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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Newport 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 57 papers that were published in the immediate area of Newport. In addition, the list contains another 14 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Newport. In total, we've identified 71 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Newport.

Newspapers Published In Newport ...

We know of 57 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Newport:

Newspapers Neighboring Newport ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Newport.

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

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 from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4880, Longitude: -71.3097