Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Wakefield 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 Wakefield. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Wakefield. Our list contains 17 papers that were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Wakefield.

Newspapers Neighboring Wakefield ...

The following newspapers were published within 20 miles [32.2 km] of Wakefield.

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

Published In Waverly ...
- Southside Virginia Dispatch (from 1913)
  - Published during 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southside Virginia Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066917
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41015379
- Sussex Gazette (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 1897
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sussex Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096584
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34580507
- The Tall Pine (from 1936)
  - Years of publication: 1936 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tall Pine
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079194
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32797439
- The Waverly Dispatch (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1937
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Waverly Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066828
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41106004
Published In Surry [Surry County] ...
- The Herald (from 1935)
  - Years of publication: 1935 to 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079287
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33321998
- The Surry County Herald (from 1934)
  - Years of publication: 1934 to 1935
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Surry County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079286
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33322023
Published In Claremont [Surry County] ...
- James River Herald (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1884
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the James River Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079282
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33321914
- The Claremont Herald (from 1884)
  - Years of publication: 1884 to 1922
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Claremont Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079281
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33321929
- The Monthly Advocate (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monthly Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068239
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40099702
Published In Franklin [Franklin City] ...
- Blackwater Courier (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1900
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Blackwater Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096531
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34224051
- Franklin Gazette (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1886
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Franklin Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096530
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273845
- Southhampton Democrat (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southhampton Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096536
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273870
- The Graphic (from 1900)
  - Years of publication: 1900 to 1905
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Graphic
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096535
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34273796
- The Tidewater News (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tidewater News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079232
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32981283
Published In Smithfield [Isle of Wight County] ...
- The Smithfield Times (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1985
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Smithfield Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096579
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34571565
- The Smithfield Times (from 1998)
  - Years of publication: 1998 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Smithfield Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066899
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41524491
- The Times (from 1985)
  - Years of publication: 1985 to 1998
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066804
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30041158

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wakefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9686, Longitude: -76.9875 In this case, the coordinates for Wakefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).