Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Chester Downs 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 Chester Downs. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Chester Downs. Our list contains 54 papers that were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Chester Downs.

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 Chester Downs.

Newspapers Neighboring Chester Downs ...

The following newspapers were published within 6 miles [9.7 km] of Chester Downs.

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

Published In Royersford ...
- Phoenix Area News (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to 1970
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Phoenix Area News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078517
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16652118
- Reporter Advertiser (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Reporter Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078518
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16651943
- The Evening Phoenix (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Evening Phoenix
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077306
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20499819
- Twin Borough Weekly Advertiser (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 1965
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Twin Borough Weekly Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078511
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16643297
- Weekly Advertiser (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1935
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078512
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16643374
Published In Spring City [Chester County] ...
- Reporter Of The Spring-Ford Area (from 1970)
  - Years of publication: 1970 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Reporter Of The Spring-Ford Area
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078516
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16652053
- Spring City Daily Sun And Weekly Sun (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spring City Daily Sun And Weekly Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069139
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20966901
- Spring City Press (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spring City Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069080
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20909995
- Spring City Sun (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1906
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spring City Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026407
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10475100
Published In Collegeville ...
- The Independent And Montgomery Transcript (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent And Montgomery Transcript
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079053
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16577276
- The Independent (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 1952
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080281
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15746038
Published In Phoenixville [Chester County] ...
- We know of 28 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Phoenixville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Phoenixville
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Chester Downs. This extended list includes all the papers from Phoenixville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Chester Downs
Published In Schwenksville ...
- The Schwenksville Item (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Schwenksville Item
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078127
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13724586
- The Weekly Item (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 1881
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Item
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080541
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16260516
Published In Pottstown ...
- American Star (from 1829)
  - Years of publication: 1829 to 183?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the American Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062058
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15167839
- Berks, Chester & Montgomery Ledger (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1857
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Berks, Chester & Montgomery Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080988
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18596587
- Daily Pottstown Ledger (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Pottstown Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053857
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14210802
- Montgomery Republican (from 1828)
  - Years of publication: 1828 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Montgomery Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080525
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16239281
- Montgomery, Chester And Berks Weekly Advocate (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Montgomery, Chester And Berks Weekly Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078600
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16714970
- Pottstown Daily News (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080524
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16238730
- Pottstown Journal (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 1843
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062059
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15170710
- Pottstown Mercury And The Pottstown News (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Mercury And The Pottstown News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078328
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15390103
- Pottstown Mercury (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078327
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15390099
- Pottstown Mercury (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to 1933
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078329
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15390107
- Pottstown Morning Herald (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Morning Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077230
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19855387
- Pottstown Tariffite, And Democratic Guard (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1845
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Tariffite, And Democratic Guard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062060
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15171308
- Pottstown Times (from 1819)
  - Years of publication: 1819 to 1825
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053859
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14575566
- Pottstown Worker (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pottstown Worker
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058022
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30684668
- The Daily News (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 1892
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080536
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16238688
- The Guardian (from 1975)
  - Years of publication: 1975 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Guardian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080292
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15745962
- The LaFayette Aurora ; Or, General Advertiser And Literary Gazette (from 1826)
  - Years of publication: 1826 to 1827
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The LaFayette Aurora ; Or, General Advertiser And Literary Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079182
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17159425
- The LaFayette Aurora (from 1825)
  - Years of publication: 1825 to 1826
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The LaFayette Aurora
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079204
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17159367
- The Mercury (from 1973)
  - Years of publication: 1973 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mercury
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080519
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15349778
- The Montgomery Ledger (from 1857)
  - Years of publication: 1857 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Montgomery Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026253
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10406021
- The Pottstown Advertiser (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pottstown Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053858
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14575493
- The Pottstown Blade (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pottstown Blade
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079055
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16617853
- The Pottstown News (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1933
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pottstown News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080537
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16238792
- Times And Farmer's Advertiser (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 1827
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Times And Farmer's Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053860
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14575603

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 from Point A (ie- Chester Downs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chester Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1927, Longitude: -75.5372 In this case, the coordinates for Chester Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).