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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Gretna 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Gretna. In addition, the list contains another 13 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Gretna. In total, we've identified 14 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Gretna.

Newspapers Published In Gretna ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Gretna area:

  • The Parrot (from 193?)

Newspapers Neighboring Gretna ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gretna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gretna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9515, Longitude: -79.3613