Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Marion 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 16 papers that were published in the immediate area of Marion. In addition, the list contains another 14 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Marion. In total, we've identified 30 papers within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Marion.

Newspapers Published In Marion ...

We know of 16 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Marion:

Conservative Democrat (from 1881)
- Years of publication: 1881 to 1891
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Conservative Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94059317
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30601808
Marion News (from 1896)
- Years of publication: 1896 to 1926
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Marion News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94059313
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30601822
Marion Record (from 1866)
- Years of publication: 1866 to 1870
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Marion Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025655
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11837207
Marion Times (from 1887)
- Years of publication: 1887 to 1888
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Marion Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94059309
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30499006
Marion Weekly Times (from 1888)
- Years of publication: 1888 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Marion Weekly Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94059310
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30499024
Neighbors (from 1936)
- Years of publication: 1936 to 194?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Neighbors
- Holdings for: LCCN SN00064497
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43461801
Smyth County News & Messenger (from 1995)
- Years of publication: 1995 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Smyth County News & Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95005517
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33139305
Smyth County News (from 1926)
- Years of publication: 1926 to 1995
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Smyth County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN81006002
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8014619
The American (from 1913)
- Years of publication: 1913 to 1917
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The American
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90069179
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21236450
The Harrisonian (from 1841)
- Years of publication: 1841 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Harrisonian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86071653
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13764679
The Marion Democrat (from 18??)
- Years of publication: 18?? to 1942
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Marion Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94059314
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30601783
The Marion Ensign (from 1864)
- Years of publication: 1864 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Marion Ensign
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90069182
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21212213
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- The Marion Herald (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 1872
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Marion Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069230
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21314860
- The Marion Journal (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1881
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Marion Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94059308
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30499720
- The Southern Patriot (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1872
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Patriot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90069231
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21314951
- The Southern Star (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1870
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071654
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13764734

Newspapers Neighboring Marion ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Marion.

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

Published In Rural Retreat [Wythe County] ...
- American Banner (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the American Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2007060647
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 153930492
- Rural Retreat Times (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Rural Retreat Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079025
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31988326
Published In Glade Spring [Washington County] ...
- The Glade Spring Citizen (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Glade Spring Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079085
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32253115
Published In Saltville ...
- Saltville Progress (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Saltville Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064375
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43272325
- Saltville Progress (from 1995)
  - Years of publication: 1995 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Saltville Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001062404
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 46450537
- Southwest Progress (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southwest Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064421
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43272304
Published In Emory [Washington County] ...
- The Emory Banner (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Emory Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034353
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12696823
Published In Speedwell [Wythe County] ...
- Hootowl Holler (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Hootowl Holler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066790
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42453762
- The Jeffersonian (from 1937)
  - Published during 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jeffersonian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066990
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42899920
Published In Henderson [Washington County] ...
- Westminster (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Westminster
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN97066048
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38124124
Published In Tazewell [Tazewell County] ...
- Daily Republican (from 1897)
  - Published during 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Daily Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066746
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40991182
- Mountain Index (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079090
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32265278
- Tazewell Republican (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Tazewell Republican
  - Holdings: LCCN SN95079154
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32574652
  - ISSN Number: 2157-7994
Published In Damascus [Washington County] ...
- The Backbone Star (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Backbone Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060172
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31618967

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- Marion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8388, Longitude: -81.5136 In this case, the coordinates for Marion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).