Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 14 newspapers that have been published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Purcell. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Appalachia Independent (from 1920)
- Published in Appalachia [Wise County]
- 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
Big Stone Gap Herald (from 18??)
- Published in Big Stone Gap [Wise County]
- 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
Cumberland Bowl Voice (from 193?)
- Published in Jonesville [Lee County]
- 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)
- Published in Jonesville [Lee County]
- 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)
- Published in Jonesville [Lee County]
- 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)
- Published in Jonesville [Lee County]
- 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)
- Published in Jonesville [Lee County]
- 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
The Big Stone Gap Post (from 1892)
- Published in Big Stone Gap [Wise County]
- 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)
- Published in Big Stone Gap [Wise County]
- 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)
- Published in Big Stone Gap [Wise County]
- 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)
- Published in Big Stone Gap [Wise County]
- 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 Powell Valley News (from 1921)
- Published in Pennington Gap [Lee County]
- 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
The Wise Owl (from 1936)
- Published in Big Stone Gap [Wise County]
- 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

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- 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).