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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Rocky Mount 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 12 papers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Mount. In addition, the list contains another 7 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Rocky Mount. In total, we've identified 19 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Rocky Mount.

Newspapers Published In Rocky Mount ...

We know of 12 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Rocky Mount:

Newspapers Neighboring Rocky Mount ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Mount) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Mount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9976, Longitude: -79.8919