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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Capitan 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Capitan. In addition, the list contains another 27 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Capitan. In total, we've identified 32 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Capitan.

Newspapers Published In Capitan ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Capitan:

  • Capitan Mountaineer (from 1915)
  • Capitan News (from 1903)
  • El Farol (from 1905)
    • Years of publication:  1905 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the El Farol
    • Holdings for:   LCCN 2014218704
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 893572081
  • El Farol (from 1905)
    • Years of publication:  1905 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card:   El Farol
    • Holdings:   LCCN SN87090070
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15465457
    • ISSN Number:   2375-6047
  • The Capitan Progress (from 1900)

Newspapers Neighboring Capitan ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Capitan.

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

  • Published In Nogal  ...
  • Published In Lincoln  ...
  • Published In Ruidoso  ...
    • County Reporter (from 19??)
    • Ruidoso Herald (from 1932)
    • Ruidoso News (from 1946)
  • Published In White Oaks  ...
  • Published In Carrizozo  ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Capitan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capitan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5395, Longitude: -105.5985       In this case, the coordinates for Capitan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).