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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Westminster 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Westminster. In addition, the list contains another 10 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Westminster. In total, we've identified 12 papers within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Westminster.

Newspapers Published In Westminster ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Westminster:

Newspapers Neighboring Westminster ...

The following newspapers were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Westminster.

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

  • Published In Walhalla  ...
    • The Oconee News (from 1901)
    • Walhalla Banner (from 185?)
      • The first year of publication was in 185?, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Walhalla Banner
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97064671
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36494472
  • Published In Seneca  ...

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- Westminster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westminster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6635, Longitude: -83.0941