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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Chester 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 13 papers that were published in the immediate area of Chester. In addition, the list contains another 14 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Chester. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Chester.

Newspapers Published In Chester ...

We know of 13 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Chester:

Newspapers Neighboring Chester ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Chester.

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

  • Published In Rock Hill [York County] ...
    • Rock Hill Times (from 1970)
    • The Catawba Index (from 1897)
    • The Evening Herald (from 1911)
    • The Grange (from 1873)
    • The Herald (from 1986)
    • The Indian Land Chronicle (from 1859)
    • The Journal (from 1901)
    • The Lantern (from 1872)
    • The Record (from 1904)
    • The Rock Hill Herald (from 1877)
    • The Rock Hill Messenger (from 1896)
    • The Rock Hill Post (from 1949)
    • The Weekly Sun (from 1897)
    • The York Observer (from 1981)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Chester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7049, Longitude: -81.2142