Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Big Island 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 Big Island. In addition, the list contains another 97 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Big Island. In total, we've identified 98 papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Big Island.

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 Big Island.  

Newspapers Published In Big Island ...

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

• 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

Newspapers Neighboring Big Island ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Big Island.

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

• Published In Glasgow [Rockbridge County] ...
  • Glasgow Herald (from 1890)
    • Years of publication:  1890 to 1891
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Glasgow Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94059388
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30998006
• Published In Natural Bridge Station [Rockbridge County] ...
  • Cacaphonus Calumny (from 1936)
    • Years of publication:  1936 to 193?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Cacaphonus Calumny
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN99066931
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43336309
  • Camp 13 News (from 1936)
    • Years of publication:  1936 to 193?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Camp 13 News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00064998
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43245766
  • The Black Cat (from 1934)
    • Years of publication:  1934 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Black Cat
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN00064947
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 43210550
• 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Big Island. 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 Big Island
• Published In Oronoco [Amherst County] ...
  • 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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

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

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