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 Yuma (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 Yuma. 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 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.
Yuma is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Adair, Casey, Green, Larue & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Yuma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yuma:
- Taylor County (The home county of Yuma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Elk Horn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
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- Mannsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Campbellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wright's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
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- Saloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
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- Bengal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
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- Mac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
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- Maple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
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- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Speck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Speck is located in Adair County
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- Knifley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
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- Casey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
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- Feathersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Holmes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
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- Dunbar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
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- Absher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Absher is located in Adair County
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- Coburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
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- Barnett Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Neatsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
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- Christine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Christine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Barren County
- Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Forkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
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- Aliceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
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- Brumfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Craintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Mitchellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Parksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Alum Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Perryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Atterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Rheber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Dunnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Evans Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Rubert Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Teddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Cantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Labascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Honey Acre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Evona
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Roachville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Exie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Gabe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Liletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Pascal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Canmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Three Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hardyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Rio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Gleanings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Mount Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Mount Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Hustonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- South Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Milledgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Moreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Chicken Bristle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- McKinney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Salleetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Greenbriar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Jessietown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Bradfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Marion County
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- Peck Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
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- Calvary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
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- Belltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Penick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Riley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Marion County
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- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Stiles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Faubush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Vinnie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Ansel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Nancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Russell Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Esto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Long Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Catharine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yuma, see our County-by-County Page for Yuma.
Cemeteries Near Yuma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yuma.
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 Yuma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yuma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Christie Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Robinson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eastridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Callahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- The Callahan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Feathersburg Cemetery
- Feathersburg Church of God Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaddis Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Reid's Chapel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goode Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Yuma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yuma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
- Knifley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Elk Horn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Casey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Mannsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Absher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Campbellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burdick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burdick is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Cane Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Clementsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clementsville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Spurlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spurlington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlington
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Pellyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Atterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Wright's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Whitewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitewood is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yuma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yuma.
Newspapers Published in Yuma ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yuma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yuma, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yuma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Yuma:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Cumberland County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Pulaski County
- Russell 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> | 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 Yuma, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Yuma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |