Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Coal Mine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coal Mine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coal Mine, 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 Coal Mine (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 Coal Mine. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Coal Mine is historic, it would have been located within present day Campbell 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 Campbell County: McCreary (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson, Claiborne, Scott & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Coal Mine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal Mine:
- Campbell County (The home county of Coal Mine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Jellico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Habersham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- White Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Stanfill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- LaFollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <2>
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Jacksboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Caryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Rocky Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <2>
- Fraterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Norris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Clairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Pruden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Speedwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Minton Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Cumberland Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Big Barren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Harrogate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sandlick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Shawanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Fentress County
- Gernt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Knox County
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Morgan County
- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Isham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Straight Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Norma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- West Oneida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Foster Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Verdun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Helenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Braden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Warwicktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Maynardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Frakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pruden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Fonde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Capito
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Yellow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Premier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stony Fork Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Ingram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Middlesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fourmile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Bryants Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Trosper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Artemus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Barbourville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heidrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Gray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Bimble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Cannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Laurel County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Dorthae
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Keavy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Strunk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Wiborg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wayne County (KY)
- Ritner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Red Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Ayers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Lot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Saxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Emlyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Packard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Nevisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Verne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Louden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louden is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coal Mine, see our County-by-County Page for Coal Mine.
Cemeteries Near Coal Mine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Mine.
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 Coal Mine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal Mine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Newcomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hoot Owl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perkins - Archer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hackler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jellico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baird Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (873 more) ...
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Coal Mine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coal Mine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal Mine, with the one closest to Coal Mine listed first.
- Newcomb
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newcomb is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Jellico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Elk Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Lot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Saxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- LaFollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Clairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal Mine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Mine.
Newspapers Published in Coal Mine ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Mine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Mine, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coal Mine.
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 websites either 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 Coal Mine:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Campbell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Claiborne County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Morgan County
- Scott County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- McCreary County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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 Coal Mine, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coal Mine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |