Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Altoona 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 34 papers that were published in the immediate area of Altoona. In addition, the list contains another 38 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Altoona. In total, we've identified 72 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Altoona.

Newspapers Published In Altoona ...

We know of 34 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Altoona:

Altoona American (from 1933)
- Years of publication: 1933 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona American
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078154
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15306487
Altoona Daily Sun (from 1879)
- Years of publication: 1879 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Daily Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078128
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15293049
Altoona Evening Call (from 1879)
- Years of publication: 1879 to 1885
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Evening Call
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87080050
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15341544
Altoona Evening Gazette (from 1896)
- Years of publication: 1896 to 1910
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Evening Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078135
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15306528
Altoona Gazette (from 1892)
- Years of publication: 1892 to 1896
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078137
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15306515
Altoona Gazette (from 1911)
- Years of publication: 1911 to 1914
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078153
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15306556
Altoona Graphic (from 1887)
- Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Graphic
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078144
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15292807
Altoona Mirror (from 1888)
- Years of publication: 1888 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Mirror
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85055248
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12617826
Altoona Sunday Morning (from 1884)
- Years of publication: 1884 to 1887
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Sunday Morning
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078143
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15292802
Altoona Times Tribune (from 1920)
- Published during 1920
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Times Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87080069
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12595339
Altoona Times
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1919
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87080067
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15348994
Altoona Tribune And Altoona Times (from 1921)
- Published during 1921
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altoona Tribune And Altoona Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85055270
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12574848
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- Altoona Tribune (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1957
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Altoona Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055234
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12617925
- Altoona Tribune (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Altoona Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080066
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15348854
- Altoona Vindicator (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1869
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Altoona Vindicator
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055115
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12790801
- Blair County Labor News (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blair County Labor News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080071
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12609567
- Deutscher Volksfuhrer (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 1942
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Deutscher Volksfuhrer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078125
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15293010
- Evening Mirror (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1878
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Evening Mirror
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038515
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11330240
- Gospel Trumpet (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gospel Trumpet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078138
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15292931
- Labor News (from 1920)
  - Published during 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Labor News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055266
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12609577
- Morning Tribune (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morning Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83031963
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10085223
- Sunday Gazette (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sunday Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078175
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336375
- Sunday Graphic News (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sunday Graphic News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078145
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15292813
- Sunday Morning (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1884
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sunday Morning
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078142
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15292797
- The Altoona Collegian (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Altoona Collegian
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2009264093
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 341259026
- The Altoona Sunday Call (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Altoona Sunday Call
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078185
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15341539
- The Altoona Sun (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 1892
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Altoona Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83031966
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10085520
- The Altoona Sun (from 1934)
  - Years of publication: 1934 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Altoona Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080047
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15324400
- The Altoona Tribune (from 1856)
  - Years of publication: 1856 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Altoona Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83031964
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2257199
- The Globe (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 1878
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Globe
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078177
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336370
- The New Guide (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 1925
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078176
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336372
- The Times (from 1884)
  - The first year of publication was in 1884, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080068
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12618021
- The Toiler's (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Toiler's
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078171
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336385
- Times Tribune (from 1920)
  - Published during 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Times Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055267
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12595274

Newspapers Neighboring Altoona ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Altoona.

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

Published In Bellwood ...
- The Bellwood Bulletin (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bellwood Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025984
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10193179
Published In Duncansville ...
- The Blair County Shoppers Guide (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blair County Shoppers Guide
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078178
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336367
Published In Hollidaysburg ...
- Beacon Light (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1845
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Beacon Light
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055180
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2258204
- Blair County Whig And Hollidaysburg And Gaysport Telegraph (from 1849)
  - Years of publication: 1849 to 1851
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blair County Whig And Hollidaysburg And Gaysport Telegraph
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080044
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15324649
- Blair Press (from 1963)
  - Years of publication: 1963 to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blair Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080045
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15324419
- Canal And Portage Register (from 1836)
  - Years of publication: 1836 to 1838
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Canal And Portage Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080063
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2258969
- Democratic Standard And Huntingdon County Gazette (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 1842
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Standard And Huntingdon County Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85054717
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2260196
- Democratic Standard (from 1842)
  - Years of publication: 1842 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032119
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10176442
- Hollidaysburg Observer (from 1984)
  - Years of publication: 1984 to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hollidaysburg Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078139
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15292830
- Hollidaysburg Register, And Blair County Inquirer (from 1846)
  - Years of publication: 1846 to 1849
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hollidaysburg Register, And Blair County Inquirer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080064
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12642740
- Hollidaysburgh Register (from 1849)
  - Years of publication: 1849 to 1855
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hollidaysburgh Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053550
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685081
- The Aurora And Courier (from 1833)
  - Years of publication: 1833 to 1836
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Aurora And Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078174
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336378
- The Hollidaysburg Register (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1963
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hollidaysburg Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032118
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2261963
Published In Gallitzin [Cambria County] ...
- Gallitzin Weekly Times (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1906
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallitzin Weekly Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071337
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13285161
- Industrial Vindicator (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Industrial Vindicator
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071334
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13450817
- The Gallitzin Item (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallitzin Item
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055103
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12770924
- The Gallitzin News (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallitzin News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071335
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13450961
- The Gallitzin Tru-val-ier (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallitzin Tru-val-ier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079997
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15250068
- The Weekly Item (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Item
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071349
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13458510
- The Weekly News (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078110
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15260478
- Tru-val-ier (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 1939
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tru-val-ier
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2010218529
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 671739169
Published In Cresson [Cambria County] ...
- Penn-Central News (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Penn-Central News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85054973
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 3792910
- The Cresson Record (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1944
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cresson Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071311
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13389476
Published In Williamsburg ...
- Temperance Vindicator (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1870
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Temperance Vindicator
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078172
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336381
- The Williamsburg Record (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Williamsburg Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078179
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336343
- The Williamsburg Semi-Weekly Record (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Williamsburg Semi-Weekly Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078180
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15336339
- Williamsburg Journal (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to 1963
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Williamsburg Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078141
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15292825
Published In Roaring Spring ...
- The Cove News (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 1963
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cove News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078129
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15293020
- The Weekly News (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1925
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078140
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15292820
Published In Tyrone ...
- The Tyrone Times (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1938
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tyrone Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080048
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15324396
- Tyrone Daily Herald (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tyrone Daily Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083395
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12684400
- Tyrone Democrat (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tyrone Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026503
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10482353
- Tyrone Herald (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tyrone Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055122
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12617764
Published In Martinsburg ...
- Cove Echo (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1885
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cove Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026007
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10261912
- Martinsburg Herald (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1895
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Martinsburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078130
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15293317
- Martinsburg Herald (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1931
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Martinsburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078148
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15306862
- Martinsburg Weekly Herald (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1902
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Martinsburg Weekly Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078131
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15306852
- Morrisons Cove Herald (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morrisons Cove Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078132
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15309790

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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- Altoona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altoona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5170, Longitude: -78.3964