Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 6 newspapers that have been published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Gilboa. 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 Knapsack (from 1863)
- Published in Gauley Bridge [Fayette County]
- Published during 1863
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Knapsack
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059623
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776081
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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilboa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilboa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3034, Longitude: -80.9365 In this case, the coordinates for Gilboa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).