Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Purcell 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 Purcell. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Purcell. Our list contains 14 papers that were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Purcell.

Newspapers Neighboring Purcell ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km] of Purcell.

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

Published In Pennington Gap ...
- The Powell Valley News (from 1921)
  - Years of publication: 1921 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Powell Valley News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066883
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43080090
Published In Jonesville ...
- 2380th Traveler (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the 2380th Traveler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064386
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43622200
- Cumberland Bowl Voice (from 193?)
  - Published during 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cumberland Bowl Voice
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064489
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43625421
- Gully Gleanings (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gully Gleanings
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066869
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43043119
- Lee County Republican (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lee County Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096551
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34342308
- Lee County Sentinel (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1884
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lee County Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025657
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11837483
- Smoker Over (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Smoker Over
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064437
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43622329
Published In Big Stone Gap [Wise County] ...
- Big Stone Gap Herald (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Big Stone Gap Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87060149
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15305587
- The Big Stone Gap Post (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1928
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Big Stone Gap Post
  - Holdings: LCCN SN88061179
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18212148
  - ISSN Number: 2157-4782
- The Big Stone Post (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1892
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Big Stone Post
  - Holdings: LCCN SN87060150
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15305688
  - ISSN Number: 2163-5498
- The Mountain Empire News (from 1978)
  - Years of publication: 1978 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mountain Empire News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2007060613
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 166261922
- The Post (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Post
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079301
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33386628
- The Wise Owl (from 1936)
  - Published during 1936
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Wise Owl
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066887
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43039247
Published In Appalachia [Wise County] ...
- Appalachia Independent (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Appalachia Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32600048

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Purcell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Purcell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7962, Longitude: -82.9949 In this case, the coordinates for Purcell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).