Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 11 newspapers that have been published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of West Lea. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Alvin News (from 1890)
- Published in Alvin [Brazoria County]
- Years of publication: 1890 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Alvin News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87091176
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16974124
Gulf Coast Review (from 1929)
- Published in Alvin [Brazoria County]
- Years of publication: 1929 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Gulf Coast Review
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87090277
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15736103
Pearland Reporter (from 19??)
- Published in Friendswood [Galveston County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pearland Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87091056
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16902300
The Alvin Advocate (from 1911)
- Published in Alvin [Brazoria County]
- Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alvin Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86089786
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14450407
The Alvin Sun (from 1890)
- Published in Alvin [Brazoria County]
- Years of publication: 1890 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alvin Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84006908
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11098054
The Commoner (from 1899)
- Published in Alvin [Brazoria County]
- Years of publication: 1899 to 1900
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Commoner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86088225
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13864501
The County News (from 19??)
- Published in Alvin [Brazoria County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87091178
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16974314
The Friendswood Journal (from 1972)
- Published in Friendswood [Galveston County]
- Years of publication: 1972 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Friendswood Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87091063
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16902906
The Friendswood News
- Published in Friendswood [Galveston County]
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Friendswood News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87091062
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16902762
The Pearland Advocate (from 1896)
- Published in Pearland [Brazoria County]
- Years of publication: 1896 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Pearland Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87090962
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16834633
The Pearland Journal (from 1975)
- Published in Pearland [Brazoria County]
- Years of publication: 1975 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Pearland Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87091073
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16907906

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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Lea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Lea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5366, Longitude: -95.3255 In this case, the coordinates for West Lea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).