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 Nearman (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 Nearman. 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.
Name Variations for Nearman ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Nearman has also been known as: Nearmons Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Nearman is located in Wyandotte County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyandotte County: Johnson, Leavenworth, Clay (MO), Jackson (MO) & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Nearman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nearman:
- Wyandotte County (The home county of Nearman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Grinter Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bonner Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Oak Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Weaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Noria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Jefferson County
- McLouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Lake Quivira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Merriam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mission
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Roeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Holliday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Mission Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Shawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Basehor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Bain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Hoge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Jarbalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Kickapoo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Tonganoxie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Miami County
- Bucyrus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Buchanan County (MO)
- Faucett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Lee's Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Raymore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Lake Winnebago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Riverview Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- North Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Barry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Oakview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Woodhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- East Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Clinton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Plattsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Cement City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Holmes Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Raytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Little Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Martin City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Parkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Houston Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Northmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Lake Waukomis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Waldron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Ferrelview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Farley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Platte City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Leavenworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Ray County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Homestead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Orrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Woods Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nearman, see our County-by-County Page for Nearman.
Cemeteries Near Nearman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nearman.
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 Nearman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nearman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Saylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saylor Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Kansas City.
- The Saylor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93569 <2>
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Quindaro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Kansas City.
- The Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93105 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Naylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Nearman had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nearman, with the one closest to Nearman listed first.
- Welborn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Parkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Munsee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Munsee is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsee
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Wolcott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Harlem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- North Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waldron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nearman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nearman.
Newspapers Published in Nearman ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nearman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nearman, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nearman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Nearman:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Wyandotte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Buchanan County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 Nearman, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nearman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |