Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 5 newspapers that have been published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Biscoe. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Essex Gazette (from 1870)
- Published in Tappahannock [Essex County]
- Years of publication: 1870 to 1871
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Essex Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079064
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32158280
The Rappahannock Times (from 1923)
- Published in Tappahannock [Essex County]
- Years of publication: 1923 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rappahannock Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079131
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32374515
The Rural Southerner, And Eastern Virginia Advertiser (from 1848)
- Published in Tappahannock [Essex County]
- Years of publication: 1848 to 1860
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rural Southerner, And Eastern Virginia Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85027023
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12904074
Tidewater Democrat (from 1896)
- Published in Tappahannock [Essex County]
- Years of publication: 1896 to 1923
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Tidewater Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079089
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32356835
Tidewater Index (from 1871)
- Published in Tappahannock [Essex County]
- Years of publication: 1871 to 1887
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Tidewater Index
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85026950
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12802929

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Biscoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Biscoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8179, Longitude: -77.0577 In this case, the coordinates for Biscoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).