Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Emporia 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Emporia. In addition, the list contains another 21 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Emporia. In total, we've identified 25 papers within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Emporia.

Newspapers Published In Emporia ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Emporia:

Emporia Virginian (from 1892)
- Years of publication: 1892 to 1908
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Emporia Virginian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096528
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34224090
Independent-Messenger (from 1919)
- Years of publication: 1919 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Independent-Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84007505
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10282128
The Greensville Mirror (from 1961)
- Years of publication: 1961 to 1962
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Greensville Mirror
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2007060626
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 213451056
Virginia Farmer (from 1898)
- Years of publication: 1898 to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Virginia Farmer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98068079
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8467851

Newspapers Neighboring Emporia ...

The following newspapers were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Emporia.

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

Published In Roanoke Rapids [Halifax County] ...
- Daily Herald (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068750
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24893313
- Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068749
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24893286
- Roanoke Rapids Herald (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Roanoke Rapids Herald
  - Holdings: LCCN SN91068748
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24893230
Published In Lawrenceville [Brunswick County] ...
- Brunswick Advocate (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Brunswick Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025465
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11747297
- Brunswick Gazette (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Brunswick Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079173
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32637554
- Brunswick Times-Gazette (from 192?)
  - Years of publication: 192? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Brunswick Times-Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079174
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32637082
- Dinwiddie County News (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1929
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Dinwiddie County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079036
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32002383
- The Brunswick Times (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Brunswick Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95067665
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34137955
- The Trail And Scroll (from 193?)
  - Published during 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Trail And Scroll
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079076
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32261735
Published In Weldon [Halifax County] ...
- Railroad Ticket (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1881
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Railroad Ticket
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042232
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11965292
- The N.C. Republican, And Civil Rights Advocate (from 1884)
  - The first year of publication was in 1884, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The N.C. Republican, And Civil Rights Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025842
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9839433
- The North Carolina Patriot (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The North Carolina Patriot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068776
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25003744
- The Roanoke News (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Roanoke News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026524
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10471622
- The Semi-Weekly State (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Semi-Weekly State
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068772
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24998399
- The Weldon Leader (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weldon Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99061514
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41400695
- The Weldon Patriot (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weldon Patriot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068777
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25003783
Published In Boykins [Southampton County] ...
- The Times (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060585
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 69857200
Published In Jackson [Northampton County] ...
- Northampton Progress (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Northampton Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068169
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24513100
- The Jackson News (from 1926)
  - Years of publication: 1926 to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jackson News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99061540
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42874040
- The Northampton County News (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1958
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Northampton County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93064733
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27312566
- The Northampton Enterprise (from 1930)
  - Years of publication: 1930 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Northampton Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068168
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24513061

Footnotes ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Emporia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emporia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6860, Longitude: -77.5428