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 Watkins (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 Watkins. 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.
Watkins is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cannon, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Watkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watkins:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Watkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Young Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Dowelltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burgen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Hollow Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Naola ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Gossburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Teal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Beechgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Nameless
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Rough Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Ditty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Baxter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Southtown Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Cookeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kittrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Compton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dillton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Fairfield Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Walter Hill Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Murfreesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Hickman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Brush Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Shaver Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Bluff Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- South Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Defeated
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Monoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Difficult
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Bone Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Meade ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Sweetgum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Lucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Daylight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Centertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Fall City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- McMinnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Campaign
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Trousdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Drop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Darkey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Fanchers Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Cottage Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Watertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Cainsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Watkins, see our County-by-County Page for Watkins.
Cemeteries Near Watkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watkins.
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 Watkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Whorton Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tittsworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fuson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aaron Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bonham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (773 more) ...
- Frazier Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Watkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Watkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Mount Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Keltonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltonburg
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Lucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Dowelltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Haleville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haleville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleville
- Talome ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talome is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talome
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Cottage Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Temperance Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Watkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watkins.
Newspapers Published in Watkins ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watkins, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watkins.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Watkins:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Wilson 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 Watkins, 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- Watkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |