Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Point Pleasant 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 21 papers that were published in the immediate area of Point Pleasant. In addition, the list contains another 29 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Point Pleasant. In total, we've identified 50 papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Point Pleasant.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Point Pleasant.

Newspapers Published In Point Pleasant ...

We know of 21 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Point Pleasant:

Mason County Journal (from 1912)
- Years of publication: 1912 to 1914
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Mason County Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092097
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13087868
Ohio Valley Advertiser (from 1942)
- Years of publication: 1942 to 1943
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Ohio Valley Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092100
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13087916
Point Pleasant Daily Register (from 1930)
- Years of publication: 1930 to 1942
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Point Pleasant Daily Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092093
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13083397
Point Pleasant Register (from 1916)
- Years of publication: 1916 to 1930
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Point Pleasant Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092092
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13083381
Point Pleasant Register (from 1942)
- Years of publication: 1942 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Point Pleasant Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092094
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13083410
The Citizen-Register (from 1939)
- Years of publication: 1939 to 1942
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Citizen-Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092108
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13087841
The Citizen (from 1932)
- Years of publication: 1932 to 1939
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Citizen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092107
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13083423
The Daily Register (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to 1903
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Register
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092087
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13083377
The Dispatch (from 1904)
- Years of publication: 1904 to 190?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Dispatch
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092095
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13087861
The Mason County News (from 1945)
- Years of publication: 1945 to 1979
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mason County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092111
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13088116
The Mason Republican (from 1907)
- Years of publication: 1907 to 1915
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Mason Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092098
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13087873
The New Era (from 1866)
- Years of publication: 1866 to 1867
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The New Era
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092099
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13087890
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- The Point Pleasant Observer (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Point Pleasant Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092101
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13087920
- The Point Pleasant Register (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1939
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Point Pleasant Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2014218468
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 885357633
- The Point Pleasant Register (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1939
  - Issues available online: 88
  - Scanned issues: April 7, 1909 to December 28, 1910
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Point Pleasant Register
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86092106
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13083420
  - ISSN Number: 2374-2097
- The State Gazette (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 1947
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The State Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092102
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13088013
- The Weekly Gazette (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092105
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13088040
- The Weekly Register (from 1862)
  - Years of publication: 1862 to 1909
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2014218288
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 878666707
- The West Virginia Monitor (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The West Virginia Monitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038264
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11225356
- Van Matre's Saturday Visitor (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1883
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Van Matre's Saturday Visitor
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092103
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13088017
- Western Virginian (from 1860)
  - Years of publication: 1860 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Western Virginian
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2015228405
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 925377576

Newspapers Neighboring Point Pleasant ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Point Pleasant.

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

Published In Gallipolis [Gallia County] ...
- Buckeye & Gallipolis Journal (from 1834)
  - Years of publication: 1834 to 1835
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Buckeye & Gallipolis Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075155
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896443
- Fleetwood Reflector (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Fleetwood Reflector
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85038126
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11829009
- Gallia Courier (from 1850)
  - Years of publication: 1850 to 1854
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallia Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85038125
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11829000
- Gallia Free Press (from 1825)
  - Years of publication: 1825 to 1829
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallia Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85026053
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12013503
- Gallia Mirror (from 1845)
  - Years of publication: 1845 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallia Mirror
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85026054
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12013531
- Gallia Phoenix (from 1831)
  - Years of publication: 1831 to 1832
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallia Phoenix
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896457
- Gallipolis Daily Tribune (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallipolis Daily Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2001213490
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 47699402
- Gallipolis Dispatch (from 1856)
  - Years of publication: 1856 to 1869
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallipolis Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85038124
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11828985
- Gallipolis Journal Gallia, Meigs & Lawrence Public Advertiser (from 1837)
  - Years of publication: 1837 to 1838
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallipolis Journal Gallia, Meigs & Lawrence Public Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89076212
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20783100
- Gallipolis Journal (from 1837)
  - Years of publication: 1837 to 1919
  - Issues available online: 877
  - Scanned issues: July 4, 1850 to December 30, 1880
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Gallipolis Journal
  - Holdings: LCCN SN85038121
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11828933
  - ISSN Number: 2166-7632
- Gallipolis Weekly Journal And Gallia, Meigs & Lawrence Public Advertiser (from 1835)
  - Years of publication: 1835 to 1837
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallipolis Weekly Journal And Gallia, Meigs & Lawrence Public Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85042575
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12657889
- Gallipolis Weekly Journal, And Gallia And Meigs Public Advertiser (from 1832)
  - Years of publication: 1832 to 1834
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallipolis Weekly Journal, And Gallia And Meigs Public Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075156
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896446
- Gallipolis Weekly Journal, And Gallia Phoenix-improved (from 1832)
  - Published during 1832
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gallipolis Weekly Journal, And Gallia Phoenix-improved
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075157
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896455
- The Daily Journal (from 1892)
  - Years of publication: 1892 to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075162
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896461
- The Gallia Gazette (from 1819)
  - Years of publication: 1819 to 1825
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallia Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85026384
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12199978
- The Gallia Gazette (from 1829)
  - Years of publication: 1829 to 1831
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallia Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85038123
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11828972
- The Gallia Times (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallia Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075153
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896430
- The Gallia Tribune (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallia Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87091258
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17203616
- The Gallipolis Bulletin (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallipolis Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85038122
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11828950
- The Gallipolis Daily Tribune (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallipolis Daily Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95072060
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 34108747
- The Gallipolis Daily Tribune (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallipolis Daily Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86072211
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15028266
- The Gallipolis Ledger (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1881
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallipolis Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034505
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12925633
- The Gallipolis Tribune (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1930
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallipolis Tribune
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075154
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896437
- The Ohio Valley Independent (from 1924)
  - Years of publication: 1924 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ohio Valley Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89076204
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20783017
- Turn On The Light (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Turn On The Light
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91069266
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24165792
Published In West Columbia ...
- Virginia Telescope (from 1854)
  - Years of publication: 1854 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Virginia Telescope
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2015228406
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 925486448
Published In Middleport [Meigs County] ...
- Meigs County Press (from 1867)
  - Years of publication: 1867 to 1871
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Meigs County Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075177
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16932826
- Meigs County Republican (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Meigs County Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85038188
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11890478
- Middleport Review (from 193?)
  - Years of publication: 193? to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Middleport Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89076213
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20783387
- Republican-Herald (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1902
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Republican-Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075181
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16933037
- The Herald (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1894
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075178
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16932829
- The Meigs County Herald (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1885
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Meigs County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075179
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16932834
- The Meigs County News (from 1871)
  - Years of publication: 1871 to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Meigs County News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85038187
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11890475
- The Republican (from 1902)
  - Years of publication: 1902 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075180
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16932838
Published In Clifton ...
- West Virginia Radical (from 1881)
  - The first year of publication was in 1881, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Virginia Radical
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94058002
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29692172
Published In New Haven ...
- The New Haven News (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to 1945
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Haven News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092110
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13088110
Published In Pomeroy [Meigs County] ...
- We know of 26 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Pomeroy. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Pomeroy
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Point Pleasant. This extended list includes all the papers from Pomeroy. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Point Pleasant
Published In Rio Grande [Gallia County] ...
- The Cardinal (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cardinal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075152
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896427
Published In Rutland [Meigs County] ...
- The Rutland Journal (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rutland Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89076202
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20764422
Published In Vinton [Gallia County] ...
- The Gallia Republican (from 1855)
  - Years of publication: 1855 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gallia Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87075161
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16896460

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Footnotes ...

<1>

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 from Point A (ie- Point Pleasant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Pleasant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8530, Longitude: -82.1303 In this case, the coordinates for Point Pleasant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).