Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 3 newspapers that have been published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Hobson. The list has been sorted by paper name.

The Smithfield Times (from 1920)
- Published in Smithfield [Isle of Wight County]
- Years of publication: 1920 to 1985
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithfield Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096579
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34571565
The Smithfield Times (from 1998)
- Published in Smithfield [Isle of Wight County]
- Years of publication: 1998 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Smithfield Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066899
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41524491
The Times (from 1985)
- Published in Smithfield [Isle of Wight County]
- Years of publication: 1985 to 1998
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066804
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30041158

Footnotes ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Hobson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hobson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8949, Longitude: -76.5119 In this case, the coordinates for Hobson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).