Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 11 newspapers that have been published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Oak Ridge. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Blue Ridge Echo (from 1935)
- Published in Oronoco [Amherst County]
- Years of publication: 1935 to 1936
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Blue Ridge Echo
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066983
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42453931
Buffalo Prints (from 1936)
- Published in Amherst [Amherst County]
- Years of publication: 1936 to 1938
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Buffalo Prints
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066958
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43368983
Nelson County Times (from 1896)
- Published in Lovingston [Nelson County]
- Years of publication: 1896 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Nelson County Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94059398
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15097040
The Amherst Enterprise (from 1871)
- Published in Amherst [Amherst County]
- Years of publication: 1871 to 1881
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Amherst Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025194
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11601564
The Amherst Progess (from 1903)
- Published in Amherst [Amherst County]
- Years of publication: 1903 to 1924
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Amherst Progess
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079147
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32501818
The Backwoodsman (from 193?)
- Published in Oronoco [Amherst County]
- Years of publication: 193? to 1940
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Backwoodsman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066924
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42414213
The Informant (from 1987)
- Published in Buckingham [Buckingham County]
- Years of publication: 1987 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Informant
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96009500
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34457929
The Nelson County Examiner (from 1875)
- Published in Lovingston [Nelson County]
- Years of publication: 1875 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Nelson County Examiner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025522
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11774783
The Nelson Enterprise (from 1860)
- Published in Lovingston [Nelson County]
- Years of publication: 1860 to 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Nelson Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94059396
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30997541
The Ridge Journal (from 1939)
- Published in Amherst [Amherst County]
- Years of publication: 1939 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Ridge Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066906
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43689454
The Virginia Republican (from 1933)
- Published in Amherst [Amherst County]
- Published during 1933
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Virginia Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079083
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32253154

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 from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7090, Longitude: -78.8767 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).