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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Scranton 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 101 papers that were published in the immediate area of Scranton. In addition, the list contains another 55 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Scranton. In total, we've identified 156 papers within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Scranton.

Newspapers Published In Scranton ...

We know of 101 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Scranton:

Newspapers Neighboring Scranton ...

The following newspapers were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Scranton.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scranton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scranton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4087, Longitude: -75.6586