Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Independence is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Independence. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Independence. Our list contains 7 papers that were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Independence.

Newspapers Neighboring Independence ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km] of Independence.

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

Published In Gauley Bridge [Fayette County] ...
- The Knapsack (from 1863)
  - 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
Published In Clay ...
- Clay County Free Press (from 1905)
  - 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)
  - 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)
  - 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
Published In Montgomery [Fayette County] ...
- The Miner's Herald (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 1914
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Miner's Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059624
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776084
- The Montgomery Herald (from 1940)
  - Years of publication: 1940 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Montgomery Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059625
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776088
- The Montgomery News (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Montgomery News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059617
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776055

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Independence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Independence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3126, Longitude: -81.1765 In this case, the coordinates for Independence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).