Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Scranton 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Scranton. In addition, the list contains another 23 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Scranton. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Scranton.

Newspapers Published In Scranton ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Scranton area:

Scranton News (from 1900)
- Years of publication: 1900 to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Scranton News
- Holdings for: LCCN 2012271273
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 61704296

Newspapers Neighboring Scranton ...

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

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

Published In Lake City ...
- Lake City News And Post (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake City News And Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067820
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28369103
- Lake City News (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake City News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86063764
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13622382
- The Dewey Eagle (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Dewey Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065447
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25291058
- The Lake City Post (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lake City Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067836
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28369131
- The Rutledge County News (from 1908)
  - Years of publication: 1908 to 1910
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rutledge County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065725
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27091944
- The Times-Herald (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1967
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times-Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065723
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27091969
Published In Olanta ...
- The Olanta Observer (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Olanta Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065721
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27137315
Published In Kingstree [Williamsburg County] ...
- The County Record (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1975
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The County Record
  - Holdings: LCCN SN93067841
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28401988
  - ISSN Number: 2471-0350
- The News (from 1973)
  - Years of publication: 1973 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067966
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29377560
- The Weekly Mail (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Mail
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065543
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25771937
- The Williamsburg Republican (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Williamsburg Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053220
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13356699
- Williamsburg Herald (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1884
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Williamsburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065544
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25775808
- Williamsburg Herald (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Williamsburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2013228781
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52994951
Published In Timmonsville ...
- Florence County Journal (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Florence County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067830
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28402052
- The Advertiser (from 1934)
  - Published during 1934
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92065722
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27137285
- The Farmers' Friend (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Farmers' Friend
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067828
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28385705
- The Timmonsville Enterprise (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1925
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Timmonsville Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067838
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28402022
- The Timmonsville News (from 1964)
  - Years of publication: 1964 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Timmonsville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067821
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28369090
- The Timmonsville News (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 1933
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Timmonsville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067833
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28369085
- The Timmonsville News (from 1875)
  - Years of publication: 1875 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Timmonsville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053243
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13365177
- The Timmonsville Times (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 1958
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Timmonsville Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067824
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28385727
- The Watchman And Defender (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1931
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Watchman And Defender
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067826
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28385719
- Timmonsville News-Argus (from 1937)
  - Published during 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Timmonsville News-Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93067825
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28385725

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scranton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scranton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9172, Longitude: -79.7446