Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Bolivar 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 Bolivar. In addition, the list contains another 49 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Bolivar. In total, we've identified 50 papers within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Bolivar.

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 Bolivar.

Newspapers Published In Bolivar ...

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

The Bolivar News (from 1900)
- Years of publication: 1900 to 1923
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bolivar News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071039
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13046817

Newspapers Neighboring Bolivar ...

The following newspapers were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Bolivar.

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

Published In New Florence ...
- The New Florence News (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Florence News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081553
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13727110
Published In Blairsville [Indiana County] ...
- Blairsville Daily Courier (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 Blairsville Daily Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079973
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15193887
- Blairsville Dispatch (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1977
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blairsville Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078188
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15341517
- Blairsville Enterprise (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blairsville Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081828
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13592147
- Blairsville Independent (from 1860)
  - The first year of publication was in 1860, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blairsville Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080241
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15694317
- Blairsville Record, And Conemaugh Reporter (from 1827)
  - Years of publication: 1827 to 1869
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blairsville Record, And Conemaugh Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84024569
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11052064
- Blairsville Record, And Indiana And Westmoreland Advertiser (from 183?)
  - Years of publication: 183? to 184?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blairsville Record, And Indiana And Westmoreland Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071037
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13045868
- Blairsville Record (from 1826)
  - Years of publication: 1826 to 183?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blairsville Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078114
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13657412
- Conemaugh Republican (from 1830)
  - Years of publication: 1830 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Conemaugh Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84024570
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11053046
- Evening Courier (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1895
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Evening Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079972
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15193863
- The Apalachian [sic] (from 1846)
  - Years of publication: 1846 to 1855
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Apalachian [sic]
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85054932
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2257630
- The Blairsville Courier
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blairsville Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079974
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15193837
- The Blairsville Press (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blairsville Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078209
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15681142
- The Blairsville Record (from 1858)
  - Years of publication: 1858 to 1869
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blairsville Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025175
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11735786
- The Citizen, And Blairsville Advocate (from 1845)
  - Years of publication: 1845 to 1846
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen, And Blairsville Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080231
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15680042
- The Dispatch (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080341
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15680068
- The New Era (from 1864)
  - Years of publication: 1864 to 1866
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078210
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15681126
- The True American And Apalachian (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The True American And Apalachian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083229
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14251843
Published In Homer City [Indiana County] ...
- Homer City Journal (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Homer City Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080238
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15680947
- Indiana County Journal (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1936
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Indiana County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080239
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15680938
- The Indiana County American (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Indiana County American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080248
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15694255
Published In Ligonier ...
- Ligonier American (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ligonier American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077887
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19649550
- The Ligonier Free Press (from 1845)
  - Years of publication: 1845 to 1854
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ligonier Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081558
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13726863
Published In Lilly [Cambria County] ...
- The Lilly Signal (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lilly Signal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080001
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15249774
Published In Johnstown [Cambria County] ...
- We know of 40 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Johnstown. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Johnstown
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Bolivar. This extended list includes all the papers from Johnstown. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Bolivar
Published In Latrobe ...
- Evening Clipper (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Evening Clipper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083276
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14288385
- Latrobe Advance (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1909
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Latrobe Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081680
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13871367
- Latrobe Bulletin (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Latrobe Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063526
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13379254
- Latrobe Clipper (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1903
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Latrobe Clipper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081696
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13900486
- Latrobe Daily Advance (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Latrobe Daily Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083275
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14263038
- Latrobe Weekly Advance
  - 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 Latrobe Weekly Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083272
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14262948
- Latrobe Weekly Clipper (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Latrobe Weekly Clipper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081556
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13726871
- The Reveille (from 1882)
  - The first year of publication was in 1882, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Reveille
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083230
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14251832
Published In New Alexandria ...
- New Alexandria Press (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 1947
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New Alexandria Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078219
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15688709

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

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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- Bolivar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bolivar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3948, Longitude: -79.1525