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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Inman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Inman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Inman, 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 Inman (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 Inman. 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 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 Inman is historic, it would have been located within present day Cocke 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 Cocke County: Haywood (NC), Madison (NC), Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Inman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Inman:
- Cocke County (The home county of Inman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Bybee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Parrottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Jaybird
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Jimtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Carson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Edwina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- West Myers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Del Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Caney Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lone Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Wyatt Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bean Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Beans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Dyers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Bowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lulaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Mosheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Romeo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Cedar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Greeneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- East Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Bright ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collons Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Yount Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Xenophon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Kyles Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg Springs
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Persia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Rogersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kepler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Eidson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Surgoinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Leadvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Dandridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Piedmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Valley
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Lyonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Thorn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Zacharytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Peters Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Skaggston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- East Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Millican Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Sevierville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Middle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Hot Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Hurricane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Inman, see our County-by-County Page for Inman.
Cemeteries Near Inman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Inman.
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 Inman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Inman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Talley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Inman Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Bend Cemetery
- The Inman Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
- Inman Cemetery
- Moser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thomas Jarnagin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Solomon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCorkel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Neilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (933 more) ...
- Lyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watkins Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Inman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Inman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springvale is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Witt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Witt is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
- White Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Rankin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rankin is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Warrensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bybee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thula is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thula
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mohawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Inman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Inman.
Newspapers Published in Inman ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Inman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Inman, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Inman.
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 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 Inman:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cocke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson 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 Inman, 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Inman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |