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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Erwin 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 12 papers that were published in the immediate area of Erwin. In addition, the list contains another 30 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Erwin. In total, we've identified 42 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Erwin.

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 Erwin.  

Newspapers Published In Erwin ...

We know of 12 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Erwin:

Newspapers Neighboring Erwin ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Erwin.

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

  • Published In Jonesborough [Washington County] ...
    • Herald And Tribune (from 1869)
    • The Union Flag (from 1865)
  • Published In Johnson City [Washington County] ...
    • We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Johnson City. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Johnson City
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Erwin. This extended list includes all the papers from Johnson City. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Erwin

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- Erwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1455, Longitude: -82.4116       In this case, the coordinates for Erwin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).