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 Cherry Valley (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 Cherry Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Cherry Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cherry Valley: Cherry Vly. (or less commonly used: Cherry Vally. or Cherry Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cherry Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherry Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast 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 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.
Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Cherry Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherry Valley:
- Worcester County (The home county of Cherry Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Leicester
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leicester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
- Rochdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
- Quinsigamond Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- West Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- North Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- Paxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
- Upper Wire Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upper Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Wire Village
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Lower Wire Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Millington ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Cooleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- New Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Shutesbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- West Brimfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Tenneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Thorndike
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Monson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Palmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Three Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- South Factory Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- State Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- North Wilbraham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Ware
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Bondsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Belchertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hopkinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Hayden Row
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Marlborough Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Marlborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Metcalf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Shaker Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- East Holliston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Framingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Holliston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Bellingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Medway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sheldonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Medfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Norfolk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Wellesley Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Staffordville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Stafford Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Quinebaug
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Fabyan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- East Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grosvenor Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- West Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Harrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Pascoag
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- West Glocester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Nasonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Slatersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Whipple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Burrillville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Branch Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Chepachet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Union Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Woonsocket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherry Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Cherry Valley.
Cemeteries Near Cherry Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherry Valley.
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 Cherry Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherry Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Worcester Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Swedish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- B'nai B'rith Lodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Worcester.
- The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Worcester Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91530 <2>
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cherry Valley had a population of 1,150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherry Valley, with the one closest to Cherry Valley listed first.
- Jamesville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jamesville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Leicester
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leicester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,272 people
- Rochdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
- South Worcester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- West Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Quinsigamond Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Paxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,008 people
- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- North Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
- North Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- West Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherry Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherry Valley.
Newspapers Published in Cherry Valley ...
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 193 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherry Valley, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherry Valley.
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 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 Cherry Valley:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <4> | 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 Cherry Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cherry Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |