Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for South Boston 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of South Boston. In addition, the list contains another 12 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded South Boston. In total, we've identified 17 papers within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of South Boston.

Newspapers Published In South Boston ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of South Boston:

Halifax Gazette (from 1903)
- Years of publication: 1903 to 1963
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Halifax Gazette
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079542
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32335534
News & Record (from 1974)
- Years of publication: 1974 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the News & Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84005212
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10688267
The Gazette-Virginian (from 1963)
- Years of publication: 1963 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Gazette-Virginian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN99066947
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42940299
The News (from 1890)
- Years of publication: 1890 to 1929
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96094026
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34630914
The South Boston News (from 1929)
- Years of publication: 1929 to 1974
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The South Boston News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98068317
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38590877

Newspapers Neighboring South Boston ...

The following newspapers were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of South Boston.

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

Published In Halifax ...
- The Record-Advertiser And The Week-end (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Record-Advertiser And The Week-end
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86071706
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13854134
Published In Scottsburg [Fluvanna County] ...
- The Fork News (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fork News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066910
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43442140
- The Fork News (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Fork News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064994
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 44512646
Published In Clarksville [Mecklenburg County] ...
- Clarksville Clipper (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clarksville Clipper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068350
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38953473
- Clarksville Tobacco Plant (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 1886
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clarksville Tobacco Plant
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068343
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38953449
- Clarksville Virginian (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 1885
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clarksville Virginian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060156
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31499032
- The Banner Of Truth (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 1888
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Banner Of Truth
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068349
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38953491
- The Clarksville News (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clarksville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068347
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38953263
- The Clarksville News (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clarksville News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068355
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38953668
- The Mecklenburg Sun (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mecklenburg Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064428
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43583795
- The Mecklenburg Times-Star (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mecklenburg Times-Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068342
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38953538
- Tobacco Plant And Quid Nunc (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Tobacco Plant And Quid Nunc
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060094
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30963453

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Boston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Boston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7006, Longitude: -78.9040