Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Plum Point 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 Plum Point. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Plum Point. Our list contains 71 papers that were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Plum Point.

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 Plum Point.

Newspapers Neighboring Plum Point ...

The following newspapers were published within 13 miles [20.9 km] of Plum Point.

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

Published In Wickford ...
- The Rhode Island Telephone & Genealogical And Historical Repository (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 1884
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rhode Island Telephone & Genealogical And Historical Repository
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064075
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25879795
- The Standard (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064067
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25856384
- The Wickford Standard (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 1941
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wickford Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064068
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25856450
- Washington County Advocate (from 183?)
  - Published during 183?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Washington County Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85054370
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11876076
- Wickford Standard (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Wickford Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064066
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25856304
Published In Kingston ...
- Rhode-Island Advocate (from 1831)
  - Years of publication: 1831 to 183?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Rhode-Island Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83021118
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9820741
Published In Newport [Newport County] ...
- We know of 57 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Newport. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Newport
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> of Plum Point. This extended list includes all the papers from Newport. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Plum Point
Published In Wakefield ...
- Narragansett Times And Washington County Advertiser (from 1864)
  - Years of publication: 1864 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Narragansett Times And Washington County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83021538
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10238505
- Narragansett Times (from 1855)
  - Years of publication: 1855 to 1856
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Narragansett Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064053
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25855445
- Narragansett Times (from 1859)
  - Years of publication: 1859 to 1864
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Narragansett Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83021537
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10238459
- Narragansett Times (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Narragansett Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042629
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12736501
- South County Journal (from 1858)
  - Years of publication: 1858 to 1859
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the South County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83021536
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10238359
- The Wakefield Advertiser (from 1851)
  - Years of publication: 1851 to 185?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wakefield Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064077
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25855377
Published In West Kingston ...
- South County Chronicle (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the South County Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064054
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25855889
Published In Homestead [Newport County] ...
- The Prudence Island Beacon (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Prudence Island Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91070622
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24981128
Published In Apponaug [Kent County] ...
- Warwick City Herald (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Warwick City Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064139
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26109326
Published In Shannock ...
- Shannock Weekly Sentinel (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 1883
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Shannock Weekly Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064234
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27097850
Published In Warwick [Kent County] ...
- Warwick Beacon (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Warwick Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064137
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26109211
- Warwick City Times (from 1932)
  - Published during 1932
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Warwick City Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064138
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26109264
Published In Arctic [Kent County] ...
- Pawtuxet Valley Daily Times (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1987
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pawtuxet Valley Daily Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064132
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26083502
- The Weekly Standard (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92064128
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26083054

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plum Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plum Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5307, Longitude: -71.4223 In this case, the coordinates for Plum Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).