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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Persimmon Point is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Persimmon Point. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Persimmon Point. Our list contains 22 papers that were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Persimmon Point.

Newspapers Neighboring Persimmon Point ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km] of Persimmon Point.

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

  • Published In Parksley  ...
  • Published In Accomac  ...
    • Peninsula Enterprise (from 1881)
  • Published In Chincoteague  ...
  • Published In Tasley  ...
    • Eastern Shore Post (from 1999)
  • Published In Onancock  ...
  • Published In Pocomoke City [Worcester County] ...
  • Published In Wachapreague  ...
  • Published In Crisfield [Somerset County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Persimmon Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Persimmon Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8457, Longitude: -75.5441       In this case, the coordinates for Persimmon Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).