Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Smithfield 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Smithfield. In addition, the list contains another 42 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Smithfield. In total, we've identified 44 papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Smithfield.

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 Smithfield.

Newspapers Published In Smithfield ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Smithfield:

Smithfield Independent (from 1876)
- Years of publication: 1876 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Smithfield Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85026259
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12125399
Smithfield Times (from 1883)
- Years of publication: 1883 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Smithfield Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN91069895
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24561889

Newspapers Neighboring Smithfield ...

The following newspapers were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Smithfield.

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

Published In Mount Pleasant ...
- Jefferson Gazette (from 1825)
  - Years of publication: 1825 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Jefferson Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042601
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12704410
- Philanthropist (from 1817)
  - Years of publication: 1817 to 1822
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Philanthropist
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025983
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 1715483
- The Philanthropist (from 1817)
  - Years of publication: 1817 to 1822
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Philanthropist
  - Holdings for: LCCN SF88093250
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9900647
- The Philanthropist (from 1817)
  - Years of publication: 1817 to 1822
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Philanthropist
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2005255018
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 57535087
- The Village Banner (from 1835)
  - The first year of publication was in 1835, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Village Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98066021
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38826480
- Weekly Historian (from 1823)
  - Years of publication: 1823 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Historian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84024189
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11173859
Published In Hopedale [Harrison County] ...
- Saunders' Occasional (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Saunders' Occasional
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91074530
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24867679
- The Hopedale Herald (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hopedale Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91069897
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24561883
- The Institute Journal (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Institute Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91069871
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24664054
Published In Harrisville [Harrison County] ...
- The Harrisville Observer (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Harrisville Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91069887
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24561882
- The Harrisville Weekly Star (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Harrisville Weekly Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91069881
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24664040
- The Independent (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91074529
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24867665
Published In Wintersville ...
- The Citizen (from 1970)
  - Years of publication: 1970 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89076150
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19290354
Published In Wellsburg [Brooke County] ...
- Brooke County Record (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Brooke County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059577
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698608
- Brooke News (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Brooke News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059576
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698602
- The Daily Herald (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059582
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698639
- The Pan-handle News (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pan-handle News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026838
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10694440
- The Spokesman (from 1935)
  - Published during 1935
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spokesman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059579
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698618
- The Wellsburg Brooke County Daily Herald (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to 1971
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wellsburg Brooke County Daily Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059583
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698650
- The Wellsburg Democrat (from 1866)
  - The first year of publication was in 1866, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wellsburg Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93065805
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29485936
- The Wellsburg News (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wellsburg News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059574
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698676
- Wellsburg Brooke County Herald (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Wellsburg Brooke County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059584
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698657
- Wellsburg Times (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Wellsburg Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059578
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698614
Published In Mingo Junction ...
- Mingo News (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mingo News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91069764
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24168173
Published In Steubenville ...
- We know of 52 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Steubenville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Steubenville
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Smithfield. This extended list includes all the papers from Steubenville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Smithfield
Published In Follansbee [Brooke County] ...
- Mill Town Review (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mill Town Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059572
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12698671
Published In Cadiz [Harrison County] ...
- We know of 42 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Cadiz. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Cadiz
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Smithfield. This extended list includes all the papers from Cadiz. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Smithfield

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2715, Longitude: -80.7772 In this case, the coordinates for Smithfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).