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 Whitewood (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 Whitewood. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Whitewood is located in Green 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 Green County: Adair, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Whitewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitewood:
- Green County (The home county of Whitewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Roachville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roachville is located in Green County
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- Greensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
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- Gabe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
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- Exie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
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- Liletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
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- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Coburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Holmes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
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- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Absher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
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- Knifley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
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- Speck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Speck is located in Adair County
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- Keltner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Bliss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
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- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Slick Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Coral Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
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- Kino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Cave City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Aliceton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Forkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Atterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Rheber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Dunnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Evans Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Rubert Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Phil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
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- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Honey Acre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
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- Cantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
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- Labascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
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- Teddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
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- Evona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Cumberland County
- Bakerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Upton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Pascal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
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- Three Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Canmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hardyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Bunnell Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hammonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Munfordville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Bonnieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Horse Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Gleanings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- White City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hodgenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Jessietown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
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- Phillipsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Salleetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Belltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Calvary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Greenbriar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Peck Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Raywick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Mary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bradfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
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- Knob Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
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- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
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- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Stiles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
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- Howardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Greenbrier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Russell Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Esto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Wright's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Horn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saloma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Acton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Maple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mannsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Manton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Saint Catharine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitewood, see our County-by-County Page for Whitewood.
Cemeteries Near Whitewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitewood.
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 Whitewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blakeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Negro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jesus Name Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Name Church Cemetery
- The Jesus Name Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Full Gospel Tabernacle Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Cowherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whitewood had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitewood, with the one closest to Whitewood listed first.
- Wright's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Greensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burdick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burdick is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Gresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Campbellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Thurlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thurlow is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurlow
- Pitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pitman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Elk Horn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Webbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fry is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cane Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Saloma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Donansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitewood.
Newspapers Published in Whitewood ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitewood, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitewood.
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 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 Whitewood:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Cumberland County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Russell County
- Taylor County
- Washington 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 Whitewood, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |