Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth. In addition, the list contains another 46 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Elizabeth. In total, we've identified 53 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Elizabeth.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Elizabeth.  

Newspapers Published In Elizabeth ...

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

• The Elizabeth Gazette (from 1867)
  • Years of publication:  1867 to 1869
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Elizabeth Gazette
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092418
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13323133
• The Elizabeth Messenger (from 1886)
  • Years of publication:  1886 to 1918
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Elizabeth Messenger
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092420
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13323043
• The Kanawha News (from 1893)
  • Years of publication:  1893 to 1952
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Kanawha News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092421
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13323145
• The West Virginia Transcript (from 1883)
  • Years of publication:  1883 to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The West Virginia Transcript
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092422
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13323151
• The Wirt County Democrat (from 1868)
  • Years of publication:  1868 to 1871
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Wirt County Democrat
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092424
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13323188
• The Wirt County Mentor (from 1873)
  • Years of publication:  1873 to 1883
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Wirt County Mentor
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84038286
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 11249472
• Wirt County Journal (from 1908)
  • Years of publication:  1908 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Wirt County Journal
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092419
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13323135

Newspapers Neighboring Elizabeth ...

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

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

• Published In Reedy [Roane County] ...
  • The Reedy News (from 1909)
    • Years of publication:  1909 to 1949
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Reedy News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092295
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13201542
• Published In Cairo [Ritchie County] ...
  • The Cairo Enterprise (from 1903)
    • Years of publication:  1903 to 1941
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Cairo Enterprise
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092288
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13201847
  • The Cairo Times (from 1896)
    • Years of publication:  1896 to 1905
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Cairo Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092287
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13201826
  • The Ritchie Democrat (from 1877)
    • Years of publication:  1877 to 1889
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Ritchie Democrat
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092289
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13201858
• Published In Parkersburg [Wood County] ...
  • We know of 46 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Parkersburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Parkersburg
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Elizabeth. This extended list includes all the papers from Parkersburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Elizabeth