Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of West New Kensington.

Our newspaper information for West New Kensington 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 West New Kensington. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding West New Kensington. Our list contains 34 papers that were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of West New Kensington.

Newspapers Neighboring West New Kensington ...

The following newspapers were published within 10 miles [16.1 km] of West New Kensington.

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

Published In New Kensington [Westmoreland County] ...
- New Kensington Dispatch (from 1892)
  - 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
- The Kensington Dispatch (from 1891)
  - 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 New Kensington Daily Dispatch (from 1919)
  - 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
Published In Tarentum ...
- Tarentum Telegram (from 1896)
  - 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)
  - 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 Evening Telegram (from 1914)
  - 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 Light (from 189?)
  - 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 Valley Daily News (from 1904)
  - 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
Published In Oakmont ...
- The Allegheny Valley Advance (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1936
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Allegheny Valley Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080725
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17792977
Published In Verona ...
- Verona Leader (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Verona Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080755
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17988654
Published In Freeport [Armstrong County] ...
- Freeport Journal (from 1876)
  - 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
- The Columbian And Freeport-Leechburgh And Warren Advertiser (from 1841)
  - 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 Freeport Weekly Visiter, And Repository Of General Literature, And Intelligence (from 184?)
  - 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)
  - 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 New Era (from 1872)
  - 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 Olive Branch (from 18??)
  - 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
Published In Monroeville ...
- Monroeville News (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Monroeville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85055274
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12920291
- The Woodland Area Progress Star (from ????)
  - Years of publication: ???? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Woodland Area Progress Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00063039
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 45631534
Published In Wilkinsburg ...
- The Enterprise (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1900
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080759
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17988494
- The Gazette (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to 1966
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88079249
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17681823
- The Gazette (from 1967)
  - Years of publication: 1967 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080743
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17947940
- The Independent (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080758
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17988504
- The Rattlesnake (from 1859)
  - The first year of publication was in 1859, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rattlesnake
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85054825
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12729733
- The Sentinel (from 1966)
  - Years of publication: 1966 to 1967
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080741
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17947955
- The Wilkinsburg Call (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkinsburg Call
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080738
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17942595
- The Wilkinsburg Gazette (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 1940
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkinsburg Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080721
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17801783
- The Wilkinsburg Progress (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1933
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkinsburg Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080723
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17801790
- The Wilkinsburg Review (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkinsburg Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080756
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18004248
- The Wilkinsburg Sentinel The Wilkinsburg Call (from 1918)
  - Years of publication: 1918 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkinsburg Sentinel The Wilkinsburg Call
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080737
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17942576
- The Wilkinsburg Sentinel-Call (from 1919)
  - Published during 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkinsburg Sentinel-Call
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080736
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17942569
- The Wilkinsburg Sentinel (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkinsburg Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85054852
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12795434
- The Wilkinsburg Sentinel (from 1919)
  - Years of publication: 1919 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wilkinsburg Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080742
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17942562
Published In Murrysville [Westmoreland County] ...
- Delmont Salem News (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delmont Salem News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89077098
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19340628
- The Westmoreland Star (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to 1979
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Westmoreland Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88080729
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17882136

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West New Kensington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West New Kensington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5637, Longitude: -79.7742 In this case, the coordinates for West New Kensington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).