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 Monroe (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 Monroe. 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.
Monroe is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Monroe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroe:
- Hart County (The home county of Monroe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Pascal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
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- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
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- Canmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Bunnell Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
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- Hardyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
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- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
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- Rowletts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
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- Munfordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
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- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Keltner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Milltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
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- Weed
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
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- Gradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
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- Nell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
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- Coburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
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- Bliss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
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- Flatwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Highland Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Kino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Haywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Beckton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Dubre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rocky Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Kyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Gabe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Liletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Exie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Roachville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Upton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Sonora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Nolin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Spurrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Glendale Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Star Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- White Mills Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
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- Mount Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gleanings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tonieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Jessietown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Raywick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Phillipsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Belltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Calvary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
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- Dant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
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- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
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- Saint Francis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
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- Saint Mary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
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- Knob Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- Mount Hermon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Stiles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Gethsemane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
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- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Bengal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Wright's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Maple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Campbellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saloma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Elk Horn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Warren County
- Smiths Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroe, see our County-by-County Page for Monroe.
Cemeteries Near Monroe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe.
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 Monroe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Sydnor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mercer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandidge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dishman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCubbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halltown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Riordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monroe had a population of 228 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Pascal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Defries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Defries is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defries
- Donansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Crailhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Webbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Canmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Uno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uno is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Powder Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Savoyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Liletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe.
Newspapers Published in Monroe ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Monroe:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Warren 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 Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |