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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Petrolia 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Petrolia. In addition, the list contains another 8 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Petrolia. In total, we've identified 9 papers within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Petrolia.

Newspapers Published In Petrolia ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Petrolia area:

Newspapers Neighboring Petrolia ...

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

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

  • Published In Chicora  ...
    • The News (from 19??)
      • Years of publication:  19?? to ????
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87078363
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 16795227
  • Published In Parker [Armstrong County] ...
    • Weekly Phoenix (from 1879)
  • Published In East Brady [Clarion County] ...
  • Published In Saint Petersburg [Clarion County] ...
  • Published In Rimersburg [Clarion County] ...
    • Rimersburg Record (from 1924)

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- Petrolia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petrolia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0167, Longitude: -79.7171