Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Altavista 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Altavista. In addition, the list contains another 9 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Altavista. In total, we've identified 11 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Altavista.

Newspapers Published In Altavista ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Altavista:

Altavista Journal (from 1909)
- Years of publication: 1909 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Altavista Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94002309
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14926724
The Tri-County Democrat (from 1924)
- Years of publication: 1924 to 1925
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Tri-County Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94060128
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31395254

Newspapers Neighboring Altavista ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Altavista.

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

Published In Hurt [Pittsylvania County] ...
- The Gazette (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85000006
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11544503
Published In Gretna [Pittsylvania County] ...
- The Parrot (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Parrot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001062681
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48778292
Published In Rustburg ...
- Campbell County Times (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Campbell County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079165
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32603030
- The 2385 Bugler (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The 2385 Bugler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079200
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32797413
- The Long Mountain Expositor (from 1854)
  - Years of publication: 1854 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Long Mountain Expositor
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2013269732
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 859600991
- The Lynchburg Ledger (from 1999)
  - Years of publication: 1999 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lynchburg Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99007394
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41436083
- The Rustburg Villager (from 1998)
  - Years of publication: 1998 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rustburg Villager
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98007998
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39511361
Published In Moneta [Bedford County] ...
- Smith Mountain Eagle (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Smith Mountain Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94002334
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29741075
- Stone Mountain Echo (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Stone Mountain Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064448
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43668487

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 from Point A (ie- Altavista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altavista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1229, Longitude: -79.2858 In this case, the coordinates for Altavista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).