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 Herndon Heights (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 Herndon Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Herndon Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Herndon Heights: Herndon Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Herndon Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Herndon Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Herndon Heights is located in Wyoming County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Herndon Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herndon Heights:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Herndon Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Bud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Mullens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keyrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Mullensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Rock View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
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- Woosley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
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- Wyoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
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- Turkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
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- Fanny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
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- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
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- Baileysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Clear Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
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- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bald Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Kilsyth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Prince
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- White Oak Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Wylo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mineral City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rich Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mallory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Northfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kimball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Anawalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Welch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Davy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Matoaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Lashmeet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Montcalm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bramwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coopers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Flipping
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Nemours
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Littlesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Johnston Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Rhodell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Eastgulf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Helen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Ury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Slab Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Stotesbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Princewick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Sophia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen White
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Pemberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Sullivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Pipestem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- True
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Jumping Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Packs Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Summers County
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- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Rocky Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hicksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Peapatch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Jackson Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shumate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Yards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Boissevain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Falls Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bluefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abbs Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Saint Clair
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Springville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bishop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Shawver Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Wittens Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Adria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herndon Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Herndon Heights.
Cemeteries Near Herndon Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herndon Heights.
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 Herndon Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herndon Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Bud Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rotenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (528 more) ...
- Bower Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Herndon Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herndon Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herndon Heights, with the one closest to Herndon Heights listed first.
- Algoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Kyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Powhatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Ennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Switchback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Maybeury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Pinoak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinoak is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinoak
- Egeria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
- Newfound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Lashmeet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Odd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Duhring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhring
- Saulsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herndon Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herndon Heights.
Newspapers Published in Herndon Heights ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herndon Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herndon Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herndon Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Herndon Heights:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Giles County
- Tazewell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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 Herndon Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herndon Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |