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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Sistersville 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 17 papers that were published in the immediate area of Sistersville. In addition, the list contains another 43 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Sistersville. In total, we've identified 60 papers within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Sistersville.

Newspapers Published In Sistersville ...

We know of 17 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Sistersville:

Newspapers Neighboring Sistersville ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Sistersville.

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

  • Published In Paden City  ...
    • The Journal (from 1962)
    • Tyler County Journal (from 1967)
  • Published In Middlebourne  ...
  • Published In New Martinsville [Wetzel County] ...
  • Published In Woodsfield [Monroe County] ...
  • Published In Saint Marys [Pleasants County] ...

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Sistersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sistersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5598, Longitude: -80.9987       In this case, the coordinates for Sistersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).