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 Calhoun (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 Calhoun. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Calhoun 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 Calhoun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calhoun:
- Waukesha County (The home county of Calhoun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- New Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Elm Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Waukesha
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Pewaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Tess Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Pewaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Muskego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Fussville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Big Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Ashippun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Rubicon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Neosho
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Sullivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ixonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Helenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Somers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Paddock Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Slades Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- West Allis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- Hales Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- West Milwaukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Saint Martins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- West Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- Union Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Freistadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Mequon
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Ulao
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Saukville
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Wind Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Kneeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Yorkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Franksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Honey Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Eagle Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Browns Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- East Troy
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Little Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Voree ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Spring Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Bowers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Lauderdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Lyons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- La Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Lake Five
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Rockfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Rugby Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Slinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Cedar Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Saint Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calhoun, see our County-by-County Page for Calhoun.
Cemeteries Near Calhoun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calhoun.
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 Calhoun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calhoun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Highland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Apostles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Berlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Ever - Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wisconsin Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Calhoun had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- New Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Elm Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Duplainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplainville
- Waukesha
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Tess Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Hales Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Marcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Muskego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Saint Martins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Lannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Big Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Sussex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calhoun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calhoun.
Newspapers Published in Calhoun ...
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 316 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calhoun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calhoun, 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 Calhoun.
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 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 Calhoun:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Waukesha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jefferson County
- Kenosha 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 Calhoun, 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- Calhoun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |