Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Windber 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Windber. In addition, the list contains another 49 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Windber. In total, we've identified 51 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Windber.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Windber.  

Newspapers Published In Windber ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Windber:

• The Windber Daily Era (from 1903)
  • Years of publication:  1903 to 1904
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Windber Daily Era
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082039
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14880647
• The Windber Journal (from 1899)
  • Years of publication:  1899 to 1907
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Windber Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86082025
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14878118

Newspapers Neighboring Windber ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Windber.

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

• Published In Dunlo [Cambria County] ...
  • The Dunlo News (from 1912)
    • Years of publication:  1912 to 1916
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Dunlo News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87079995
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15250363
• Published In Johnstown [Cambria County] ...
  • We know of 40 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Johnstown. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Johnstown
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Windber. This extended list includes all the papers from Johnstown. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Windber
• Published In Lilly [Cambria County] ...
  • The Lilly Signal (from 1896)
    • Years of publication:  1896 to 1907
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Lilly Signal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87080001
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15249774
• Published In South Fork [Cambria County] ...
  • South Fork Courier (from 1887)
    • Years of publication:  1887 to 1894
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the South Fork Courier
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87078107
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15259045
  • South Fork Record (from 1894)
    • Years of publication:  1894 to 1919
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the South Fork Record
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87078108
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15259050
• Published In Portage [Cambria County] ...
  • Southern Cambria News And The Portage Dispatch (from 1927)
    • Years of publication:  1927 to 1929
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Southern Cambria News And The Portage Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87079964
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15159600
  • The Cambria Dispatch (from 1929)
    • Years of publication:  1929 to 1948
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Cambria Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87079965
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15159645
  • The Mine Post (from 1951)
    • Years of publication:  1951 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Mine Post
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87078111
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15260471
  • The Portage Dispatch (from 1948)
    • Years of publication:  1948 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Portage Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87079963
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15159615
  • The Portage Dispatch (from 1912)
    • Years of publication:  1912 to 1927
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Portage Dispatch
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87079966
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15159575
• Published In New Paris [Bedford County] ...
  • The Weekly Star (from 1882)
    • Years of publication:  1882 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Weekly Star
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86083429
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14983222

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Windber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/