Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 8 newspapers that have been published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Midway Island. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Chopawamsic Star (from 1936)
- Published in Quantico [Prince William County]
- Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Chopawamsic Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN00064399
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43442148
Quantico Gazette (from 1933)
- Published in Quantico [Prince William County]
- Years of publication: 1933 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Quantico Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079207
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32826830
Quantico Sentry (from 1935)
- Published in Quantico [Prince William County]
- Years of publication: 1935 to 1943
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Quantico Sentry
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84024655
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10970331
Republican Journal And Dumfries Advertiser (from 1795)
- Published in Dumfries [Prince William County]
- Published during 1795
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Republican Journal And Dumfries Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94055785
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30707020
Republican Journal And Dumfries Weekly Advertiser (from 1795)
- Published in Dumfries [Prince William County]
- Years of publication: 1795 to 179?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Republican Journal And Dumfries Weekly Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94055784
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21590755
Stafford County Sun (from 19??)
- Published in Stafford [Stafford County]
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Stafford County Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN 2002211332
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48769458
The Quantico Marine Sentry (from 1943)
- Published in Quantico [Prince William County]
- Years of publication: 1943 to ????
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Quantico Marine Sentry
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84024654
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10970599
The Virginia Gazette, And Agricultural Repository (from 1791)
- Published in Dumfries [Prince William County]
- Years of publication: 1791 to 1793
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Virginia Gazette, And Agricultural Repository
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025229
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11604747

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- Midway Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midway Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4987, Longitude: -77.3689 In this case, the coordinates for Midway Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).