Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Ridgway 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 12 papers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgway. In addition, the list contains another 20 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Ridgway. In total, we've identified 32 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Ridgway.

Newspapers Published In Ridgway ...

We know of 12 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Ridgway:

Advokaten (from 1894)
- Years of publication: 1894 to 1896
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Advokaten
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078348
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16679257
Elk County Democrat (from 1899)
- Years of publication: 1899 to 1924
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Elk County Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078298
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15390113
Ridgway Daily Record (from 1903)
- Years of publication: 1903 to 1918
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ridgway Daily Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87080253
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15390120
Ridgway Democrat (from 1908)
- Years of publication: 1908 to 1912
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ridgway Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078347
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16679275
Ridgway Record (from 1918)
- Years of publication: 1918 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ridgway Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078466
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15349789
The Elk Advocate (from 186?)
- Years of publication: 186? to 1868
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Elk Advocate
- Holdings: LCCN SN87079926
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14210670
- ISSN Number: 2166-5540
The Elk County Advocate (from 1868)
- Years of publication: 1868 to 1883
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Elk County Advocate
- Holdings: LCCN SN84026259
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10413089
- ISSN Number: 2166-5532
The Elk County Advocate (from 1850)
- Years of publication: 1850 to 1855
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Elk County Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053922
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14867394
The Elk County Reporter (from 1855)
- Years of publication: 1855 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Elk County Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87080020
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13724565
The Elk Democrat (from 1869)
- Years of publication: 1869 to 1898
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Elk Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84026260
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10413099
The Evening Star (from 1896)
- Years of publication: 1896 to 1900
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Evening Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87080527
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16654229
The Ridgway Advocate (from 188?)
- Years of publication: 188? to 1932
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Ridgway Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87079948
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15132052

Newspapers Neighboring Ridgway ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Ridgway.

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

Published In Johnsonburg ...
- Penntalk (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Penntalk
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078340
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16662798
- The Johnsonburg Breeze (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Johnsonburg Breeze
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080528
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16655619
- The Johnsonburg Press (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Johnsonburg Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080008
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15259035
Published In Saint Marys ...
- Elk County Railroad And Mining Gazette (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Elk County Railroad And Mining Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026354
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10437642
- Elk Enterprise (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Elk Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078019
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14209945
- St. Mary's Republican (from 1850)
  - Years of publication: 1850 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Mary's Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080531
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16679284
- St. Mary's Weekly Herald (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Mary's Weekly Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080484
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15390136
- St. Marys Herald (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the St. Marys Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080483
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16400396
- The Daily Press (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079897
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15088856
- The Elk County Gazette (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1935
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Elk County Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080476
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14210708
- The St. Marys Independent (from 1950)
  - Published during 1950
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The St. Marys Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080478
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16397544
Published In Kane [McKean County] ...
- Kane Leader (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1887
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kane Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080577
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16801139
- The Kane Daily Republican (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1912
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kane Daily Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078362
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16792986
- The Kane Leader (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kane Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080576
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16801086
- The Kane Republican (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kane Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078361
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16792993
- The Kane Review
  - The years of publication are unknown
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kane Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078350
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16774250
- The Kane Weekly Blade (from 1879)
  - Years of publication: 1879 to 1882
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kane Weekly Blade
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081429
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12824923
- The Kane Weekly Leader (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kane Weekly Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080578
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16801103
Published In Weedville ...
- The Bennetts Valley News (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bennetts Valley News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87079900
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15088832
Published In Marienville [Forest County] ...
- Rock Spring Overflow (from 193?)
  - Published during 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Rock Spring Overflow
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064401
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 44496963

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- Ridgway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4242, Longitude: -78.7328 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).