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 Butler (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 Butler. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Butler is located in Waukesha County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waukesha County: Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Butler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butler:
- Waukesha County (The home county of Butler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- Fussville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Elm Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Lannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Menomonee Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Sussex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- New Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Waukesha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Merton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- Ashippun
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Rubicon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Neosho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Huilsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Iron Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Fond du Lac County
- Kewaskum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ixonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- West Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Wauwatosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- Brown Deer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- West Allis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Whitefish Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- River Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- West Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Fox Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Shorewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
- Bayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- Freistadt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Mequon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
- Thiensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Cedarburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Horns Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Ulao
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Saukville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Port Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Waubeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Holy Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Kohler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- Kneeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Wind Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Raymond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Waterford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Franksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Eagle Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- North Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bay is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Wind Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wind Point is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Honey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- East Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Troy Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Little Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Rockfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Lake Five
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Richfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Rugby Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Cedar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Slinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Cedar Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Myra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butler, see our County-by-County Page for Butler.
Cemeteries Near Butler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butler.
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 Butler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- Wisconsin Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valhalla Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memorial Park
- The Valhalla Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Valhalla Cemetery
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89454 <1>
- West Granville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Dominics Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elm Grove.
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery has also been known as:
- Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188833 <1>
- Wauwatosa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Butler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
- West Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Fussville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Marcy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Elm Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Menomonee Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Lannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Duplainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplainville
- Brown Deer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Sussex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Whitefish Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Mequon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butler.
Newspapers Published in Butler ...
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 380 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butler, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butler.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Butler:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Waukesha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Jefferson County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Butler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |