Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 16 newspapers that have been published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Packs Branch. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Beckley Post Herald & Raleigh Register (from 1953)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Years of publication: 1953 to 1984
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Beckley Post Herald & Raleigh Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092271
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196460
Daily News-Digest (from 1952)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Years of publication: 1952 to 195?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Daily News-Digest
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092262
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196290
Oak Hill Enterprise (from 1923)
- Published in Oak Hill [Fayette County]
- Years of publication: 1923 to 1926
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Oak Hill Enterprise
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059631
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776123
Register/Herald (from 1984)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Years of publication: 1984 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Register/Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83005424
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10221134
The Beckley Messenger (from 1912)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Years of publication: 1912 to 1918
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Beckley Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092265
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196315
The Evening Post (from 1924)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Published during 1924
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Evening Post
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092269
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196361
The Fayette News (from 1929)
- Published in Oak Hill [Fayette County]
- Years of publication: 1929 to 1942
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fayette News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059629
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776114
The Fayette Republican (from 1927)
- Published in Oak Hill [Fayette County]
- Years of publication: 1927 to 1929
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Fayette Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059633
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776130
The Independent Observer (from 1934)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Years of publication: 1934 to 194?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092263
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196294
The Messenger (from 1909)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Years of publication: 1909 to 1912
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092264
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196310
The Midnight Sun (from 1929)
- Published in Oak Hill [Fayette County]
- Years of publication: 1929 to 193?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Midnight Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059630
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776120
The Oak Hill News (from 1928)
- Published in Oak Hill [Fayette County]
- Published during 1928
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Oak Hill News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059632
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776127
The Oak Hill Times (from 1929)
- Published in Oak Hill [Fayette County]
- Years of publication: 1929 to 193?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Oak Hill Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059634
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12776134
The Raleigh Herald (from 1900)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Years of publication: 1900 to 1924
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Raleigh Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092268
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196350
The Sunday Register (from 1923)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Years of publication: 1923 to 1953
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sunday Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092300
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13201883
West Va. Leader (from 1918)
- Published in Beckley [Raleigh County]
- Published during 1918
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the West Va. Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092272
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196468

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- Packs Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Packs Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9054, Longitude: -81.2345 In this case, the coordinates for Packs Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).