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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)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 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).