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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Bluefield 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 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Bluefield. In addition, the list contains another 17 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Bluefield. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Bluefield.

Newspapers Published In Bluefield ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Bluefield:

Newspapers Neighboring Bluefield ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Bluefield.

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

  • Published In Bastian [Bland County] ...
    • Cherokee Scalp (from 19??)
    • Round Mountain News (from 1935)
  • Published In Princeton  ...
  • Published In Matoaka  ...
  • Published In Bland [Bland County] ...
    • Bland Messenger (from 1904)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Bluefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2671, Longitude: -81.2219