Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Chincoteague 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 Chincoteague. In addition, the list contains another 23 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Chincoteague. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Chincoteague.

Newspapers Published In Chincoteague ...

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

Chincoteague Beacon (from 1954)
- Years of publication: 1954 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chincoteague Beacon
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94060051
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30651124

Newspapers Neighboring Chincoteague ...

The following newspapers were published within 23 miles [37 km]<1> of Chincoteague.

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

Published In Pocomoke City [Worcester County] ...
- Ledger-Enterprise (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Ledger-Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060096
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20299669
- Peninsula Ledger (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1896
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Peninsula Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060391
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20746868
- The Eastern Shoreman (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Eastern Shoreman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057287
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22418134
- Worcester Democrat And The Ledger-Enterprise (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester Democrat And The Ledger-Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060127
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20373124
- Worcester Democrat (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060128
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20373133
- Worcester Democrat (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89061535
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20135210
Published In Snow Hill [Worcester County] ...
- Democratic Messenger (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Democratic Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026758
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10667217
- Snow-Hill Messenger And Worcester County Advertiser (from 1827)
  - Years of publication: 1827 to 1832
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Snow-Hill Messenger And Worcester County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83016226
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9632257
- Snow-Hill Messenger (from 1832)
  - Years of publication: 1832 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Snow-Hill Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057093
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21286329
- The Borderer (from 1834)
  - Years of publication: 1834 to 183?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Borderer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060000
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19017442
- The Peninsula Press (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Peninsula Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060405
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20765453
- The People (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The People
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060406
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20765501
- The Press (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060407
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20765554
- The Worcester Banner (from 1838)
  - Years of publication: 1838 to 1840
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Worcester Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83016397
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9793916
- Worcester County Shield, And Farmers' Manual (from 1846)
  - Published during 1846
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester County Shield, And Farmers' Manual
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065217
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18942557
- Worcester County Shield, And Spirit Of The Whig Press (from 1847)
  - Years of publication: 1847 to 1855
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester County Shield, And Spirit Of The Whig Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065216
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18942543
- Worcester County Shield (from 1855)
  - Published during 1855
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester County Shield
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025410
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11731290
- Worcester County Shield (from 1857)
  - Years of publication: 1857 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester County Shield
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057289
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22419728
- Worcester Sentinel, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Shield (from 1835)
  - Years of publication: 1835 to 183?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester Sentinel, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Shield
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060017
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19027080
- Worcester Shield, And Spirit Of The Whig Press (from 1846)
  - Years of publication: 1846 to 1847
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester Shield, And Spirit Of The Whig Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057290
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22434657
- Worcester Shield (from 1856)
  - Published during 1856
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Worcester Shield
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057288
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22419726
Published In Parksley ...
- The Tidewater Tribune (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tidewater Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096564
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34527824
Published In Accomac ...
- Peninsula Enterprise (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1965
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Peninsula Enterprise
  - Holdings: LCCN SN94060041
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30651096
  - ISSN Number: 2157-6718

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chincoteague) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chincoteague. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9501, Longitude: -75.3528 In this case, the coordinates for Chincoteague have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).