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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Charleston 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 93 papers that were published in the immediate area of Charleston. In addition, the list contains another 20 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Charleston. In total, we've identified 113 papers within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Charleston.

Newspapers Published In Charleston ...

We know of 93 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Charleston:

Newspapers Neighboring Charleston ...

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

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

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 from Point A (ie- Charleston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charleston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3478, Longitude: -81.6282