Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hillisburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hillisburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hillisburg is located in Clinton County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Boone, Carroll, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Hillisburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillisburg:
- Clinton County (The home county of Hillisburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Scircleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
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- Boyleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Kirklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geetingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
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- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Manson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Elizaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
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- Pike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Stringtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Gadsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
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- Ulen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northfield Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Thorntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Whitestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Advance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cutler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Prince William
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Bringhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Owasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Flora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Pyrmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Radnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Deer Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Young America
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Galveston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deacon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Walton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clymers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Onward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Rigdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Sims
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Ekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Hortonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Cicero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Omega
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Monterey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Strawtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Lizton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Russiaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shanghai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- West Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Oakford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Kokomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Vermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Cassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- West Elwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leisure
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Perkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Frankton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Traders Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Williams Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Meridian Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- North Crows Nest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Snacks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Castleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Miami
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- North Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Amboy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Bowers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
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- Shannondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- New Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stockwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Buck Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Americus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Delp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Romney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Battle Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Elston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Kempton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Groomsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Goldsmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sharpsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windfall City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillisburg, see our County-by-County Page for Hillisburg.
Cemeteries Near Hillisburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillisburg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hillisburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillisburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Kings Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plummer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stroup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Whiteman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Veneman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hillisburg had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillisburg, with the one closest to Hillisburg listed first.
- Scircleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Boyleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cyclone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Kirklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Terhune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Groomsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Beard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Normanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Normanda is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanda
- Russiaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillisburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillisburg.
Newspapers Published in Hillisburg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillisburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillisburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillisburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hillisburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hillisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hillisburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |