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 White Haven (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 White Haven. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for White Haven ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Whitehaven.
- A typical abbreviation for White Haven: White Hvn. (or less commonly used: White Havn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Haven. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Haven.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast 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 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 east 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.
White Haven is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near White Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Haven:
- Luzerne County (The home county of White Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Jeddo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Glen Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Albert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Mountain Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Harleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dorrance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Quaker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Leslie Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- East Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Weatherly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mud Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Beaver Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Penn Haven Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Coxes Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Tresckow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Albrightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nesquehoning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jim Thorpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Briar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Jonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mifflinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Lime Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Zaner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Almedia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Mainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Stillwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Belian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Spring Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Moosic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Forge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yostville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Minooka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lehigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Slatedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Slatington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Friedens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Newside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Balliettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Schnecksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Ironton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kresgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Pocono Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Appenzell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Brodheadsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reeders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rossland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Berlinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Chapman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- La Anna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Kelayres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lofty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Hometown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Girard Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Nuremberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaqua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Noxen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Haven, see our County-by-County Page for White Haven.
Cemeteries Near White Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Haven.
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 White Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Albert.
- The Albert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rippletown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988179 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <2>
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 White Haven had a population of 1,634 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, White Haven had a population of 1,095 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Haven, with the one closest to White Haven listed first.
- Sandy Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Upper Lehigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Rita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Bear Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Moosehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Drifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Jeddo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Buck Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leslie Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Glen Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Ebervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Haven.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of White Haven ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Haven.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of White Haven. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of White Haven and those printed in the larger area surrounding White Haven.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of White Haven.
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 White Haven:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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 White Haven, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |