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 Palmyra (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 Palmyra. 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 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 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.
Palmyra is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Dane, Dodge, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Palmyra. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmyra:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Palmyra)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Helenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Fort Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Johnson Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Lake Koshkonong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Lake Lac La Belle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Carcajou
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Edgerton Beach Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Hanerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Ashippun
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Clyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Neosho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Slades Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Powers Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Twin Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Fox River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Saint Martins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Union Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Hales Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Greendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 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 Allis
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Wind Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Browns Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Bohners Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Eagle Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Kneeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Yorkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Lima Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Milton Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Emerald Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Avalon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Edgerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Janesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Tiffany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Indianford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Little Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Troy Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Whitewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Heart Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Lauderdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- East Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Potter Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Lake Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Elkhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Bowers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Lake Five
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Eagleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- North Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Dousman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Genesee Depot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Genesee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Mukwonago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Summit Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Wales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Delafield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Big Foot Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmyra, see our County-by-County Page for Palmyra.
Cemeteries Near Palmyra ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmyra.
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 Palmyra - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmyra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skoponong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melindas Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88615 <2>
- St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle.
- The St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88610 <2>
- McLery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Palmyra had a population of 567 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Palmyra had a population of 1,746 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Little Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Whitewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Troy Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Heart Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Lauderdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Mayhews ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhews is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- North Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmyra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmyra.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Palmyra ...
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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmyra.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Palmyra. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Palmyra and those printed in the larger area surrounding Palmyra.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Palmyra.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Palmyra:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- McHenry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Palmyra, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmyra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |