Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lorton 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 Lorton. In addition, the list contains another 9 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lorton. In total, we've identified 10 papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Lorton.

Newspapers Published In Lorton ...

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

Lorton Valley Star (from 2000)
- Years of publication: 2000 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lorton Valley Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2005061592
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 57711433

Newspapers Neighboring Lorton ...

The following newspapers were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Lorton.

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

Published In Mount Vernon ...
- The Eagle (from 1993)
  - Years of publication: 1993 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93063679
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29264857
Published In Springfield ...
- International Observer (from 1988)
  - Years of publication: 1988 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the International Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88008013
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18670847
- Springfield Times Courier (from 1993)
  - Years of publication: 1993 to 1997
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Springfield Times Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068257
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28559969
- Springfield Times (from 1997)
  - Years of publication: 1997 to 2006
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Springfield Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068235
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40345315
- The Burke Times (from 1993)
  - Years of publication: 1993 to 2006
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Burke Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068231
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28492297
- The Connection (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to 1995
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Connection
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068339
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38740704
- The Fairfax Journal And Globe (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fairfax Journal And Globe
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN79007953
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 5541679
- The Fairfax Journal (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to 2001
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fairfax Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN80002302
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 6780189
- The Springfield Independent (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Springfield Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068328
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38740657

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lorton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lorton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7043, Longitude: -77.2278 In this case, the coordinates for Lorton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).