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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Isle of Wight is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isle of Wight. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Isle of Wight. Our list contains 3 papers that were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Isle of Wight.

Newspapers Neighboring Isle of Wight ...

The following newspapers were published within 6 miles [9.7 km] of Isle of Wight.

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

  • Published In Smithfield  ...
    • The Smithfield Times (from 1920)
    • The Smithfield Times (from 1998)
    • The Times (from 1985)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Isle of Wight) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isle of Wight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9076, Longitude: -76.7077       In this case, the coordinates for Isle of Wight have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).