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 Peppermint Hills (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 Peppermint Hills. 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 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.
Peppermint Hills is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Peppermint Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peppermint Hills:
- Blount County (The home county of Peppermint Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Eagleton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Rockgardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Seaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Rocky Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Chelsey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alcoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Miller Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Scarboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Panther ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Leinarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Bonny Kate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Arrowhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Topside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Shooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Whites Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Aldenwood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Humes Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Kingston Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marble City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Kimberlin Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Greenback
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Morganton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Trigonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Lenoir City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sharp Estates
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- White Wing Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Loudon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Vonore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Morgan County
- Tupper Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Cave Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bradbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Seymour Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Wear Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Waldens Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Boyds Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Sevierville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Kodak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chalet Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Paulette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Luttrell
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Fontana Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Yellow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lake Santeetlah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peppermint Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Peppermint Hills.
Cemeteries Near Peppermint Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peppermint Hills.
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 Peppermint Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peppermint Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Centennial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Logans Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Maryville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Headrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clarks Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (872 more) ...
- Piney Level Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Temple Cemetery
(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 Peppermint Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peppermint Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peppermint Hills, with the one closest to Peppermint Hills listed first.
- Notime ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Bank ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Chandler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Blockhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Mentor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Montvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Ellejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Hornet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Shooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Trundle Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peppermint Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peppermint Hills.
Newspapers Published in Peppermint Hills ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peppermint Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peppermint Hills, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peppermint Hills.
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 Peppermint Hills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Grainger County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Sevier County
- Union County
- Graham County
- Swain 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 Peppermint Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peppermint Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |