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Local Newspapers for the Northwest Cemetery ...

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

Our newspaper information for the Northwest Cemetery is based on data supplied by the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

Hint: When we started searching newspapers, we only looked for obituaries. Eventually we realized that our search was too narrow and there was much that we were missing. Now we include things like around-the-town and gossip columns, birth and death announcements.

We have some family members who owned businesses and now we search for articles and advertistments for those businesses. Some family members could have been better behaved and a search of police blotters contained some surprises.

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of the Northwest Cemetery. These papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in the order of their distance from the Northwest Cemetery.

  • Published In Moyock   [Currituck County]
  • Published In South Mills   [Camden County]
  • Published In Chesapeake   [Chesapeake City, VA]
  • Published In Elizabeth City   [Pasquotank County]
    • The Picayune (from Daily Economist)
    • South Mills Dispatch (from Economist And Falcon)
    • The Chesapeake Post (from Economist)
    • Daily Economist (from Herald Of The Times)
    • Economist And Falcon (from North Carolina Advocate)
    • Economist (from North Carolina Native Sentinel)
      • Years of publication:  North Carolina Native Sentinel to 1857
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Economist
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068095
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24153944
    • Herald Of The Times (from Tar Heel)
    • North Carolina Advocate (from The Advance)
    • North Carolina Native Sentinel (from The Albemarle Register)
    • Tar Heel (from The American Sentinel)
      • Years of publication:  The American Sentinel to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Tar Heel
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN97064647
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 39267080
    • The Advance (from The Daily Advance)
      • Years of publication:  The Daily Advance to current
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Advance
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN92074042
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13380790
    • The Albemarle Register (from The Daily Dixit)
    • The American Sentinel (from The Daily Independent)
    • The Daily Advance (from The Democratic Pioneer)
    • The Daily Dixit (from The Economist)
    • The Daily Independent (from The Elizabeth City News)
      • The first year of publication was in The Elizabeth City News, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068092
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24153976
    • The Democratic Pioneer (from The Elizabeth City Star)
    • The Economist (from The Elizabeth-City Gazette, And Public Advertiser)
      • Years of publication:  The Elizabeth-City Gazette, And Public Advertiser to 1810
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Economist
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85026810
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12617054
    • The Elizabeth City News (from The Elizabeth-City Star And North-Carolina Eastern Intelligencer)
      • Years of publication:  The Elizabeth-City Star And North-Carolina Eastern Intelligencer to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Elizabeth City News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84020769
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11522069
    • The Elizabeth City Star (from The Elizabeth-City Star)
    • The Elizabeth-City Gazette, And Public Advertiser (from The Falcon)
    • The Elizabeth-City Star And North-Carolina Eastern Intelligencer (from The Great Issue)
    • The Elizabeth-City Star (from The Hobby Horse)
    • The Falcon (from The Independent)
    • The Great Issue (from The Independent)
    • The Hobby Horse (from The Intelligencer, And Nag's Head Advocate)
      • Years of publication:  The Intelligencer, And Nag's Head Advocate to 1841
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Hobby Horse
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84020740
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11477200
    • The Independent (from The Old North State, And Nag's Head Advocate)
      • Years of publication:  The Old North State, And Nag's Head Advocate to 184?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068096
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24165024
    • The Independent (from The Old North State)
    • The Intelligencer, And Nag's Head Advocate (from The Weekly Advance)
    • The Old North State, And Nag's Head Advocate (from The Weekly Economist)
    • The Old North State (from The Weekly Transcript)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Elizabeth City.
  • Published In Portsmouth   [Portsmouth City, VA]
    • The Picayune (from Black Net Working)
    • South Mills Dispatch (from Chronicle And Old Dominion)
    • The Chesapeake Post (from Clay Banner, And Commercial And Naval Intelligencer)
      • Years of publication:  Clay Banner, And Commercial And Naval Intelligencer to 1842
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Chesapeake Post
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86071749
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13944745
    • Daily Economist (from Commercial Chronicle, And The Portsmouth And Norfolk Tri-Weekly Old Dominion)
      • Years of publication:  Commercial Chronicle, And The Portsmouth And Norfolk Tri-Weekly Old Dominion to 1843
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Daily Economist
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86071751
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13944785
    • Economist And Falcon (from Commercial Chronicle)
    • Economist (from Daily District Whig, And Commercial Register For The Port Of Norfolk And Portsmouth)
      • Years of publication:  Daily District Whig, And Commercial Register For The Port Of Norfolk And Portsmouth to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Economist
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85034398
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12784062
    • Herald Of The Times (from Daily Transcript)
    • North Carolina Advocate (from Diocesan Journal : The Missionary Organ Of The Diocese Of Southern Virginia)
      • Years of publication:  Diocesan Journal : The Missionary Organ Of The Diocese Of Southern Virginia to ????
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the North Carolina Advocate
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96094038
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34777399
    • North Carolina Native Sentinel (from District Whig And Commercial Register For The Port Of Norfolk And Portsmouth)
    • Tar Heel (from Old Dominion)
      • Years of publication:  Old Dominion to 1846
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Tar Heel
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025714
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11886020
    • The Advance (from Portsmouth And Norfolk Commercial Gazette)
      • Years of publication:  Portsmouth And Norfolk Commercial Gazette to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Advance
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86071756
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13944860
    • The Albemarle Register (from Portsmouth Daily Times)
    • The American Sentinel (from Portsmouth Enterprise)
    • The Daily Advance (from Portsmouth Republican And Virginia Commercial Gazette)
      • Years of publication:  Portsmouth Republican And Virginia Commercial Gazette to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily Advance
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86071805
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14038874
    • The Daily Dixit (from Portsmouth Times)
    • The Daily Independent (from Public Index)
    • The Democratic Pioneer (from Republican And Weekly Times)
    • The Economist (from S.A.L.magundi)
      • The first year of publication was in S.A.L.magundi, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Economist
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95079598
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12641082
    • The Elizabeth City News (from Southern Virginia Churchman : The Official Organ Of The Diocese Of Southern Virginia)
      • Years of publication:  Southern Virginia Churchman : The Official Organ Of The Diocese Of Southern Virginia to 1894
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Elizabeth City News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96094019
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34270903
    • The Elizabeth City Star (from Southern Whig)
    • The Elizabeth-City Gazette, And Public Advertiser (from The Chronicle And Old Dominion)
    • The Elizabeth-City Star And North-Carolina Eastern Intelligencer (from The Clay Banner And Commercial And Naval Intelligencer)
    • The Elizabeth-City Star (from The Daily Globe)
    • The Falcon (from The Daily Pilot)
      • Years of publication:  The Daily Pilot to 1851
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Falcon
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86071804
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 14038850
    • The Great Issue (from The Daily Transcript)
    • The Hobby Horse (from The Daily Transcript)
    • The Independent (from The Daily Whig And Commercial Register For The Port Of Norfolk And Portsmouth)
      • Years of publication:  The Daily Whig And Commercial Register For The Port Of Norfolk And Portsmouth to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85034399
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12784051
    • The Independent (from The Independent Daily Messenger)
      • Years of publication:  The Independent Daily Messenger to 1844
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Independent
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84024674
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10990683
    • The Intelligencer, And Nag's Head Advocate (from The New Era)
    • The Old North State, And Nag's Head Advocate (from The Portsmouth Star)
    • The Old North State (from The Portsmouth Times, And Commercial Advertiser)
      • Years of publication:  The Portsmouth Times, And Commercial Advertiser to 1839
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Old North State
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96094014
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 34200347
    • The Weekly Advance (from The Portsmouth Times)
    • The Weekly Economist (from The Republican)
    • The Weekly Transcript (from The Southern Statesman)
    • Black Net Working (from The Star Of Virginia)
      • The first year of publication was in The Star Of Virginia, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Black Net Working
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98066008
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 38851289
    • Chronicle And Old Dominion (from The Tidewater Times)
    • Clay Banner, And Commercial And Naval Intelligencer (from The Virginia Granger)
    • Commercial Chronicle, And The Portsmouth And Norfolk Tri-Weekly Old Dominion (from The Weekly Pilot)
    • Commercial Chronicle (from The Weekly Transcript)
    • Daily District Whig, And Commercial Register For The Port Of Norfolk And Portsmouth (from Times And Republican)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Portsmouth.

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Northwest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5604, Longitude: -76.2260       In this case, the coordinates for the Northwest Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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