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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Noeton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Noeton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Noeton, 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 Noeton (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 Noeton. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Noeton is historic, it would have been located within present day Grainger 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 Grainger County: Claiborne, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Noeton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Noeton:
- Grainger County (The home county of Noeton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Marshalls Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Wyatt Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Massengill Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Evans Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Caney Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Raven Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lone Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Sandlick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Big Barren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Minton Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Harrogate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Bybee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town
(23 miles [37 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
- Clevenger
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jaybird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Parrottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Edwina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- West Myers
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Marvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mosheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Romeo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Bright Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Ottway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Baileyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Casablanca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Bright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monte Vista Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Yount Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill
(18 miles [29 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Bulls Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Persia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Amis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Eidson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kepler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Talbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- White Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leadvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baneberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rocky Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Zacharytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Corryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lyonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Skaggston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Mascot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Thorn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Peters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Wooddale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Henry Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Catlettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(23 miles [37 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
- Maynardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Loo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Warwicktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Bell County (KY)
- Middlesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Noeton, see our County-by-County Page for Noeton.
Cemeteries Near Noeton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Noeton.
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 Noeton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Noeton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heath Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Overbay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marys Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Summit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1020 more) ...
- Samsel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Adriel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buck Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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.
Noeton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Noeton, with the one closest to Noeton listed first.
- Marshalls Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Tate Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
- Bean Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turley Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turley Mills is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Mills
- Bright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Bowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Galbraith Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Witt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Witt is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Noeton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Noeton.
Newspapers Published in Noeton ...
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 Noeton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Noeton, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Noeton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Noeton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grainger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Bell 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 Noeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Noeton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |