Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Mount Pleasant 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 6 papers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Pleasant. In addition, the list contains another 47 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Mount Pleasant. In total, we've identified 53 papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Mount Pleasant.

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 Mount Pleasant.

Newspapers Published In Mount Pleasant ...

We know of 6 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Mount Pleasant:

Mount Pleasant Dawn (from 1875)
- Years of publication: 1875 to 1881
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mount Pleasant Dawn
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86081563
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13727046
Mount Pleasant Independent (from 1872)
- Years of publication: 1872 to 1873
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mount Pleasant Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87079905
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15088951
Mount Pleasant Journal (from 1873)
- Years of publication: 1873 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mount Pleasant Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85054884
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11859705
Mt. Pleasant Times And Mining Journal (from 1879)
- The first year of publication was in 1879, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mt. Pleasant Times And Mining Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86081562
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13727069
The Democratic Courier, And Mount Pleasant Literary Gazette (from 1843)
- Years of publication: 1843 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Democratic Courier, And Mount Pleasant Literary Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87079904
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15099014
The Freeman's Register (from 1840)
- Years of publication: 1840 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Freeman's Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071938
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14254140

Newspapers Neighboring Mount Pleasant ...

The following newspapers were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Mount Pleasant.

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

Published In Scottdale ...
- Miners Record (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1882
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Miners Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081683
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13842879
- Scottdale Independent (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Scottdale Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081682
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13842733
- The Independent-Observer (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent-Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081548
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13739216
- The Scottdale News-Observer (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 1926
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Scottdale News-Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081681
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13842869
- The Scottdale News (from 1923)
  - Published during 1923
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Scottdale News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081686
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13847986
Published In Youngwood ...
- The Citizen Of Westmoreland (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to 1970
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen Of Westmoreland
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083263
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14261301
Published In Connellsville [Fayette County] ...
- Coke Country Chronicle (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Coke Country Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078245
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15926656
- Connellsville Daily News (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Connellsville Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88086089
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17560200
- Connellsville Enterprise (from 1855)
  - Years of publication: 1855 to 1859
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Connellsville Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071309
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13389438
- Connellsville Tribune (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Connellsville Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053362
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13544421
- Democratic Sentinel (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071310
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13389450
- Fayette County Republican (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 1905
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fayette County Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080325
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15873151
- Fayette Monitor And Youghioghenian (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fayette Monitor And Youghioghenian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032188
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10205532
- The Courier (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081825
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13592013
- The Courier (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 1906
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083393
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14787029
- The Daily Courier (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078256
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16317423
- The Fayette Monitor (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fayette Monitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080471
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16386170
- The Keystone Courier (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Keystone Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055134
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12845312
- The New Monitor (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Monitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080472
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16386166
- The Sunday Courier (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sunday Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080467
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15022783
- The Temperance Radical (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Temperance Radical
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080306
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15794450
- The Weekly Courier (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078255
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15022840
Published In New Haven [Fayette County] ...
- New Haven Herald (from 1896)
  - Published during 1896
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New Haven Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078247
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15994524
Published In Greensburg ...
- We know of 45 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Greensburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Greensburg
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Mount Pleasant. This extended list includes all the papers from Greensburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Mount Pleasant
Published In Normalville [Fayette County] ...
- Springfield Mountaineer
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Springfield Mountaineer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94057657
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29673308
Published In Perryopolis [Fayette County] ...
- The Comet (from 1817)
  - Years of publication: 1817 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Comet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053817
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14447298

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Pleasant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Pleasant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1501, Longitude: -79.5420 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).