Local Newspapers
Introduction ...
Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Fort Washington.
Our newspaper information for Fort Washington 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Washington. In addition, the list contains another 18 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Fort Washington. In total, we've identified 21 papers within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Fort Washington.
Newspapers Published In Fort Washington ...
We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Fort Washington:
- Montgomeryville Spirit (from 1974)
- North Penn Life (from 19??)
- Suburban Spirit (from 1982)
Newspapers Neighboring Fort Washington ...
The following newspapers were published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Fort Washington.
The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Fort Washington.
- Published In Ambler ...
- Ambler News (from 1935)
- Ambler-Whitemarsh Valley News (from 1939)
- The Ambler Gazette (from 1882)
- The Ambler Gazette (from 1964)
- The Ambler Gazette (from 1964)
- Published In Oreland ...
- Springfield Sun (from 1971)
- The Sun (from 1961)
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1971
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079530
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18386193
- Published In Glenside ...
- East Montgomery County News (from 1932)
- Easton Road Guide (from 193?)
- Easton Road Shopping Guide (from 1933)
- Glenside News (from 1923)
- Glenside News (from 1935)
- Published In Horsham ...
- Published In Hatboro ...
- Bucks County Spirit (from 19??)
- Spirit Of Bucks County (from 1986)
- Published In Jenkintown ...
- Old York Road Press (from 1932)
- The Jenkintown Times (from 1894)
- Times-Chronicle (from 1894)
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- Fort Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1407, Longitude: -75.2021 |