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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)
  • Mercersburg Journal (from 189?)
  • Mercersburg Visitor (from 1843)
  • Mercersburg Weekly Visitor (from 184?)
  • The Good Intent (from 1861)
  • The Independent (from 1921)
  • Weekly Journal (from 1843)
  • Weekly Journal (from 1871)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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