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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Harrisburg 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 176 papers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisburg. In addition, the list contains another 15 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Harrisburg. In total, we've identified 191 papers within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Harrisburg.

Newspapers Published In Harrisburg ...

We know of 176 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Harrisburg:

Newspapers Neighboring Harrisburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Harrisburg.

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

  • Published In Penbrook  ...
  • Published In Lemoyne [Cumberland County] ...
  • Published In New Cumberland [Cumberland County] ...
  • Published In Marysville [Perry County] ...
  • Published In Steelton  ...
    • Daily Item (from 1883)
    • Item (from 1884)
      • Years of publication:  1884 to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Item
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86081699
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12937487
    • Steelton Advocate (from 1889)
    • Steelton Daily Reporter (from 1882)
    • Steelton Item (from 1875)
    • Steelton Press (from 1890)
    • Steelton Weekly Reporter (from 1883)
  • Published In Shiremanstown [Cumberland County] ...
    • The Regulator (from 1837)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrisburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2831, Longitude: -76.8810