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 Federal (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 Federal. 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 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.
Federal is located in Athens 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 Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Federal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Federal:
- Athens County (The home county of Federal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Amesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Trimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
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- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
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- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Glouster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
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- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
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- Hartleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
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- Chauncey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Armitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
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- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Orbiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
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- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
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- Murray City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Candy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
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- Sand Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
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- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Keno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Dexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
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- Point Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Bashan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Langsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Welshtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Wrightstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Chesterhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Todds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Morganville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Stockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Malta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Deavertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Blue Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Museville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Philo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Fultonham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Buckeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Dungannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Olive Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Crooked Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dexter City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Hoskinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- South Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Drakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rendville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Congo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
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- Ludington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
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- New Straitsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- McArthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Decaturville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Luke Chute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Barlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Beverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Redbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Porterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Churchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Jackson County (WV)
- Neptune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Hartford City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Lubeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parkers Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Federal, see our County-by-County Page for Federal.
Cemeteries Near Federal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Federal.
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 Federal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Federal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hooper Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wrightstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cutler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lovel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (781 more) ...
- McDougall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henrys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Federal had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Federal, with the one closest to Federal listed first.
- Joy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Amesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Mountville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Millfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Armadale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Elliott Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Bishopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Trimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Utley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Utley is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plantsville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
- Glouster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Federal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Federal.
Newspapers Published in Federal ...
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 Federal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Federal, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Federal.
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 Federal:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Federal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Federal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |