Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore. In addition, the list contains another 60 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Swarthmore. In total, we've identified 63 papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Swarthmore.

Newspapers Published In Swarthmore ...

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

The Swarthmore News (from 1914)
- Years of publication: 1914 to 1928
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Swarthmore News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88793783
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17938816
The Swarthmorean (from 1929)
- Years of publication: 1929 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Swarthmorean
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079382
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17897608
The Swarthmore (from 1893)
- Years of publication: 1893 to 1914
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Swarthmore
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89077131
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19348984

Newspapers Neighboring Swarthmore ...

The following newspapers were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Swarthmore.

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

Published In Folsom ...
- Town Talk (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Town Talk
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077843
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19028225
Published In Media ...
- Delaware County American And Media Advertiser (from 1856)
  - Years of publication: 1856 to 1859
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware County American And Media Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053626
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14120719
- Delaware County American (from 1859)
  - Years of publication: 1859 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware County American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026033
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10286644
- Media Advertiser (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Media Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077507
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19912653
- Media Ledger (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Media Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077499
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19912741
- Media Weekly Comment (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Media Weekly Comment
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077133
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19472706
- The Delaware County Record (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Delaware County Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026034
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10286776
- The Delaware County Voice (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Delaware County Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077288
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20402762
- The Media News And Media Advocate (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 1931
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Media News And Media Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077135
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19472780
- The Media News (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Media News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87078486
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16964955
- The News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077136
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19472914
- The Union, And Delaware County Democrat (from 1852)
  - Years of publication: 1852 to 1854
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Union, And Delaware County Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053627
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14120957
- Town Talk (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Town Talk
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077842
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19054564
Published In Norwood ...
- The Delaware County Ledger (from 1922)
  - Years of publication: 1922 to 1924
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Delaware County Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077535
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19969447
Published In Prospect Park ...
- Interboro News (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to 1991
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Interboro News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077837
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19028339
- Southern Delaware County And Interboro News (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southern Delaware County And Interboro News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91074107
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24838627
Published In Springfield ...
- Springfield Press (from 1931)
  - Years of publication: 1931 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Springfield Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077840
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19075811
- Springfield Township Citizen (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1951
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Springfield Township Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077134
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19470770
Published In Aldan ...
- Aldan Sun (from 1943)
  - Years of publication: 1943 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Aldan Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077496
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19912775
Published In Chester ...
- Chester Advertiser (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 1869
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077529
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19991922
- Chester Advocate (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1871
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077528
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19997887
- Chester Bug (from 1850)
  - The first year of publication was in 1850, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester Bug
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077497
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19910693
- Chester Daily Times (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1882
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester Daily Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84024574
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11082848
- Chester Evening News (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester Evening News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032175
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10197101
- Chester Reporter (from 1941)
  - Years of publication: 1941 to 1942
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077750
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14951158
- Chester Times (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 1959
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032178
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10197301
- Delaware County Democrat, And Farmers And Mechanics' Journal (from 1835)
  - Years of publication: 1835 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware County Democrat, And Farmers And Mechanics' Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079362
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17609761
- Delaware County Democrat (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware County Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032180
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10197597
- Delaware County Mail (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware County Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053349
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13539482
- Delaware County Prohibitionist (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware County Prohibitionist
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079384
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17897505
- Liberal Press And Labor's Press Of Delaware County (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Liberal Press And Labor's Press Of Delaware County
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080750
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17425088
- Progressive Weekly (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 1942
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Progressive Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077501
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19910584
- The Chester Advocate And Delaware County Item (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1874
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chester Advocate And Delaware County Item
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032177
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10197459
- The Chester Independent (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 1874
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chester Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077502
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19910539
- The Delaware County Advocate (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1942
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Delaware County Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83032179
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10197537
- The Democratic Pilot (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Democratic Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053337
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13538571
- The Issue (from 1894)
  - The first year of publication was in 1894, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Issue
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077530
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19968025
- The Morning Republican (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 1923
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morning Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077173
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19473187
- The Post-boy, Or Delaware County Union (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 182?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Post-boy, Or Delaware County Union
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053359
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13544189
- The Public Journal (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Public Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077495
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19912892
- The Upland Union, Or Delaware County Advertiser (from 182?)
  - Years of publication: 182? to 1829
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Upland Union, Or Delaware County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079316
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17431640
- The Weekly Visitor, Or, Delaware County Gazette (from 1828)
  - Years of publication: 1828 to 1832
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Visitor, Or, Delaware County Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071360
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13483462
- Upland Union, And Delaware County Democrat And People's Advocate (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Upland Union, And Delaware County Democrat And People's Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86081795
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13681656
Published In Lansdowne ...
- The Delaware County Times (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Delaware County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055077
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12241541
Published In Upper Darby ...
- News Of Delaware County (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the News Of Delaware County
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077857
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18951268
- News Of Delaware County (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the News Of Delaware County
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077858
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18951398
- Springfield News (from 197?)
  - Years of publication: 197? to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Springfield News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077289
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20402908
- The Daily Chronicle (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 1934
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055283
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12894608
- The News Of Delaware County (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News Of Delaware County
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077861
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14987121
- Upper Darby News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1959
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Upper Darby News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077225
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14987097
Published In Broomall ...
- Marple Community Record (from 196?)
  - Years of publication: 196? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Marple Community Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077834
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18933682
- The Marple Mirror (from 1968)
  - Published during 1968
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Marple Mirror
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077850
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18933889
Published In Darby ...
- The Darby Independent (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Darby Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077498
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19912822
- The Delaware County Republican And Farmers', Mechanics', And Manufacturers' Advocate (from 1833)
  - Years of publication: 1833 to 1838
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Delaware County Republican And Farmers', Mechanics', And Manufacturers' Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079408
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13647138
Published In Havertown ...
- New Approach : The Religious Newsweekly (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New Approach : The Religious Newsweekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97066044
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 1776628
- Township News (from 1952)
  - Years of publication: 1952 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Township News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87080033
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13647349
Published In Marcus Hook ...
- The Marcus Hook Herald (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Marcus Hook Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077503
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19910668
Published In Newtown Square ...
- Center County Press (from 1982)
  - Years of publication: 1982 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Center County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077853
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18934049
- County Press (from 1983)
  - Published during 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077854
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18934200
- County Press (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077855
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18934424

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 from Point A (ie- Swarthmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swarthmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9025, Longitude: -75.3505