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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Beaver Dam. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beaver Dam to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beaver Dam, please Contact Us.
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 Beaver Dam (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 Beaver Dam. 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 Beaver Dam ...
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.
Another variation: Beaverdam.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beaver Dam. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaver Dam.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Beaver Dam is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Knox & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Beaver Dam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaver Dam:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Beaver Dam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Baneberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dandridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Leadvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Talbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rock Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Piedmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Cook Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Evans Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Lone Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Bailey Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jaybird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jimtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Edwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Wilton Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Cosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Marshalls Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wyatt Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Joppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Maples ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Beans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Bright Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Marvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mosheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Romeo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Greeneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Casablanca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- Yount Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Red Bridge Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Galbraith Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Persia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Thorn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Lyonton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Peters Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Kimberlin Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Skaggston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Wooddale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Zacharytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Moshina Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Millican Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Henry Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Catlettsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Sevierville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kodak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pittman Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Boyds Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Gatlinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Luttrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Maynardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Hot Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaver Dam, see our County-by-County Page for Beaver Dam.
Cemeteries Near Beaver Dam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver Dam.
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 Beaver Dam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaver Dam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swannsylvania Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swann Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (883 more) ...
- Helm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Starnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Beaver Dam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beaver Dam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Dandridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Edna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Fox ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Rankin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rankin is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Leadvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Horeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Bybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaver Dam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Dam.
Newspapers Published in Beaver Dam ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Dam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaver Dam, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaver Dam.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Beaver Dam:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Haywood County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Beaver Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaver Dam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |