Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Shepherdstown 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 Shepherdstown. In addition, the list contains another 47 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Shepherdstown. In total, we've identified 52 papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Shepherdstown.

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 Shepherdstown.

Newspapers Published In Shepherdstown ...

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

Eastern Pan-handle (from 1904)
- Years of publication: 1904 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Eastern Pan-handle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN93065226
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29538813
Morgan's Grove Daily (from 188?)
- Years of publication: 188? to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Morgan's Grove Daily
- Holdings for: LCCN SN96096617
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 35303127
Shepherdstown Independent (from 1895)
- Years of publication: 1895 to 1899
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Shepherdstown Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059773
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889786
The Independent (from 1906)
- Years of publication: 1906 to 1974
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059804
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889743
The Potomac Guardian (from 1979)
- Years of publication: 1979 to 1981
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Potomac Guardian
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092090
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13048229

Newspapers Neighboring Shepherdstown ...

The following newspapers were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Shepherdstown.

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

Published In Sharpsburg [Washington County] ...
- Antietam Sentinel (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Antietam Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060022
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19017423
- Sharpsburg Enterprise (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Sharpsburg Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065214
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18942531
Published In Keedysville [Washington County] ...
- The Antietam Wavelet (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Antietam Wavelet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065215
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18942536
Published In Harpers Ferry ...
- Harper's Ferry Sentinel (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1902
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Harper's Ferry Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059784
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889841
- Harper's Ferry Times (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1907
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Harper's Ferry Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059785
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889850
Published In Martinsburg [Berkeley County] ...
- We know of 32 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Martinsburg. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Martinsburg
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Shepherdstown. This extended list includes all the papers from Martinsburg. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Shepherdstown
Published In Boonsboro [Washington County] ...
- The Boonsboro News (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Boonsboro News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057202
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22167273
- The Boonsboro Odd Fellow (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Boonsboro Odd Fellow
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025238
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11610532
- The Boonsboro Times (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Boonsboro Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060193
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20484691
- The Man About Town (from 1843)
  - Years of publication: 1843 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Man About Town
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057066
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21185851
- The National Gazette (from 1844)
  - The first year of publication was in 1844, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The National Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88074030
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17307238
- The Odd Fellow (from 1841)
  - Years of publication: 1841 to 185?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Odd Fellow
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88086120
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17740905
- The Times (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1945
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060194
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20484699
Published In Ranson ...
- The Jefferson Republican (from 1943)
  - Years of publication: 1943 to 1955
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Jefferson Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059775
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889808
Published In Charles Town ...
- Farmers' Repository (from 1808)
  - Years of publication: 1808 to 1827
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Farmers' Repository
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025563
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9612036
- Spirit Of Jefferson Farmers Advocate (from 1948)
  - Years of publication: 1948 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spirit Of Jefferson Farmers Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059780
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889829
- Spirit Of Jefferson (from 1844)
  - Years of publication: 1844 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: Spirit Of Jefferson
  - Holdings: LCCN SN84026788
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10671636
  - ISSN Number: 2372-5028
- Spirit Of Jefferson (from 1844)
  - Years of publication: 1844 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Spirit Of Jefferson
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2014218286
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 877977867
- The Comet (from 1922)
  - Years of publication: 1922 to 192?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Comet
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059777
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889800
- The Farmers' Advocate (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1948
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Farmers' Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059779
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889828
- West Virginia Democrat (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1890
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Virginia Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059778
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12889820

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shepherdstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shepherdstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4319, Longitude: -77.8048 In this case, the coordinates for Shepherdstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).