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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Brookneal 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 Brookneal. In addition, the list contains another 15 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Brookneal. In total, we've identified 17 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Brookneal.

Newspapers Published In Brookneal ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Brookneal:

  • Union Star (from 1912)
    • Years of publication:  1912 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Union Star
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94002516
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15802174
  • Union Star (from 1916)

Newspapers Neighboring Brookneal ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Brookneal.

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

  • Published In Charlotte Court House [Charlotte County] ...
  • Published In Rustburg  ...
  • Published In Altavista  ...
  • Published In Drakes Branch [Charlotte County] ...
  • Published In Halifax [Halifax County] ...
  • Published In Hurt [Pittsylvania County] ...
    • The Gazette (from 19??)
  • Published In Scottsburg [Fluvanna County] ...
    • The Fork News (from 1936)
    • The Fork News (from 1937)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Brookneal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookneal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0496, Longitude: -78.9445