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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Marlinton 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Marlinton. In addition, the list contains another 18 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Marlinton. In total, we've identified 23 papers within 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> of Marlinton.

Newspapers Published In Marlinton ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Marlinton:

Newspapers Neighboring Marlinton ...

The following newspapers were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> of Marlinton.

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

  • Published In Watoga  ...
  • Published In Hot Springs [Bath County] ...
    • Homestead News (from 1924)
    • Spectator (from 195?)
    • The Tattler (from 1938)
  • Published In Warm Springs [Bath County] ...
  • Published In Richwood [Nicholas County] ...
  • Published In Webster Springs [Webster County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marlinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marlinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2245, Longitude: -80.0903       In this case, the coordinates for Marlinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).