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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Velasco 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Velasco. In addition, the list contains another 20 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Velasco. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Velasco.

Newspapers Published In Velasco ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Velasco:

  • Brazosport World (from 19??)
  • The Drum Tap (from 1862)
  • The Velasco Times (from 1891)
  • The Velasco World (from 1891)
  • Velasco Daily Times (from 1891)
  • Velasco Herald (from 1837)
  • Velasco World (from 1941)

Newspapers Neighboring Velasco ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Velasco.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Velasco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Velasco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9628, Longitude: -95.3595       In this case, the coordinates for Velasco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).