Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Widen 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 1 papers that were published in the immediate area of Widen. In addition, the list contains another 18 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Widen. In total, we've identified 19 papers within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Widen.

Newspapers Published In Widen ...

We know of only one newspaper that was published in the Widen area:

The Widen News (from 1920)
- Years of publication: 1920 to 195?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Widen News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85059607
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768546

Newspapers Neighboring Widen ...

The following newspapers were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> of Widen.

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

Published In Clay ...
- Clay County Free Press (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Clay County Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059604
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768375
- The Clay Messenger (from 1883)
  - Years of publication: 1883 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Clay Messenger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059605
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768379
- The Elk Examiner (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Elk Examiner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059606
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12768392
Published In Summersville [Nicholas County] ...
- The Nicholas County Local (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 187?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Nicholas County Local
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86092222
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13148734
Published In Gassaway [Braxton County] ...
- The Gassaway Era (from 1906)
  - Years of publication: 1906 to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gassaway Era
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059567
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688832
- The Gassaway Review (from 1917)
  - Published during 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gassaway Review
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059568
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688882
- The Gassaway Times (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1916
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gassaway Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059569
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688858
- The News Record (from 1943)
  - Years of publication: 1943 to 1945
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The News Record
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059570
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688887
Published In Sutton [Braxton County] ...
- Advocate-Herald (from 1917)
  - Years of publication: 1917 to 1919
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Advocate-Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059563
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688802
- Braxton Citizen's News (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Braxton Citizen's News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059557
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688668
- Methodist Advocate (from 1915)
  - Years of publication: 1915 to 1917
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Methodist Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059562
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688783
- Methodist Episcopal Advocate (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Methodist Episcopal Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059558
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688674
- Methodist Layman's Herald (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1915
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Methodist Layman's Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059561
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688776
- The Braxton Central (from 1882)
  - Years of publication: 1882 to 1982
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Braxton Central
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059555
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688629
- The Braxton Democrat-central (from 1982)
  - Years of publication: 1982 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Braxton Democrat-central
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059556
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688648
- The Tri-State Advocate (from 1928)
  - Years of publication: 1928 to 1931
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Tri-State Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059564
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688815
- Western Virginia Christian Advocate (from 1901)
  - Published during 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Western Virginia Christian Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059559
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688684
- Western Virginia Methodist Advocate (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Western Virginia Methodist Advocate
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85059560
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12688714

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Widen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Widen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4639, Longitude: -80.8608 In this case, the coordinates for Widen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).