Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Fincastle 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 16 papers that were published in the immediate area of Fincastle. In addition, the list contains another 11 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Fincastle. In total, we've identified 27 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Fincastle.

Newspapers Published In Fincastle ...

We know of 16 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Fincastle:

Fincastle Democrat (from 1834)
- Years of publication: 1834 to 1858
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fincastle Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025105
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11578574
Fincastle Mirror (from 1823)
- Years of publication: 1823 to 1825
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fincastle Mirror
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071587
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13711637
Fincastle Weekly Democrat (from 18??)
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Fincastle Weekly Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84024666
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10979923
Herald Of The Valley (from 1820)
- Years of publication: 1820 to 1823
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Herald Of The Valley
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83026162
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 4633493
The Botetourt County News And The Fincastle Herald (from 1964)
- Years of publication: 1964 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Botetourt County News And The Fincastle Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98068372
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40169435
The Botetourt Weekly News (from 1879)
- Years of publication: 1879 to 1880
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Botetourt Weekly News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98068365
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39072011
The Fincastle Express (from 186?)
- Published during 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fincastle Express
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94055794
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30772900
The Fincastle Herald (from 187?)
- Years of publication: 187? to 1964
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fincastle Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85000735
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11048662
The Fincastle Herald (from 1866)
- Years of publication: 1866 to 1870
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fincastle Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85034348
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685228
The Fincastle Weekly Advertiser (from 1801)
- Published during 1801
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fincastle Weekly Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83026154
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 4770009
The Herald Of Virginia, And Fincastle Weekly Advertiser (from 1800)
- Years of publication: 1800 to 1801
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald Of Virginia, And Fincastle Weekly Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83026155
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10091531
The Mirror (from 1825)
- Years of publication: 1825 to 1829
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mirror
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071588
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13711672
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- The Southern Express (from 1862)
  - The first year of publication was in 1862, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Express
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94051799
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32058895
- Valley Sentinel (from 1860)
  - Years of publication: 1860 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Valley Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94059381
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30930075
- Virginia Herald (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Virginia Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025127
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11581896
- Virginia Patriot (from 1829)
  - Years of publication: 1829 to 1834
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Virginia Patriot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071589
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13711708

Newspapers Neighboring Fincastle ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Fincastle.

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

Published In Buchanan ...
- Buchanan Advocate And Commercial Gazette (from 1835)
  - Years of publication: 1835 to 1836
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Buchanan Advocate And Commercial Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096513
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34186329
- Buchanan Commercial Journal (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 1840
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Buchanan Commercial Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071562
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13684218
- Buchanan Standard (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1892
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Buchanan Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068364
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39072059
- The Buchanan Banner (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Buchanan Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2005061501
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 60423282
- The Buchanan News (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Buchanan News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079149
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32547458
- The News (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 190?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079152
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32553574
- Virginia Manufacturer (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Virginia Manufacturer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060147
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31452868
Published In New Castle [Craig County] ...
- Craig Camp Crier (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 1938
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Craig Camp Crier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064597
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 44495907
- The Bob Cat (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bob Cat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064705
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 44616500
- The Bushwhacker (from 193?)
  - Published during 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bushwhacker
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064520
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 44188336
- The New Castle Record (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Castle Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87056758
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17206693

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fincastle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fincastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4991, Longitude: -79.8760