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 Grandview (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 Grandview. 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.
Grandview is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Grandview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandview:
- Knox County (The home county of Grandview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Shooks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
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- Whites Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Bonny Kate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Ramsey Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Humes Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberlin Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moshina Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Marble City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Claxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Peak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Andersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Leinarts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Norris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Eagleton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Alcoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Cowan Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Rocky Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Seaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Walland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Pine Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Dyers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Massengill Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Lulaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Hamblen County
- Collons Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dandridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Centersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Lenoir City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Greenback
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- White Wing Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Morganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Loudon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- Tupper Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bradbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Kelley Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Cave Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Boyds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Kodak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Henry Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Waldens Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Sevierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Middle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Paulette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Luttrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Warwicktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Maynardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Loo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grandview, see our County-by-County Page for Grandview.
Cemeteries Near Grandview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandview.
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 Grandview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- McCall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Neubert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hendron's UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meridian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cruze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1069 more) ...
- McCammon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rhea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Grandview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grandview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Shooks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Asbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Kimberlin Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Bank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Trundle Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Ellejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Smithwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Caswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caswell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
- Bearden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grandview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandview.
Newspapers Published in Grandview ...
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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandview, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grandview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Grandview:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Grandview, 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 from Point A (ie- Grandview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |