Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Laurens 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Laurens. In addition, the list contains another 12 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Laurens. In total, we've identified 16 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Laurens.

Newspapers Published In Laurens ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Laurens:

Free-silver Democrat (from 1896)
- The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Free-silver Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97064658
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36277214
The Laurens Advertiser (from 1885)
- Years of publication: 1885 to 1973
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Laurens Advertiser
- Holdings: LCCN SN93067760
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 460195295
- ISSN Number: 2166-9678
The Laurens County Advertiser (from 1973)
- Years of publication: 1973 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Laurens County Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93067773
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28173657
The Laurens County News (from 1899)
- Years of publication: 1899 to 1903
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Laurens County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93067868
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25720147

Newspapers Neighboring Laurens ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Laurens.

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

Published In Clinton ...
- The Clinton Chronicle (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clinton Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063780
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13640682
- The Clinton Enterprise (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clinton Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065610
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26572420
- The Clinton Weekly Gazette (from 1888)
  - The first year of publication was in 1888, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clinton Weekly Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97064653
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 36204395
- The Thornwell Messenger (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Thornwell Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97066042
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38122723
- Thornwell Life / (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Thornwell Life /
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83007239
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9357096
Published In Cross Anchor [Spartanburg County] ...
- Guide Post (from 1956)
  - Years of publication: 1956 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Guide Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2012271314
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 823516467
Published In Ware Shoals [Abbeville County] ...
- The Observer (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83008845
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9898813
Published In Fountain Inn [Greenville County] ...
- Fountain Inn Tribune (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to 1964
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fountain Inn Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067888
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28571017
- News And Notions (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the News And Notions
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067721
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28036926
Published In Woodruff [Spartanburg County] ...
- The Woodruff News (from 1950)
  - Years of publication: 1950 to 2012
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Woodruff News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067942
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28904588
- The Woodruff News (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 1928
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Woodruff News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063743
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13612456
Published In Donalds [Abbeville County] ...
- The Donalds Progress (from 1906)
  - Published during 1906
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Donalds Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065419
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25174402

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4988, Longitude: -82.0148