Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Sophia 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Sophia. In addition, the list contains another 11 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Sophia. In total, we've identified 14 papers within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Sophia.

Newspapers Published In Sophia ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Sophia:

The Gulf Times (from 1977)
- Years of publication: 1977 to 1982
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Gulf Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092273
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13201277
The Raleigh County Gulf Times (from 1982)
- Years of publication: 1982 to 1986
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Raleigh County Gulf Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84008005
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10339488
The Sophia Weekly Review (from 1941)
- Published during 1941
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Sophia Weekly Review
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092274
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196473

Newspapers Neighboring Sophia ...

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

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

Published In Beckley ...
- Beckley Post Herald & Raleigh Register (from 1953)
  - 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)
  - 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
- Register/Herald (from 1984)
  - 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)
  - 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 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 Independent Observer (from 1934)
  - 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)
  - 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 Raleigh Herald (from 1900)
  - 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)
  - 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 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
Published In Mullens [Wyoming County] ...
- The Mullens Advocate (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Mullens Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092488
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13805394

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sophia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sophia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7061, Longitude: -81.2536 In this case, the coordinates for Sophia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).