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 Four Mile (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 Four Mile. 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 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.
Four Mile is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Four Mile. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Four Mile:
- Jackson County (The home county of Four Mile)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Banner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
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- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Petrea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
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- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
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- Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
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- Pattonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
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- Blackfork Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
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- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
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- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
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- Coalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Edna ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
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- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Alice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
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- Ewington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
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- Rio Grande
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Patriot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
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- Kerr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
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- Wigner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
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- Mills Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Apple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
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- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Bloomingville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
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- Pedro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
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- Greasy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
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- Aid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Hanging Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Kitts Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
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- Andis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Linnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Point Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
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- Langsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Shyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Zahn's Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Bristol Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
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- Glen Jean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
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- Waverly City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Piketon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sargents
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
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- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Schooley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
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- Massieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Summithill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
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- Chillicothe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nipgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
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- Riton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Hales Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Scioto Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Slocum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
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- Sciotoville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Hamden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- McArthur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Ural ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Frost
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Shore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- South Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Lloyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Greenup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- Firebrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Gallipolis Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Point Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Beale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Four Mile, see our County-by-County Page for Four Mile.
Cemeteries Near Four Mile ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Mile.
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 Four Mile - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Four Mile covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Masters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (779 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Four Mile in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Four Mile.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Four Mile, with the one closest to Four Mile listed first.
- Keystone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keystone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Camba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camba is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camba
- Grahamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Rocky Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Massie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massie is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie
- Kitchen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kitchen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
- Orpheus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Orpheus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orpheus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Four Mile. See our List of 1890's Communities around Four Mile.
Newspapers Published in Four Mile ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Four Mile.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Mile, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Four Mile.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Four Mile:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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 Four Mile, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Four Mile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |