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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Abingdon 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 31 papers that were published in the immediate area of Abingdon. In addition, the list contains another 16 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Abingdon. In total, we've identified 47 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Abingdon.

Newspapers Published In Abingdon ...

We know of 31 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Abingdon:

Newspapers Neighboring Abingdon ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Abingdon.

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

  • Published In Emory  ...
    • The Emory Banner (from 1872)
  • Published In Damascus  ...
  • Published In Glade Spring  ...
  • Published In Henderson  ...
    • Westminster (from 19??)
  • Published In Bristol [Sullivan County] ...
  • Published In Lebanon [Russell County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abingdon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abingdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7097, Longitude: -81.9773