Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Long Island 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 Long Island. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Long Island. Our list contains 11 papers that were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Long Island.

Newspapers Neighboring Long Island ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km] of Long Island.

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

Published In Brookneal ...
- Union Star (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Union Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94002516
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15802174
- Union Star (from 1916)
  - Published during 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Union Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066715
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41156145
Published In Altavista ...
- Altavista Journal (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Altavista Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94002309
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14926724
- The Tri-County Democrat (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 1925
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tri-County Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060128
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31395254
Published In Hurt [Pittsylvania County] ...
- The Gazette (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85000006
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11544503
Published In Rustburg ...
- Campbell County Times (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Campbell County Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079165
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32603030
- The 2385 Bugler (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The 2385 Bugler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079200
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32797413
- The Long Mountain Expositor (from 1854)
  - Years of publication: 1854 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Long Mountain Expositor
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2013269732
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 859600991
- The Lynchburg Ledger (from 1999)
  - Years of publication: 1999 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lynchburg Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99007394
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41436083
- The Rustburg Villager (from 1998)
  - Years of publication: 1998 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rustburg Villager
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98007998
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 39511361
Published In Gretna [Pittsylvania County] ...
- The Parrot (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Parrot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001062681
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48778292

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0785, Longitude: -79.0942 In this case, the coordinates for Long Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).