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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon. In addition, the list contains another 81 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Mount Vernon. In total, we've identified 82 papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Mount Vernon.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Mount Vernon.  

Newspapers Published In Mount Vernon ...

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

  • 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

Newspapers Neighboring Mount Vernon ...

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

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

  • Published In Springfield  ...
  • Published In Alexandria [Alexandria City] ...
    • We know of 80 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Alexandria. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Alexandria
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Mount Vernon. This extended list includes all the papers from Alexandria. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Mount Vernon
  • Published In Lorton  ...

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 from Point A (ie- Mount Vernon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7295, Longitude: -77.1070