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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for West Newton 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 West Newton. In addition, the list contains another 48 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded West Newton. In total, we've identified 51 papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of West Newton.

Newspapers Published In West Newton ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring West Newton ...

The following newspapers were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of West Newton.

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

  • Published In Donora [Washington County] ...
  • Published In Belle Vernon [Fayette County] ...
  • Published In Elizabeth [Allegheny County] ...
  • Published In Monessen  ...
  • Published In Charleroi [Washington County] ...
  • Published In Clairton [Allegheny County] ...
  • Published In Fayette City [Fayette County] ...
  • Published In Irwin  ...
  • Published In Monongahela [Washington County] ...
    • Key News (from 1961)
      • Years of publication:  1961 to 1962
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Key News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88079000
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 17311261
    • The Monongahela Times (from 1903)
    • The Monongahela Times (from 1902)
    • The Register (from 1980)
  • Published In Perryopolis [Fayette County] ...
    • The Comet (from 1817)
  • Published In West Elizabeth [Allegheny County] ...
  • Published In Roscoe [Washington County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Newton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Newton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2098, Longitude: -79.7670