Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Elton 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 Elton. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Elton. Our list contains 69 papers that were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Elton.

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 Elton.

Newspapers Neighboring Elton ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km] of Elton.

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

Published In Windber [Somerset County] ...
- The Windber Daily Era (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1904
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Windber Daily Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082039
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14880647
- The Windber Journal (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Windber Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082025
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14878118
Published In Dunlo ...
- The Dunlo News (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Dunlo News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079995
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15250363
Published In South Fork ...
- South Fork Courier (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the South Fork Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078107
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15259045
- South Fork Record (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the South Fork Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078108
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15259050
Published In Johnstown ...
- 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Elton. 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 Elton
Published In Lilly ...
- 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 Portage ...
- Southern Cambria News And The Portage Dispatch (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southern Cambria News And The Portage Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079964
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15159600
- The Cambria Dispatch (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cambria Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079965
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15159645
- The Mine Post (from 1951)
  - Years of publication: 1951 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mine Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078111
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15260471
- The Portage Dispatch (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Portage Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079963
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15159615
- The Portage Dispatch (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Portage Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079966
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15159575
Published In Ebensburg ...
- Cambria Gazette (from 1824)
  - Years of publication: 1824 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cambria Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078085
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15244680
- Daily Mountaineer (from 1891)
  - Published during 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078047
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15152268
- Democrat And Sentinel (from 1853)
  - Years of publication: 1853 to 1866
  - Issues available online: 605
  - Scanned issues: August 26, 1853 to December 20, 1866
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Democrat And Sentinel
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86071378
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685114
  - ISSN Number: 2327-6754
- Democratic Journal (from 1838)
  - Years of publication: 1838 to 1839
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071379
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13488347
- Ebensburg Mountaineer-Herald (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 1952
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ebensburg Mountaineer-Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081168
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13303765
- Ebensburg Mountaineer (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ebensburg Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078049
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15152177
- Mountaineer Herald (from 1898)
  - Published during 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountaineer Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078040
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15152174
- The Alleghanian (from 1859)
  - Years of publication: 1859 to 1865
  - Issues available online: 251
  - Scanned issues: September 1, 1859 to February 16, 1865
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Alleghanian
  - Holdings: LCCN SN85054845
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12642687
  - ISSN Number: 2327-8358
- The Cambria County Shopper (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cambria County Shopper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078084
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15244738
- The Cambria Freeman (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1938
  - Issues available online: 1409
  - Scanned issues: April 18, 1867 to September 10, 1897
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Cambria Freeman
  - Holdings: LCCN SN83032041
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10141742
  - ISSN Number: 2327-5049
- The Cambria Herald (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cambria Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032038
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10138489
- The Ebensburg Alleghanian (from 1865)
  - Years of publication: 1865 to 1871
  - Issues available online: 156
  - Scanned issues: June 29, 1865 to August 19, 1869
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Ebensburg Alleghanian
  - Holdings: LCCN SN85054846
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12642678
  - ISSN Number: 2327-8374
- The Ebensburg Sky (from 1832)
  - Years of publication: 1832 to 1836
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ebensburg Sky
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071381
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2260569
- The Mountain Democrat (from 1852)
  - Years of publication: 1852 to 1853
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079996
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15250108
- The Mountain Sentinel (from 1844)
  - Years of publication: 1844 to 1853
  - Issues available online: 223
  - Scanned issues: April 12, 1849 to August 11, 1853
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Mountain Sentinel
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86071377
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13488274
  - ISSN Number: 2327-6630
- The Mountaineer-Herald (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountaineer-Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078045
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685181
- The Mountaineer (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1893
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078048
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15152261
- The Mountaineer (from 1858)
  - Years of publication: 1858 to 1860
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078069
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685197
- The Mountaineer (from 1836)
  - Years of publication: 1836 to 1844
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080005
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15249727
- The Olive Branch And Cambria Record (from 1819)
  - Years of publication: 1819 to 1820
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Olive Branch And Cambria Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071380
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13488510
- The Sky (from 183?)
  - Years of publication: 183? to 1832
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sky
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85054833
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12642716
Published In New Florence [Westmoreland County] ...
- 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 New Paris [Bedford County] ...
- The Weekly Star (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083429
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14983222

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.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- Elton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2798, Longitude: -78.8022 In this case, the coordinates for Elton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).