Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Polk 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 Polk. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Polk. Our list contains 38 papers that were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Polk.

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 Polk.  

Newspapers Neighboring Polk ...

The following newspapers were published within 14 miles [22.5 km] of Polk.

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

• Published In Ravenswood  ...
  • The Jackson Bugle (from 1883)
    • Years of publication:  1883 to 1894
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Jackson Bugle
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN86092194
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 13091014
  • The Jackson County News (from 1873)
    • Years of publication:  1873 to 1879
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Jackson County News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84026818
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10688657
  • The Ravenswood News (from 1879)
    • Years of publication:  1879 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Ravenswood News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059769
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12889775
• Published In New Haven [Mason County] ...
  • 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 Polk. 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 Polk
• Published In Cottageville  ...
  • The Cottageville Weekly Journal (from 1867)
    • Years of publication:  1867 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Cottageville Weekly Journal
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059767
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12920581
• Published In Torch [Athens County] ...
  • The Torch Light (from 1886)
    • Years of publication:  1886 to 18??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Torch Light
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89076199
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 20764394
• Published In Clifton [Mason County] ...
  • 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 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 West Columbia [Mason County] ...
  • 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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Polk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/