Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Odessa 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 Odessa. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Odessa. Our list contains 4 papers that were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Odessa.

Newspapers Neighboring Odessa ...

The following newspapers were published within 8 miles [12.9 km] of Odessa.

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

Published In Clendenin [Kanawha County] ...
- West Virginia Herald (from 1907)
  - Years of publication: 1907 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Virginia Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059806
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898213
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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odessa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odessa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4287, Longitude: -81.2379 In this case, the coordinates for Odessa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).