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 Archers Fork (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 Archers Fork. 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 Archers Fork ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Archers Fork: Archers Frk.
- While the name of this community is Archers Fork, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Archers Fork may originally have been Archer's Fork.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Archers Fork might be written as Archer Fork.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Archers Fork is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Archers Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Archers Fork:
- Washington County (The home county of Archers Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Deucher
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
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- Ward ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
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- Wade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County
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- Steel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
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- Gasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
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- Matamoras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Dalzell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
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- Newell Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Yankeeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Lower Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Fly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Graysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Edwina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Benwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Sardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Laings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
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- Mount Carrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Hackney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Reinersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Harriettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Crooked Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Fulda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
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- Ashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dungannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Summerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sarahsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Doddridge County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Duckworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- DeLong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Willow Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Adlai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- League
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Pennsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Hannahdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Toll Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Cokeleys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Friendly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adonis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Sistersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Middlebourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Iuka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- New Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Proctor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bebee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Barker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Valley Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Dallison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- North Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Archers Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Archers Fork.
Cemeteries Near Archers Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Archers Fork.
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 Archers Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Archers Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Independence Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bowersock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hearn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (667 more) ...
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Archers Fork had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Archers Fork, with the one closest to Archers Fork listed first.
- Deucher
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Wade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Ward ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Steel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Fay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fay is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Murphy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Spring Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Run is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Raven Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Wingett Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingett Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingett Run
- Hohman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hohman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohman
- Heslop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heslop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heslop
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Gracey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gracey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Moss Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Cow Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cow Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Archers Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Archers Fork.
Newspapers Published in Archers Fork ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Archers Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Archers Fork, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Archers Fork.
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 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 Archers Fork:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Doddridge County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Archers Fork, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Archers Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |