Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 6 newspapers that have been published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Avoca. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Clay County Free Press (from 1905)
- Published in Clay [Clay County]
- Years of publication: 1905 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Clay County Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059604
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768375
The Clay Messenger (from 1883)
- Published in Clay [Clay County]
- Years of publication: 1883 to 1983
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Clay Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059605
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768379
The Elk Examiner (from 1983)
- Published in Clay [Clay County]
- Years of publication: 1983 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Elk Examiner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059606
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768392
The Nicholas County Local (from 1876)
- Published in Summersville [Nicholas County]
- Years of publication: 1876 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Nicholas County Local
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092222
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13148734
The Widen News (from 1920)
- Published in Widen [Clay County]
- Years of publication: 1920 to 195?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Widen News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059607
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768546
West Virginia Herald (from 1907)
- Published in Clendenin [Kanawha County]
- Years of publication: 1907 to 1983
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the West Virginia Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059806
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898213

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- Avoca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avoca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4532, Longitude: -81.0507 In this case, the coordinates for Avoca have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).