Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Franklin 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin. In addition, the list contains another 9 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Franklin. In total, we've identified 14 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Franklin.

Newspapers Published In Franklin ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Franklin:

Blackwater Courier (from 1891)
- Years of publication: 1891 to 1900
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Blackwater Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096531
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34224051
Franklin Gazette (from 1880)
- Years of publication: 1880 to 1886
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Franklin Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096530
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273845
Southhampton Democrat (from 188?)
- Years of publication: 188? to 192?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Southhampton Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096536
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273870
The Graphic (from 1900)
- Years of publication: 1900 to 1905
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Graphic
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096535
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273796
The Tidewater News (from 1905)
- Years of publication: 1905 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Tidewater News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079232
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32981283

Newspapers Neighboring Franklin ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Franklin.

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

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 Murfreesboro [Hertford County] ...
- Murfreesboro Enquirer (from 1875)
  - Years of publication: 1875 to 1878
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Murfreesboro Enquirer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85026804
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12603711
- Murfreesboro Index (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Murfreesboro Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068088
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24130175
- N. Carolina Chronicle (from 1827)
  - Published during 1827
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the N. Carolina Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042025
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11631625
- The Chowanian (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chowanian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89002766
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13069616
- The Citizen (from 1858)
  - Years of publication: 1858 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068078
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24130191
- The Daily Chowanian (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to 196?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Chowanian
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2015236579
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 904776583
- The Hornets' Nest (from 1812)
  - Years of publication: 1812 to 1813
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Hornets' Nest
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042024
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11631538
- The Intelligencer (from 1825)
  - Years of publication: 1825 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Intelligencer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91068087
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24123486

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 from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6748, Longitude: -76.9254