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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 Saylesville (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 Saylesville. 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.

Saylesville is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.

Below are the counties that are near Saylesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saylesville:

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Saylesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.
    • Rubicon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rubicon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
    • Neosho
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Neosho is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Huilsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
    • Woodland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Ashippun
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashippun is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
    • Iron Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Hustisford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hustisford is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
    • Neda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Neda is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
    • Mayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mayville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
    • Horicon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Clyman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Clyman is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Juneau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Juneau is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.
    • Columbus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Columbus is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
    • Fall River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fall River is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.
    • Saint Kilian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
    • Kewaskum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
    • Ashford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Elmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • New Fane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
    • Campbellsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
    • Byron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • New Prospect
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Eden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Oakfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Marblehead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
    • Armstrong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.
    • Lac La Belle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Ixonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Watertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Farmington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmington is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Grellton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Grellton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
    • Sullivan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Johnson Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
    • Helenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Helenville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
    • Milford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Milford is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Rome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.
    • West Granville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
    • Brown Deer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
    • River Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Wauwatosa
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Bayside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
    • Fox Point
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Glendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
    • West Allis
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • West Milwaukee
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Whitefish Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
  • Ozaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.
    • Freistadt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
    • Horns Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
    • Cedarburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
    • Mequon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
    • Thiensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Grafton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
    • Kohler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
    • Saukville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
    • Waubeka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
    • Ulao
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
    • Fredonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
    • Port Washington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
  • Sheboygan County
    • Random Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.
    • Hartford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
    • Thompson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Saint Lawrence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
    • Slinger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Slinger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
    • Cedar Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Allenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Allenton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Cedar Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Rugby Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Aurora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Lake Five
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Five is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
    • Richfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Richfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.
    • Monterey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Monterey is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Stonebank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
    • Chenequa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Okauchee Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
    • Okauchee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
    • Merton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Merton is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
    • Oconomowoc Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Oconomowoc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
    • Hartland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
    • Nashotah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
    • Sussex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sussex is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
    • Delafield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Delafield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saylesville, see our County-by-County Page for Saylesville.

Cemeteries Near Saylesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saylesville.

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 Saylesville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saylesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallowell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Killian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Bartholomew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashippun Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lehman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carmelite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmelite Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmelite Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Hartford.
    • The Carmelite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Hill Carmelite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268500 <1>
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...

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 Saylesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saylesville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Saylesville, with the one closest to Saylesville listed first.

  • Hartford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hartford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
  • Thompson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Neosho
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Neosho is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Huilsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
  • Alderley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alderley is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderley
  • Woodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Ashippun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashippun is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
  • Saint Lawrence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
  • Monches
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Monches is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monches
  • Cedar Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Iron Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Hustisford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hustisford is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lebanon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Monterey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Monterey is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Ackerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ackerville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saylesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saylesville.

Newspapers Published in Saylesville ...

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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saylesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saylesville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saylesville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saylesville:

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>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- Saylesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Saylesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.