published in Weston [Somerset County]
- Published during 1856
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Union
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86077225
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14074461
The Weekly Comet (from 1856)
- Published in North Branch [Somerset County]
- Published during 1856
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Weekly Comet
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85035695
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13200765

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vliettown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vliettown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6823, Longitude: -74.7168 In this case, the coordinates for Vliettown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).