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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg. In addition, the list contains another 48 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Mechanicsburg. In total, we've identified 49 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Mechanicsburg.

Newspapers Published In Mechanicsburg ...

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

  • South And West (from 1877)

Newspapers Neighboring Mechanicsburg ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Mechanicsburg.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Mechanicsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mechanicsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1494, Longitude: -80.9420       In this case, the coordinates for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).