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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Askam is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Askam. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Askam. Our list contains 106 papers that were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Askam.

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 Askam.  

Newspapers Neighboring Askam ...

The following newspapers were published within 11 miles [17.7 km] of Askam.

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

  • Published In Nanticoke  ...
  • Published In Plymouth  ...
  • Published In Wilkes-Barre  ...
    • We know of 87 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Wilkes-Barre. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Wilkes-Barre
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Askam. This extended list includes all the papers from Wilkes-Barre. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Askam
  • Published In Kingston  ...
    • The Kingston Times (from 188?)
    • The Wyoming Republican (from 1832)
  • Published In Glen Summit  ...
  • Published In Dallas  ...
  • Published In Shickshinny  ...
  • Published In Sweet Valley  ...
    • Country Impressions (from 1965)
    • Mountaintop Star (from 1973)
    • Suburban News (from 1974)
  • Published In White Haven  ...
    • Record (from 1923)
      • Years of publication:  1923 to 1928
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Record
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87080224
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15671545
    • Record (from 1943)
      • Years of publication:  1943 to 1946
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Record
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87080226
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15671528
    • The Journal-Herald (from 1981)
    • The Journal (from 1900)
    • The Paper (from 1986)
      • Years of publication:  1986 to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Paper
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87080220
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15666975
    • The White Haven Journal (from 1879)
    • White Haven Record (from 1928)
    • White Haven Record (from 1946)
    • White Haven Standard (from 1877)

The official website for Chronicling America

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Askam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Askam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1987, Longitude: -75.9544       In this case, the coordinates for Askam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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