Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Luray is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Luray. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Luray. Our list contains 62 papers that were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Luray.

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 Luray.

Newspapers Neighboring Luray ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km] of Luray.

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

Published In Henderson [Chester County] ...
- Chester County Independent (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Chester County Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069938
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40771321
- Henderson Headlight (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Henderson Headlight
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069941
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40771107
- Sky-rocket (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 1971
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sky-rocket
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2005062328
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 45360837
- The Bell Tower (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bell Tower
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2005062330
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 45352065
- The New Edition (from 1972)
  - Published during 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Edition
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2005062329
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 57551351
- The New Era (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069940
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40771148
Published In Lexington ...
- Henderson County Times (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Henderson County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069773
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38889732
- Lexington Reporter (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1877
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lexington Reporter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86053480
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13711041
- The Lexington Leader (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lexington Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069775
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38889760
- The Lexington Progress (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Lexington Progress
  - Holdings: LCCN SN89058168
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19110587
- The Lexington Republican (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lexington Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90099407
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22497484
- The Times (from 198?)
  - Published during 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069774
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38889741
Published In Jackson [Madison County] ...
- We know of 59 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Jackson. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Jackson
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Luray. This extended list includes all the papers from Jackson. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Luray
Published In Sardis ...
- The Sardis News (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sardis News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98069776
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38889807
Published In Scotts Hill [Decatur County] ...
- Scott's Hill News (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Scott's Hill News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065782
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41240889
- The Scotts Hill News (from 1950)
  - Years of publication: 1950 to 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Scotts Hill News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99065783
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41240924

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Luray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Luray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5915, Longitude: -88.5759 In this case, the coordinates for Luray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).