Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Harpers Ferry 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 2 papers that were published in the immediate area of Harpers Ferry. In addition, the list contains another 19 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Harpers Ferry. In total, we've identified 21 papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Harpers Ferry.

Newspapers Published In Harpers Ferry ...

The following newspapers have been published in the immediate area of Harpers Ferry:

Harper's Ferry Sentinel (from 1887)
- Years of publication: 1887 to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Harper's Ferry Sentinel
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059784
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889841
Harper's Ferry Times (from 1903)
- Years of publication: 1903 to 1907
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Harper's Ferry Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059785
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889850

Newspapers Neighboring Harpers Ferry ...

The following newspapers were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Harpers Ferry.

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

Published In Brunswick [Frederick County] ...
- The Blade-Times (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Blade-Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060155
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20432311
- The Brunswick Citizen (from 1974)
  - Years of publication: 1974 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Brunswick Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057271
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22292879
- The Brunswick Herald And Loudoun County, Va., Advertiser (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Brunswick Herald And Loudoun County, Va., Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060221
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20535331
- The Brunswick Herald (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 1905
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Brunswick Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060220
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20535318
Published In Charles Town ...
- Farmers' Repository (from 1808)
  - Years of publication: 1808 to 1827
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Farmers' Repository
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025563
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9612036
- Spirit Of Jefferson Farmers Advocate (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spirit Of Jefferson Farmers Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059780
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889829
- Spirit Of Jefferson (from 1844)
  - Years of publication: 1844 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Spirit Of Jefferson
  - Holdings: LCCN SN84026788
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10671636
  - ISSN Number: 2372-5028
- Spirit Of Jefferson (from 1844)
  - Years of publication: 1844 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spirit Of Jefferson
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2014218286
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 877977867
- The Comet (from 1922)
  - Years of publication: 1922 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Comet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059777
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889800
- The Farmers' Advocate (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Farmers' Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059779
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889828
- West Virginia Democrat (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Virginia Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059778
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889820
Published In Ranson ...
- The Jefferson Republican (from 1943)
  - Years of publication: 1943 to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jefferson Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059775
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889808
Published In Shepherdstown ...
- Eastern Pan-handle (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Eastern Pan-handle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93065226
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29538813
- Morgan's Grove Daily (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morgan's Grove Daily
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN96096617
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35303127
- Shepherdstown Independent (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Shepherdstown Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059773
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889786
- The Independent (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1974
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059804
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889743
- The Potomac Guardian (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to 1981
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Potomac Guardian
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092090
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13048229
Published In Sharpsburg [Washington County] ...
- Antietam Sentinel (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Antietam Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060022
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19017423
- Sharpsburg Enterprise (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sharpsburg Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065214
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18942531

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harpers Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3254, Longitude: -77.7386