Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Rockwood 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Rockwood. In addition, the list contains another 48 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Rockwood. In total, we've identified 52 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Rockwood.

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 Rockwood.  

Newspapers Published In Rockwood ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Rockwood:

• Somerset County Leader (from 1907)
  • Years of publication:  1907 to 1951
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Somerset County Leader
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082049
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14878992
• The Rockwood Gazette (from 1902)
  • Years of publication:  1902 to 1905
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Rockwood Gazette
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082047
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14879155
• The Rockwood Leader (from 1905)
  • Years of publication:  1905 to 1907
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Rockwood Leader
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082048
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14879144
• The Somerset County Times (from 1883)
  • Years of publication:  1883 to 1885
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Somerset County Times
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082069
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14990090

Newspapers Neighboring Rockwood ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Rockwood.

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

• Published In Somerset  ...
  • We know of 36 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Somerset. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Somerset
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Rockwood. This extended list includes all the papers from Somerset. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Rockwood
• Published In Meyersdale  ...
  • Meyersdale Independent (from 1872)
    • Years of publication:  1872 to 1878
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Meyersdale Independent
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86053631
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14121711
  • Meyersdale Register (from 1890)
    • Years of publication:  1890 to 1894
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Meyersdale Register
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082035
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14877488
  • Meyersdale Republican (from 1900)
    • Years of publication:  1900 to 1974
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Meyersdale Republican
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082037
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14877457
  • The Dale City Record (from 1872)
    • Years of publication:  1872 to 1873
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Dale City Record
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN83032068
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10129850
  • The Meyersdale Commercial (from 1878)
    • Years of publication:  1878 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Meyersdale Commercial
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082050
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14879128
  • The Republic (from 1974)
    • Years of publication:  1974 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Republic
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082038
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14877435
  • The Semi-Weekly Commercial (from 18??)
    • Years of publication:  18?? to ????
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Semi-Weekly Commercial
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082032
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14877886
• Published In Berlin  ...
  • Berlin Record (from 1885)
    • Years of publication:  1885 to 1939
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Berlin Record
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86083404
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14870381
  • The Berlin Gleaner (from 1903)
    • Years of publication:  1903 to 1911
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Berlin Gleaner
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082034
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14877865
• Published In Boswell  ...
  • Boswell News (from 1908)
    • Years of publication:  1908 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Boswell News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86083406
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14870373
• Published In Confluence  ...
  • Turkeyfoot News (from 1905)
    • Years of publication:  1905 to 1912
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Turkeyfoot News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082044
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14878172
• 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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Rockwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/