Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Terra Alta 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 Terra Alta. In addition, the list contains another 14 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Terra Alta. In total, we've identified 19 papers within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Terra Alta.

Newspapers Published In Terra Alta ...

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

Preston Republican (from 1899)
- Years of publication: 1899 to 1948
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Preston Republican
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092250
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181909
Terra Alta Oracle (from 1891)
- Years of publication: 1891 to 1901
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Terra Alta Oracle
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092252
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181903
The Preston County News (from 1956)
- Years of publication: 1956 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Preston County News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092249
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181898
The Preston News (from 1909)
- Years of publication: 1909 to 1917
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Preston News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092251
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181901
The Terra Alta Times (from 1887)
- Years of publication: 1887 to 1890
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Terra Alta Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86092253
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181912

Newspapers Neighboring Terra Alta ...

The following newspapers were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Terra Alta.

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

Published In Oakland [Garrett County] ...
- Garrett County Gazette (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Garrett County Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025396
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11718950
- Garrett County Herald (from 1873)
  - Years of publication: 1873 to 1880
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Garrett County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85025406
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11729945
- Mountain Democrat News (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Democrat News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90057020
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20940102
- Mountain Democrat (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 1949
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mountain Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060174
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20458410
- The Democrat (from 1878)
  - Years of publication: 1878 to 188?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060175
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20458406
- The Garrett Journal (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Garrett Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89060176
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20459188
- The Republican (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88065202
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 6286315
Published In Kingwood ...
- Preston County Herald (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 1877
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Preston County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026841
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10694390
- Preston County Journal (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Preston County Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026842
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10694380
- The New Era (from 1888)
  - Years of publication: 1888 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092244
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181832
- The Preston Leader (from 1903)
  - Years of publication: 1903 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Preston Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092246
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181886
Published In Brandonville ...
- Mount Pleasant Silk Culturist And Farmer's Manual: Devoted To The Growth And Manufacture Of Silk And Beet Sugar, And The Improvement Of Agriculture, Horticulture, And Rural And Domestic Economy (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 1840
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Mount Pleasant Silk Culturist And Farmer's Manual: Devoted To The Growth And Manufacture Of Silk And Beet Sugar, And The Improvement Of Agriculture, Horticulture, And Rural And Domestic Economy
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092239
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181781
- The Champion Of Democracy (from 1840)
  - Published during 1840
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Champion Of Democracy
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092238
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181753
Published In Newburg ...
- Newburg Herald (from 1881)
  - Years of publication: 1881 to 1882
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Newburg Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092248
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13181895

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terra Alta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terra Alta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4438, Longitude: -79.5406