Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Washington 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Washington. In addition, the list contains another 29 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Washington. In total, we've identified 32 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Washington.

Newspapers Published In Washington ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Washington:

Rappahannock News (from 1949)
- Years of publication: 1949 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Rappahannock News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96095008
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34486242
The Blue Ridge Echo (from 1878)
- Years of publication: 1878 to 1885
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blue Ridge Echo
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079055
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32158158
The Blue Ridge Guide (from 1888)
- Years of publication: 1888 to 193?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Blue Ridge Guide
- Holdings for: LCCN SN95079258
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33087429

Newspapers Neighboring Washington ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Washington.

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

Published In Front Royal [Warren County] ...
- Dismal Echo (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Dismal Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066896
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43320023
- Front Royal And Riverton Gazette (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Front Royal And Riverton Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096542
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34328163
- Front Royal News (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to 1993
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Front Royal News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061685
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52760044
- Front Royal Record (from 1920)
  - Years of publication: 1920 to 1932
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Front Royal Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061671
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52253456
- Harmony Hollow Eagle (from 1934)
  - Years of publication: 1934 to 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Harmony Hollow Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066993
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43320085
- The Front Royal Gazette (from 185?)
  - Published during 185?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Front Royal Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092544
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13757119
- The Impartial Reporter And Farmers' Journal (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Impartial Reporter And Farmers' Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN00064730
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48566240
- The Virginia Readjuster (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1883
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Virginia Readjuster
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096541
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34328197
- The Warren Examiner (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to 1988
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Warren Examiner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061633
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52303864
- The Warren Times (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Warren Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061610
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52253466
- The Warren Times (from 1997)
  - Years of publication: 1997 to 200?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Warren Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061644
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 52253489
- Virginia Valley Gazette (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Virginia Valley Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092545
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13757124
- Warren Messenger (from 1886)
  - Years of publication: 1886 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Warren Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079115
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32282504
- Warren Sentinel (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Warren Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025193
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11601451
Published In Skyland [Page County] ...
- The Flagpole News (from 193?)
  - Published during 193?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Flagpole News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066940
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42569961
Published In Luray [Page County] ...
- Big Meadows Beacon (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to 194?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Big Meadows Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066978
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42451764
- Page Courier (from 1869)
  - Years of publication: 1869 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Page Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025460
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11744547
- Page News And Courier (from 1911)
  - Years of publication: 1911 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Page News And Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91066789
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14979218
- Page News (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1911
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Page News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079133
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32319343
- Page News (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Page News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061066
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17719156
- Page Valley Courier (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1869
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Page Valley Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94059399
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30997672
- Shenandoah National Park News (from 1955)
  - Years of publication: 1955 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Shenandoah National Park News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98068333
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 38953238
- Skyline Scoops (from 1939)
  - Years of publication: 1939 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Skyline Scoops
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066937
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 43030493
- The Commonwealth Review (from 1944)
  - Years of publication: 1944 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Commonwealth Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060694
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 124082347
- The Luray Times (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1892
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Luray Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88061107
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17856114
- The Page Valley Record (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Page Valley Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079127
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14983279
- The Skyline News (from 1937)
  - Years of publication: 1937 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Skyline News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN99066994
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 42895595
- The Sun (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060627
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 124082512
- The Weekly Union (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Union
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95079274
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 33155716

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- Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7135, Longitude: -78.1598