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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:

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??)
  • Published In Gretna [Pittsylvania County] ...
    • The Parrot (from 193?)
  • Published In Rustburg  ...
  • Published In Moneta [Bedford County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>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).