Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 17 newspapers that have been published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Vandergrift. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Ford City News (from 1932)
- Published in Ford City [Armstrong County]
- Years of publication: 1932 to 1937
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ford City News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078025
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15076145
Freeport Journal (from 1876)
- Published in Freeport [Armstrong County]
- Years of publication: 1876 to 1959
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Freeport Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86083178
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13014716
New Kensington Dispatch (from 1892)
- Published in New Kensington [Westmoreland County]
- Years of publication: 1892 to 1919
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the New Kensington Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86083377
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14813711
Saltsburg Sentinel (from 1962)
- Published in Saltsburg [Indiana County]
- Years of publication: 1962 to 1964
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Saltsburg Sentinel
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078208
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15681455
Tarentum Telegram (from 1896)
- Published in Tarentum [Allegheny County]
- Years of publication: 1896 to 1914
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Tarentum Telegram
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079320
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18042108
The Allegheny Valley Times (from 1881)
- Published in Tarentum [Allegheny County]
- Years of publication: 1881 to 1888
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Allegheny Valley Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079318
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18028178
The Columbian And Freeport-Leechburgh And Warren Advertiser (from 1841)
- Published in Freeport [Armstrong County]
- Years of publication: 1841 to 1845
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Columbian And Freeport-Leechburgh And Warren Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071340
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13452987
The Evening Telegram (from 1914)
- Published in Tarentum [Allegheny County]
- Years of publication: 1914 to 1923
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Evening Telegram
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079319
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18082803
The Freeport Weekly Visiter, And Repository Of General Literature, And Intelligence (from 184?)
- Published in Freeport [Armstrong County]
- Years of publication: 184? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Freeport Weekly Visiter, And Repository Of General Literature, And Intelligence
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85036108
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13878281
The Herald (from 1899)
- Published in Freeport [Armstrong County]
- Years of publication: 1899 to 1913
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079330
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18030513
The Kensington Dispatch (from 1891)
- Published in New Kensington [Westmoreland County]
- Years of publication: 1891 to 1892
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Kensington Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86083376
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14813719
The Light (from 189?)
- Published in Tarentum [Allegheny County]
- The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Light
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88079344
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18082862
The New Era (from 1872)
- Published in Freeport [Armstrong County]
- Years of publication: 1872 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The New Era
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83032080
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10147929
The New Kensington Daily Dispatch (from 1919)
- Published in New Kensington [Westmoreland County]
- Years of publication: 1919 to 1950
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The New Kensington Daily Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86083378
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14766892
The Olive Branch (from 18??)
- Published in Freeport [Armstrong County]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Olive Branch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87079927
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14210762
The Saltsburg Press (from 1875)
- Published in Saltsburg [Indiana County]
- Years of publication: 1875 to 1985
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Saltsburg Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86053926
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14868454
The Valley Daily News (from 1904)
- Published in Tarentum [Allegheny County]
- Years of publication: 1904 to 1968
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Valley Daily News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87078051
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15158328

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- Vandergrift) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vandergrift. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6009, Longitude: -79.5792 In this case, the coordinates for Vandergrift have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).