Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 5 newspapers that have been published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Comet. The list has been sorted by paper name.

The Herald (from 1935)
- Published in Surry [Surry County]
- Years of publication: 1935 to 195?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079287
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33321998
The Smithfield Times (from 1920)
- Published in Smithfield [Isle of Wight County]
- Years of publication: 1920 to 1985
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithfield Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096579
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34571565
The Smithfield Times (from 1998)
- Published in Smithfield [Isle of Wight County]
- Years of publication: 1998 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithfield Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066899
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41524491
The Surry County Herald (from 1934)
- Published in Surry [Surry County]
- Years of publication: 1934 to 1935
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Surry County Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079286
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33322023
The Times (from 1985)
- Published in Smithfield [Isle of Wight County]
- Years of publication: 1985 to 1998
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066804
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30041158

Footnotes ...

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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- Comet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Comet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9849, Longitude: -76.7438 In this case, the coordinates for Comet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).