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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Torch 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Torch. In addition, the list contains another 46 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Torch. In total, we've identified 47 papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Torch.

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 Torch.  

Newspapers Published In Torch ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Torch area:

  • The Torch Light (from 1886)

Newspapers Neighboring Torch ...

The following newspapers were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Torch.

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

  • Published In Belpre [Washington County] ...
    • Belpre News (from 1931)
  • Published In Parkersburg [Wood County] ...
    • We know of 46 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Parkersburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Parkersburg
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Torch. This extended list includes all the papers from Parkersburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Torch

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Torch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Torch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2395, Longitude: -81.7490       In this case, the coordinates for Torch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).