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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Slatington 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Slatington. In addition, the list contains another 14 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Slatington. In total, we've identified 17 papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Slatington.

Newspapers Published In Slatington ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Slatington:

  • The News (from 1891)
    • Years of publication:  1891 to 1898
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89077871
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 18946335
  • The Slatington News (from 1868)
  • The Slatington News (from 1898)

Newspapers Neighboring Slatington ...

The following newspapers were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Slatington.

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

  • Published In Northampton [Northampton County] ...
    • Northampton Times (from 1961)
    • Suburban Scene (from 1972)
    • The Times (from 1962)
      • Years of publication:  1962 to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88079103
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17475203
  • Published In Lehighton [Carbon County] ...
  • Published In New Tripoli  ...
  • Published In Catasauqua  ...

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 from Point A (ie- Slatington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slatington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7440, Longitude: -75.6144       In this case, the coordinates for Slatington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).