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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Summit 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 Summit. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Summit. Our list contains 35 papers that were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> of Summit.

Newspapers Neighboring Summit ...

The following newspapers were published within 15 miles [24.1 km] of Summit.

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

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  • Danville - 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast
  • Hamlin - 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west
  • Madison - 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast
  • Saint Albans - 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast
  • Dunbar - 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast
  • Peytona - 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast
  • South Charleston - 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast
  • Nitro - 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north
  • Cross Lanes - 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast
  • Hurricane - 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest

Published In Danville [Boone County]    [Map]  

(About 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of Summit)

  Coal River Press  

Published in 1922

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685865

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Coal River Press

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059550

 
  Danville Progress  

Years of publication: 1911 to 1922

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685860

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Danville Progress

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059549


Published In Hamlin [Lincoln County]    [Map]  

(About 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west of Summit)

 
  Lincoln Republican  

Years of publication: 1902 to 1968

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001219

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Lincoln Republican

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092005

 
  The Hamlin Democrat  

Years of publication: 1929 to 1952

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001187

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Hamlin Democrat

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092001

 
  The Hamlin Democrat  

Years of publication: 1954 to 1968

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001197

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Hamlin Democrat

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092003

 
  The Lincoln County News  

Years of publication: 1953 to 1954

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001196

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Lincoln County News

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092002

 
  The Lincoln Democrat  

Years of publication: 1917 to 1929

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001182

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Catalog Card for The Lincoln Democrat

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092000

 
  The Lincoln Journal  

Years of publication: 1968 to current

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001221

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Catalog Card for The Lincoln Journal

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092006

 
  The Lincoln Monitor  

Years of publication: 1902 to 1918

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001226

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Lincoln Monitor

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092007

 
  The Weekly News Sentinel  

Years of publication: 1968 to current

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13001199

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Weekly News Sentinel

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092004


Published In Madison [Boone County]    [Map]  

(About 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Summit)

 
  Coal Valley News  

Years of publication: 1925 to current

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9395264

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Coal Valley News

Holdings for: LCCN SN83007395

 
  The Boone Democrat  

Years of publication: 1891 to 1913

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688992

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Boone Democrat

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059545

 
  The Boone Frontier  

Years of publication: 1970 to 1976

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685839

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Catalog Card for The Boone Frontier

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059546

 
  The Coal River Republican  

Years of publication: 1905 to 1922

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685855

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Coal River Republican

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059547

 
  The Madison Recorder  

Years of publication: 1922 to 1942

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685846

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Madison Recorder

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059548


Published In Saint Albans [Kanawha County]    [Map]  

(About 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Summit)

 
  Kanawha Democrat  

The first year of publication was in 1887, with an unknown end date

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29741692

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Kanawha Democrat

Holdings for: LCCN SN94058006

 
  Kanawha Valley Democrat  

Years of publication: 1882 to 188?

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898162

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Catalog Card for the Kanawha Valley Democrat

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059795

 
  St. Albans Advertiser  

Years of publication: 1926 to 1981

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898166

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Catalog Card for the St. Albans Advertiser

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059796

 
  St. Albans Express  

Years of publication: 1879 to 1881

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14755686

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Catalog Card for the St. Albans Express

Holdings for: LCCN SN86072115

 
  St. Albans Herald  

Years of publication: 1910 to 1919

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898172

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Catalog Card for the St. Albans Herald

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059797

 
  St. Albans Nonpareil  

Years of publication: 1881 to 188?

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898182

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the St. Albans Nonpareil

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059798

 
  St. Albans Reporter  

Years of publication: 1896 to 1907

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898191

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the St. Albans Reporter

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059800

 
  The Kanawha Independent  

Published in 1874

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898157

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Kanawha Independent

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059794

 
  The St. Albans Pioneer  

Years of publication: 1871 to 1878

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898186

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The St. Albans Pioneer

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059799

 
  The St. Albans Times  

Years of publication: 1952 to 1961

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898199

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The St. Albans Times

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059801


Published In Dunbar [Kanawha County]    [Map]  

(About 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast of Summit)

 
  Kanawha Valley News  

Years of publication: 1931 to 1937

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12897809

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Kanawha Valley News

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059788

 
  The Dunbar Advance  

Years of publication: 1917 to 1931

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12897805

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Dunbar Advance

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059787

 
  The Dunbar Advance  

Years of publication: 1937 to 1940

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12897820

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Dunbar Advance

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059789

 
  The Dunbar News Advertiser  

Published in 1961

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12897829

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Dunbar News Advertiser

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059791

 
  The Times-Advance  

Years of publication: 1940 to 1948

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12897826

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Catalog Card for The Times-Advance

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059790


Published In Peytona [Boone County]    [Map]  

(About 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast of Summit)

 
  The Peytona Herald  

The first year of publication was in 1892, with an unknown end date

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12685877

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for The Peytona Herald

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059551


Published In South Charleston [Kanawha County]    [Map]  

(About 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast of Summit)

 
  South Charleston Advocate  

Years of publication: 1984 to current

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12926152

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the South Charleston Advocate

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059858


Published In Nitro [Kanawha County]    [Map]  

(About 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north of Summit)

 
  Kanawha Valley Leader  

Years of publication: 1944 to 1980

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12898203

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Kanawha Valley Leader

Holdings for: LCCN SN85059802


Published In Cross Lanes [Kanawha County]    [Map]  

(About 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast of Summit)

 
  Cross Lanes Record  

Published in 1975

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13323126

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Cross Lanes Record

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092427


Published In Hurricane [Putnam County]    [Map]  

(About 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest of Summit)

 
  Hurricane Breeze  

Years of publication: 1900 to current

Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13196253

Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:

Catalog Card for the Hurricane Breeze

Holdings for: LCCN SN86092028

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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance starting from Summit. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summit) to Point B.

Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summit. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2198, Longitude: -81.9068     [Map].   In this case, the coordinates for Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

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