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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Akron 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 Akron. In addition, the list contains another 53 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Akron. In total, we've identified 60 papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Akron.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Akron.  

Newspapers Published In Akron ...

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

  • Akron Breeze (from 1878)
  • Akron Weekly Herald (from 189?)
  • The Akron Journal (from 19??)
  • The Akron News And Herald-breeze (from 19??)
  • The Akron News (from 19??)
  • The Akron News
    • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 191?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Akron News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95071380
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33602066
  • The Akron Recorder (from 1877)

Newspapers Neighboring Akron ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Akron.

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

  • Published In Clarence  ...
    • Clarence News (from 1994)
    • Clarence Press (from 1944)
    • The Clarence Bee (from 1970)
    • To-day (from 19??)
      • Published during 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the To-day
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96083519
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34457915
  • Published In Clarence Center  ...
    • Clarence Herald (from 1935)
  • Published In Alden  ...
  • Published In Lancaster  ...
    • Lancaster Enterprise Journal (from 197?)
    • Lancaster Enterprise (from 193?)
    • Lancaster Journal (from 19??)
    • Lancaster Star (from 1878)
    • Lancaster Times (from 1880)
      • The first year of publication was in 1880, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Lancaster Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94057550
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30012662
    • Lancaster-Depew Journal (from 1962)
    • Lancaster-Depew Shopper Guide (from 1959)
    • The Enterprise And Lancaster Times
    • The Enterprise (from 1895)
      • The first year of publication was in 1895, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Enterprise
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95071211
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32596357
    • The Kid (from 1903)
      • Years of publication:  1903 to 1905
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Kid
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96083514
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 33958862
    • The Lancaster News (from 193?)
    • The Lancaster Star (from 1879)
    • The Star (from 1878)
      • Years of publication:  1878 to 1879
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Star
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95071201
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32520076
    • Western NY Post
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Western NY Post
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98067589
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39028482
  • Published In Oakfield [Genesee County] ...
  • Published In Cowlesville [Wyoming County] ...
  • Published In Depew  ...
  • Published In Elma  ...
    • Elma News (from 1940)
      • Years of publication:  1940 to 1943
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Elma News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95071242
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32745400
    • Elma Review (from 1979)
  • Published In Middleport [Niagara County] ...
  • Published In Alexander [Genesee County] ...
  • Published In Lockport [Niagara County] ...
    • We know of 71 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Lockport. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Lockport
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Akron. This extended list includes all the papers from Lockport. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Akron
  • Published In Attica [Wyoming County] ...
    • Attica Atlas (from 1850)
      • The first year of publication was in 1850, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Attica Atlas
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88074636
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18282281
    • Attica News (from 1872)
    • Attica Republican And Genesee Advertiser (from 1832)
    • Attica Weekly News (from 1872)
    • Daily Press (from 1890)
    • Facts (from 19??)
      • Years of publication:  19?? to 1909
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Facts
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88074651
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18286968
    • Old eighth Whig (from 1848)
    • The Attica Advocate (from 1885)
    • The Attica Argus (from 18??)
    • The Attica Balance (from 1835)
    • The Attica Democrat (from 1837)
    • The Attica Republican (from 183?)
    • The Attica Telegraph (from 1846)
    • Wyoming County Advocate (from 189?)
  • Published In Batavia [Genesee County] ...
    • We know of 28 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Batavia. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Batavia
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Akron. This extended list includes all the papers from Batavia. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Akron
  • Published In Cheektowaga  ...
  • Continue List   (1 more) ...
    • Published In Medina [Orleans County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Akron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Akron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0181, Longitude: -78.4976       In this case, the coordinates for Akron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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