Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Bedford 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 6 papers that were published in the immediate area of Bedford. In addition, the list contains another 10 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Bedford. In total, we've identified 16 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Bedford.

Newspapers Published In Bedford ...

We know of 6 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Bedford:

Bedford Bulletin (from 1984)
- Years of publication: 1984 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bedford Bulletin
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84006797
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11059153
Peaks Of Otter Camp Fire (from 193?)
- Years of publication: 193? to 1938
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Peaks Of Otter Camp Fire
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066942
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43638662
The Bedford Bulletin-Democrat (from 1961)
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bedford Bulletin-Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94060144
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15645664
The Bedford Bulletin (from 1895)
- Years of publication: 1895 to 1961
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bedford Bulletin
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079146
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32523759
The Southern Star (from 1938)
- Years of publication: 1938 to 194?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Southern Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066962
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43461583
The Spirit Of '76 (from 1935)
- Years of publication: 1935 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Spirit Of '76
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066938
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43042822

Newspapers Neighboring Bedford ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Bedford.

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

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
Published In Buchanan [Botetourt County] ...
- Buchanan Advocate And Commercial Gazette (from 1835)
  - Years of publication: 1835 to 1836
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Buchanan Advocate And Commercial Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096513
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34186329
- Buchanan Commercial Journal (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 1840
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Buchanan Commercial Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071562
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13684218
- Buchanan Standard (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1892
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Buchanan Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068364
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39072059
- The Buchanan Banner (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Buchanan Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2005061501
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 60423282
- The Buchanan News (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Buchanan News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079149
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32547458
- The News (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079152
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32553574
- Virginia Manufacturer (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Virginia Manufacturer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060147
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31452868
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

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bedford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bedford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3345, Longitude: -79.5235