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 Brock (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 Brock. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brock is located in Greene County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Fayette, Washington, Marshall (WV), Monongalia (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Brock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brock:
- Greene County (The home county of Brock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Spraggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County
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- Gump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County
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- Mount Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
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- Fordyce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
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- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
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- Jollytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County
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- Dunkard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
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- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
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- Holbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
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- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
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- Ashtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Fairchance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
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- Atlantic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Point Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Adah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
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- Arensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
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- East Millsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Isabella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Bissell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Beallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marianna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- West Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Deemston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Lone Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Harrison County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Shinnston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Haywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Saltwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Jimtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lumberport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Rosebud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Hoodsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Grant Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Metz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Barrackville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Katy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Katy is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Mount Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Rocklick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bannen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kausooth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Loudenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Calis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Adaline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Glen Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Limestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Rosbys Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Blacksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miracle Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Wana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowlby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Hagans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Maidsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Wadestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Maple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Arnettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Masontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Threefork Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Bruceton Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Brandonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Little Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Newburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Oreide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Fetterman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Thornton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Round Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Barker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brock, see our County-by-County Page for Brock.
Cemeteries Near Brock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brock.
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 Brock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Headley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strosnider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blacksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Minor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olive - Tennant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olive UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shriver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lemley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (561 more) ...
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Brock had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brock, with the one closest to Brock listed first.
- Blacksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Pentress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Worley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Worley is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mooresville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Spraggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Brave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brave is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
- Gump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Holman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holman is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
- Bula
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bula is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Jakes Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Run
- Mount Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairchance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Miracle Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brock.
Newspapers Published in Brock ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brock, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brock.
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 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 Brock:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Washington County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Brock, 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- Brock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |