Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 8 newspapers that have been published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Watsondale. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Mount Pleasant Silk Culturist And Farmer's Manual: Devoted To The Growth And Manufacture Of Silk And Beet Sugar, And The Improvement Of Agriculture, Horticulture, And Rural And Domestic Economy (from 1839)
- Published in Brandonville (WV) [Preston County]
- Years of publication: 1839 to 1840
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mount Pleasant Silk Culturist And Farmer's Manual: Devoted To The Growth And Manufacture Of Silk And Beet Sugar, And The Improvement Of Agriculture, Horticulture, And Rural And Domestic Economy
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092239
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181781
Somerset County Leader (from 1907)
- Published in Rockwood [Somerset County]
- Years of publication: 1907 to 1951
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Somerset County Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86082049
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14878992
Springfield Mountaineer
- Published in Normalville [Fayette County]
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Springfield Mountaineer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94057657
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29673308
The Champion Of Democracy (from 1840)
- Published in Brandonville (WV) [Preston County]
- Published during 1840
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Champion Of Democracy
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092238
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181753
The Rockwood Gazette (from 1902)
- Published in Rockwood [Somerset County]
- Years of publication: 1902 to 1905
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rockwood Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86082047
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14879155
The Rockwood Leader (from 1905)
- Published in Rockwood [Somerset County]
- Years of publication: 1905 to 1907
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rockwood Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86082048
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14879144
The Somerset County Times (from 1883)
- Published in Rockwood [Somerset County]
- Years of publication: 1883 to 1885
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Somerset County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86082069
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14990090
Turkeyfoot News (from 1905)
- Published in Confluence [Somerset County]
- Years of publication: 1905 to 1912
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Turkeyfoot News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86082044
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14878172

Footnotes ...

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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- Watsondale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watsondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7259, Longitude: -79.3900 In this case, the coordinates for Watsondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).