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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Drakes Corner is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drakes Corner. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Drakes Corner. Our list contains 17 papers that were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Drakes Corner.

Newspapers Neighboring Drakes Corner ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km] of Drakes Corner.

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

  • Published In Franklin [Franklin City] ...
    • Blackwater Courier (from 1891)
    • Franklin Gazette (from 1880)
    • Southhampton Democrat (from 188?)
    • The Graphic (from 1900)
    • The Tidewater News (from 1905)
  • Published In Boykins  ...
    • The Times (from 1916)
  • Published In Murfreesboro [Hertford County] ...
  • Published In Gatesville [Gates County] ...
    • Gates County Index (from 193?)
    • The Messenger (from 1916)
  • Published In Potecasi [Northampton County] ...

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drakes Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drakes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6118, Longitude: -77.0044       In this case, the coordinates for Drakes Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).