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Local Newspapers for the William H. Shelton Graveyard ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of the William H. Shelton Graveyard.

Our newspaper information for the William H. Shelton Graveyard 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of the William H. Shelton Graveyard. 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 William H. Shelton Graveyard.

  • Published In Spring Garden
  • Published In Milton   [Caswell County]
    • Solid Facts (from Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser)
      • Years of publication:  Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser to 1831
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Solid Facts
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84020795
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11566149
    • Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser (from Milton Intelligencer)
    • Milton Intelligencer (from Milton Spectator)
    • Milton Spectator (from Milton Times)
      • The first year of publication was in Milton Times, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Milton Spectator
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068487
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24836762
    • Milton Times (from The Caswell County News)
      • Years of publication:  The Caswell County News to 19??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Milton Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91068490
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24836677
    • The Caswell County News (from The Milton Advertiser)
    • The Milton Advertiser (from The Milton Chronicle)
    • The Milton Chronicle (from The Milton Gazette)
    • The Milton Gazette (from The Milton Herald)
    • The Milton Herald (from The Milton News)
    • The Milton News (from The Milton Spectator)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Milton.
  • Published In Danville   [Danville City, VA]
    • Solid Facts (from Border Daily Express)
      • Years of publication:  Border Daily Express to 1877
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Solid Facts
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025896
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11612046
    • Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser (from Border Weekly Express)
    • Milton Intelligencer (from Chanticleer News Magazine)
    • Milton Spectator (from Commercial Appeal)
    • Milton Times (from Daily Danville News)
      • Years of publication:  Daily Danville News to 1880
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Milton Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025247
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11612098
    • The Caswell County News (from Daily News)
    • The Milton Advertiser (from Daily Post)
    • The Milton Chronicle (from Danville Commercial Appeal)
    • The Milton Gazette (from Danville Courier)
    • The Milton Herald (from Danville Daily Bee)
    • The Milton News (from Danville Daily New Era)
    • The Milton Spectator (from Danville Daily Post)
    • Border Daily Express (from Danville Evening Star)
    • Border Weekly Express (from Danville News & Observer)
    • Chanticleer News Magazine (from Danville Observer)
    • Commercial Appeal (from Danville Radio News)
    • Daily Danville News (from Danville Register & Bee)
    • Daily News (from Danville Register)
      • Years of publication:  Danville Register to 1886
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Daily News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025258
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11614680
    • Daily Post (from Danville Reporter And Roanoke Commercial Gazette)
      • Years of publication:  Danville Reporter And Roanoke Commercial Gazette to 183?
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Daily Post
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85054221
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11749485
    • Danville Commercial Appeal (from Danville Reporter)
    • Danville Courier (from Danville Weekly News)
    • Danville Daily Bee (from Fairbrother's Farrago)
    • Danville Daily New Era (from Mt. Cross Bugle)
    • Danville Daily Post (from No-License Advocate)
    • Danville Evening Star (from Roanoke Sentinel)
    • Danville News & Observer (from Roanoke Sentinel)
    • Danville Observer (from The Baptist Union)
    • Danville Radio News (from The Bee)
    • Danville Register & Bee (from The Chatterbox)
    • Danville Register (from The Daily Register)
    • Danville Reporter And Roanoke Commercial Gazette (from The Danville Appeal)
    • Danville Reporter (from The Danville Daily Register)
    • Danville Weekly News (from The Danville Herald)
    • Fairbrother's Farrago (from The Danville Monitor)
    • Mt. Cross Bugle (from The Danville News)
    • No-License Advocate (from The Danville Post)
    • Roanoke Sentinel (from The Danville Register)
    • Roanoke Sentinel (from The Danville Register)
    • The Baptist Union (from The Danville Republican)
    • The Bee (from The Danville Times)
      • Years of publication:  The Danville Times to 1894
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Bee
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85025271
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11619234
    • The Chatterbox (from The Danville Weekly Register)
      • Years of publication:  The Danville Weekly Register to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Chatterbox
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN94059348
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 30830836
    • The Daily Register (from The Democratic Appeal)
    • The Danville Appeal (from The Democratic Appeal)
    • The Danville Daily Register (from The Fair Offering)
    • The Danville Herald (from The Independent Statesman And Roanoke Commercial Gazette)
      • Years of publication:  The Independent Statesman And Roanoke Commercial Gazette to 18??
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Danville Herald
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86071568
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13685359
    • The Danville Monitor (from The Public Review)
    • The Danville News (from The Register)
    • The Danville Post (from The Republican)
    • The Danville Register (from The Roanoke Baptist Union)
    • The Danville Register (from The Sixth Corps)
    • The Danville Republican (from The Telegraph)
    • The Danville Times (from The Third Brigade)
    • The Danville Weekly Register (from The Twice-A-Week Register And Farrago)
    • The Democratic Appeal (from Twin Hills Bugler)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Danville.
  • Published In Chatham
    • Solid Facts (from Pittsylvania Courier)
      • Years of publication:  Pittsylvania Courier to 1933
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Solid Facts
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85038629
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12864167
    • Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser (from Pittsylvania Tribune And The Chatham Enterprise)
    • Milton Intelligencer (from Star-Tribune)
    • Milton Spectator (from The Daily Spy)
    • Milton Times (from The Pittsylvania Star)
      • Years of publication:  The Pittsylvania Star to 1952
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Milton Times
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN98068264
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 40279160
    • The Caswell County News (from The Pittsylvania Times)
    • The Milton Advertiser (from The Pittsylvania Tribune)
    • The Milton Chronicle (from The Question Mark)
    • The Milton Gazette (from The Tribune-Enterprise)
    • Jump to our expanded list of Newspapers Published in Chatham.

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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the William H. Shelton Graveyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6798, Longitude: -79.2029       In this case, the coordinates for the William H. Shelton Graveyard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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