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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Washburn 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 Washburn. In addition, the list contains another 29 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Washburn. In total, we've identified 41 papers within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Washburn.

Newspapers Published In Washburn ...

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

Newspapers Neighboring Washburn ...

The following newspapers were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Washburn.

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

  • Published In Ashland [Ashland County] ...
    • Ashland Bladet Och Ashland Posten (from 19??)
    • Ashland Daily News (from 1887)
    • Ashland Weekly News (from 1887)
    • Ashland Weekly Press (from 1893)
    • Ashland-Posten (from 1900)
    • Frihet (from 18??)
      • Years of publication:  18?? to ????
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Frihet
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91059416
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24526875
    • The Ashland Appeal (from 1894)
    • The Ashland News (from 1885)
    • The Ashland News (from 1895)
    • The Ashland Press (from 1872)
    • The Daily News (from 1887)
      • The first year of publication was in 1887, with an unknown end date
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for The Daily News
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082838
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 16723857
    • The Daily Press (from 1966)
    • The Weekly Leader (from 1899)
  • Published In La Pointe [Ashland County] ...
    • Island Gazette (from 1963)
  • Published In Bayfield  ...
  • Published In Odanah [Ashland County] ...
  • Published In Port Wing  ...
    • The Connection (from 199?)
  • Published In Iron River  ...
  • Published In Mellen [Ashland County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6734, Longitude: -90.8947