Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Waverly 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 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Waverly. In addition, the list contains another 5 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Waverly. In total, we've identified 9 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Waverly.

Newspapers Published In Waverly ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of 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

Newspapers Neighboring Waverly ...

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

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

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 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

Footnotes ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Waverly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waverly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0340, Longitude: -77.0956 In this case, the coordinates for Waverly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).