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 Grahamton (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 Grahamton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Grahamton is located in Meade County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meade County: Crawford (IN), Harrison (IN), Perry (IN), Breckinridge & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Grahamton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grahamton:
- Meade County (The home county of Grahamton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Van Voorhis Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
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- Muldraugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
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- Rock Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
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- Hughes Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
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- Garrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
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- Flaherty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
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- Buck Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
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- Pilcher Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County
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- Maples Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
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- Hillgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
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- Ekron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Irvington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Custer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
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- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
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- Constantine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
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- Buras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
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- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
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- Harned
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
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- Se Ree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
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- Ammons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Pitt's Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
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- Cupio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lebanon Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Shepherdsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hebron Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hillview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Hunters Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Pioneer Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Big Clifty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Rose Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Dietz Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Vine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radcliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rineyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Perryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Kraft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Saint John
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Crest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
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- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Fairdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- South Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
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- Heritage Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Saint Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
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- South Park View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Shively
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Roanoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
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- Tonieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Deatsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Samuels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Bellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
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- Cravens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
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- Hunters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Lenore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lenore is located in Nelson County
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- Bourbon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
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- Highgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Highgrove is located in Nelson County
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- Blue Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
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- Culvertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
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- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County (IN)
- Jeffersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Leavenworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Carefree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Jericho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Floyd County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Floyds Knobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mauckport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Dogwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Valley City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- New Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- New Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Corydon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Dexter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gerald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grahamton, see our County-by-County Page for Grahamton.
Cemeteries Near Grahamton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grahamton.
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 Grahamton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grahamton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Garnettsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bleakley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Withers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woolrich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Bunger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grahamton had a population of 265 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grahamton, with the one closest to Grahamton listed first.
- Muldraugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Garrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Flaherty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Vine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Hillgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- Brandenburg Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
- Ekron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rineyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grahamton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grahamton.
Newspapers Published in Grahamton ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grahamton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grahamton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grahamton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Grahamton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Meade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Nelson County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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 Grahamton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Grahamton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |