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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Accomac 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Accomac. In addition, the list contains another 15 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Accomac. In total, we've identified 16 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Accomac.

Newspapers Published In Accomac ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Accomac area:

  • Peninsula Enterprise (from 1881)

Newspapers Neighboring Accomac ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Accomac.

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

  • Published In Tasley  ...
    • Eastern Shore Post (from 1999)
  • Published In Onancock  ...
  • Published In Parksley  ...
  • Published In Wachapreague  ...
  • Published In Exmore [Northampton County] ...
  • Published In Crisfield [Somerset County] ...

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- Accomac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Accomac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7195, Longitude: -75.6675       In this case, the coordinates for Accomac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).