Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Springtown is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springtown. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Springtown. Our list contains 110 papers that were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Springtown.

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 Springtown.

Newspapers Neighboring Springtown ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km] of Springtown.

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

Published In Orbisonia [Huntingdon County] ...
- The Leader (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1881
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053810
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14442704
- The Orbisonia Dispatch (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1928
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Orbisonia Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081914
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472581
- The Valley Log (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Valley Log
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081892
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14444695
Published In Chambersburg ...
- We know of 75 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Chambersburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Chambersburg
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Springtown. This extended list includes all the papers from Chambersburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Springtown
Published In McConnellsburg [Fulton County] ...
- Daily Quid Nunc (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Quid Nunc
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081890
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408937
- Democratic Bulletin (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081891
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408933
- The Fulton County Journal The Fulton Democrat (from 1983)
  - Published during 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton County Journal The Fulton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082004
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14762388
- The Fulton County Journal (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082003
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14762403
- The Fulton County News (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Fulton County News
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86081889
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14408945
  - ISSN Number: 2327-6770
- The Fulton Democrat (from 1850)
  - Years of publication: 1850 to 1981
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026001
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10259046
- The Fulton Republican (from 1851)
  - Years of publication: 1851 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fulton Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10248907
- The Whangdoodle (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Whangdoodle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069198
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21461856
- Whippersnapper (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Whippersnapper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081910
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472491
Published In Scotland ...
- Industrial School News (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Industrial School News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081413
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13017497
Published In Shirleysburg [Huntingdon County] ...
- Shirleysburg Herald (from 1855)
  - Years of publication: 1855 to 1858
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Shirleysburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081919
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472518
- Shirleysburg Herald (from 1966)
  - Years of publication: 1966 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Shirleysburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86082071
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14990075
- The Herald (from 1858)
  - Years of publication: 1858 to 1865
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081918
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14472525
- The Weekly Herald (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1877
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081868
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14409874
Published In Shippensburg [Cumberland County] ...
- Democratic Chronicle (from 1875)
  - Years of publication: 1875 to 1882
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080019
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14224592
- Free Press (from 1833)
  - Years of publication: 1833 to 1834
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062152
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15566371
- Shippensburg Herald, And Cumberland And Franklin County Weekly Family Visiter (from 1839)
  - Published during 1839
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Shippensburg Herald, And Cumberland And Franklin County Weekly Family Visiter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053949
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14874277
- Shippensburg Herald (from 1837)
  - Years of publication: 1837 to 1839
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Shippensburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069244
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21461212
- The Chronicle (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080018
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14224468
- The Cumberland Valley (from 1841)
  - Years of publication: 1841 to 1843
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cumberland Valley
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062151
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15566280
- The Intelligencer (from 1833)
  - Published during 1833
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Intelligencer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87062147
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15565364
- The News-Chronicle (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News-Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86083293
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12850887
- The Shippensburg Chronicle (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Shippensburg Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078092
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14224516
- The Shippensburg News (from 1852)
  - Years of publication: 1852 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Shippensburg News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026353
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10432696
- The Spirit Of The Times (from 1817)
  - Published during 1817
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Spirit Of The Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025860
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9848697
- Tree Of Liberty (from 1815)
  - Years of publication: 1815 to 181?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tree Of Liberty
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026349
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10432702
- Weekly News (from 1844)
  - Years of publication: 1844 to 1852
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080828
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18252326
Published In Mercersburg ...
- Mercersburg Journal (from 1863)
  - Years of publication: 1863 to 1871
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053630
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14121628
- Mercersburg Journal (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079213
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17628484
- Mercersburg Visitor (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1845
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Visitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077541
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19703536
- Mercersburg Weekly Visitor (from 184?)
  - The first year of publication was in 184?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mercersburg Weekly Visitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061932
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52939879
- The Good Intent (from 1861)
  - Years of publication: 1861 to 1863
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Good Intent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077525
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20025723
- The Independent (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077550
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19977868
- Weekly Journal (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 1861
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026035
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10286898
- Weekly Journal (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Weekly Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077549
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20273667

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0806, Longitude: -77.8197 In this case, the coordinates for Springtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).