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 Shimerville (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 Shimerville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Shimerville is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Shimerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shimerville:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Shimerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Old Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Macungie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Powder Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dillingerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Emmaus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Hensingersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Limeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Ancient Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Alburtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wescosville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Huffs Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Rittenhouse Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Landis Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Eshbach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Topton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bechtelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Steinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Milford Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Shelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Trumbauersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Quakertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richlandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pullen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Argus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Rich Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Hazard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Palmerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Bowmanstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ashfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Little Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Parryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Weissport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lehighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- South Pottstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Fricks Lock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Kenilworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Parker Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slonaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Bucktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Pughtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Seven Stars
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knauertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Rossland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Kresgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Palm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pennsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Congo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pleasant Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Anise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Green Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilbertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Perkiomenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Seidersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Leithsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- North Catasauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Hellertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Northampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weaversville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Freemansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Wassergass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Andreas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Port Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rauschs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- McKeansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- New Ringgold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Coaldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Hughesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Barbertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Everittstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Idell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Raven Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Baptistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Pattenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Prallsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- West Portal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Locktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Asbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shimerville, see our County-by-County Page for Shimerville.
Cemeteries Near Shimerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shimerville.
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 Shimerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shimerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Zionsville UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Upper Milford Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Peters Union Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hosensack Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Northwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Northwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Emmaus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #587280 <2>
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Trinity Great Swamp UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Shimerville had a population of 396 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shimerville, with the one closest to Shimerville listed first.
- Old Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Powder Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Macungie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sigmund
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sigmund is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigmund
- Dillingerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Hereford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Hosensack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Seisholtzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seisholtzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seisholtzville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harlem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Palm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shimerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shimerville.
Newspapers Published in Shimerville ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shimerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shimerville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shimerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shimerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Indiana County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Warren 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 Shimerville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shimerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |