Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Pearisburg 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Pearisburg. In addition, the list contains another 9 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Pearisburg. In total, we've identified 13 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Pearisburg.

Newspapers Published In Pearisburg ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Pearisburg:

Pearisburg Gazette (from 1866)
- Years of publication: 1866 to 1877
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pearisburg Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85034385
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12765233
Pearisburg Virginian (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1954
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Pearisburg Virginian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079294
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33374610
Virginian Leader
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Virginian Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN97066005
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 37041019
Weekly Pearisburg Virginian (from 1877)
- Years of publication: 1877 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Weekly Pearisburg Virginian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079295
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33374768

Newspapers Neighboring Pearisburg ...

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

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

Published In Radford [Radford City] ...
- Montgomery Democrat (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1891
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Montgomery Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079175
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32684745
- Radford Advance (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1912
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Radford Advance
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079052
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32114363
- Radford Enterprise (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1892
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Radford Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079056
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32114323
- The Journal Weekly (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Journal Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068338
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38845949
- The News Journal (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1993
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068334
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38847034
- The Radford Messenger (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Radford Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068345
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38845783
- The Valley Voice (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Valley Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068341
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38846772
Published In Mechanicsburg [Bland County] ...
- South And West (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 1879
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the South And West
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94059413
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31238119
Published In Newbern [Pulaski County] ...
- The Pulaski People (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 1886
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Pulaski People
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002061948
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 49665298

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- Pearisburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pearisburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3272, Longitude: -80.7314