Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Mercersburg 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 8 papers that were published in the immediate area of Mercersburg. In addition, the list contains another 75 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Mercersburg. In total, we've identified 83 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Mercersburg.

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 Mercersburg.

Newspapers Published In Mercersburg ...

We know of 8 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Mercersburg:

Mercersburg Journal (from 1863)
- Years of publication: 1863 to 1871
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053630
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14121628
Mercersburg Journal (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079213
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17628484
Mercersburg Visitor (from 1843)
- Years of publication: 1843 to 1845
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Visitor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077541
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19703536
Mercersburg Weekly Visitor (from 184?)
- The first year of publication was in 184?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Weekly Visitor
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061932
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52939879
The Good Intent (from 1861)
- Years of publication: 1861 to 1863
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Good Intent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077525
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20025723
The Independent (from 1921)
- Years of publication: 1921 to 1924
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077550
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19977868
Weekly Journal (from 1843)
- Years of publication: 1843 to 1861
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Weekly Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84026035
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10286898
Weekly Journal (from 1871)
- Years of publication: 1871 to 189?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Weekly Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077549
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20273667

Newspapers Neighboring Mercersburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Mercersburg.

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

Published In McConnellsburg [Fulton County] ...
- Daily Quid Nunc (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Quid Nunc
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081890
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408937
- Democratic Bulletin (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081891
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408933
- The Fulton County Journal The Fulton Democrat (from 1983)
  - Published during 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton County Journal The Fulton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082004
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14762388
- The Fulton County Journal (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082003
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14762403
- The Fulton County News (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Fulton County News
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86081889
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408945
  - ISSN Number: 2327-6770
- The Fulton Democrat (from 1850)
  - Years of publication: 1850 to 1981
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026001
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10259046
- The Fulton Republican (from 1851)
  - Years of publication: 1851 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10248907
- The Whangdoodle (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Whangdoodle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069198
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21461856
- Whippersnapper (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Whippersnapper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081910
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472491
Published In Greencastle ...
- Echo Pilot (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Echo Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081590
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13048440
- Greencastle Press And Kauffmans Progressive News (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Greencastle Press And Kauffmans Progressive News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077286
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20461646
- Greencastle Press (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 1912
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Greencastle Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081661
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13048327
- Kauffmans Progressive News (from 1912)
  - Published during 1912
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kauffmans Progressive News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077285
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20360306
- The Greencastle Pilot (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Greencastle Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077336
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20535143
- The Greencastle Press And News (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Greencastle Press And News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081657
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13030286
- The Local Gossiper (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Local Gossiper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077284
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20461477
- The Pilot (from 1860)
  - Years of publication: 1860 to 1866
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081591
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13066289
- The Valley Echo (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 1893
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Valley Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032083
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10148027
Published In Chambersburg ...
- We know of 75 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Chambersburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Chambersburg
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Mercersburg. This extended list includes all the papers from Chambersburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Mercersburg

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mercersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mercersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8270, Longitude: -77.9022