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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Galax 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 Galax. In addition, the list contains another 22 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Galax. In total, we've identified 26 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Galax.

Newspapers Published In Galax ...

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

  • Galax Gazette (from 1937)
  • Galax Post Herald (from 1908)
  • Grayson-Carroll Gazette (from 1924)
  • The Gazette (from 1994)

Newspapers Neighboring Galax ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Galax.

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

  • Published In Fries [Grayson County] ...
  • Published In Hillsville [Carroll County] ...
  • Published In Independence [Grayson County] ...
  • Published In Sparta [Alleghany County] ...
  • Published In Speedwell [Wythe County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Galax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6619, Longitude: -80.9247