Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Amherst 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Amherst. In addition, the list contains another 101 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Amherst. In total, we've identified 106 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Amherst.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Amherst.  

Newspapers Published In Amherst ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Amherst:

• Buffalo Prints (from 1936)
  • Years of publication:  1936 to 1938
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Buffalo Prints
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN99066958
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43368983
• The Amherst Enterprise (from 1871)
  • Years of publication:  1871 to 1881
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Amherst Enterprise
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025194
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11601564
• The Amherst Progess (from 1903)
  • Years of publication:  1903 to 1924
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Amherst Progess
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95079147
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32501818
• The Ridge Journal (from 1939)
  • Years of publication:  1939 to 19??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Ridge Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN99066906
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43689454
• The Virginia Republican (from 1933)
  • Published during 1933
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Virginia Republican
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95079083
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32253154

Newspapers Neighboring Amherst ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Amherst.

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

• Published In Lynchburg [Lynchburg City] ...
  • We know of 95 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Lynchburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Lynchburg
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Amherst. This extended list includes all the papers from Lynchburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Amherst
• Published In Lovingston [Nelson County] ...
  • Nelson County Times (from 1896)
    • Years of publication:  1896 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Nelson County Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94059398
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15097040
  • The Nelson County Examiner (from 1875)
    • Years of publication:  1875 to 188?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Nelson County Examiner
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025522
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11774783
  • The Nelson Enterprise (from 1860)
    • Years of publication:  1860 to 186?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Nelson Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94059396
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30997541
• Published In Oronoco  ...
  • Blue Ridge Echo (from 1935)
    • Years of publication:  1935 to 1936
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Blue Ridge Echo
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN99066983
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 42453931
  • The Backwoodsman (from 193?)
    • Years of publication:  193? to 1940
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Backwoodsman
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN99066924
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 42414213
• Published In Big Island [Bedford County] ...
  • The Wise-Cracker (from 1936)
    • Years of publication:  1936 to 1937
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Wise-Cracker
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94060169
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 31619060

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Amherst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/