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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nesselroad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nesselroad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nesselroad, please Contact Us.
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 Nesselroad (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 Nesselroad. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nesselroad is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Nesselroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nesselroad:
- Jackson County (The home county of Nesselroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Wilding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Sherman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
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- Skull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Odaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Freed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Kanawha County
- Island Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Letart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Hartford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flatrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- West Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Arbuckle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Cisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Oxbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Petroleum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Rusk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Reedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Millard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Zona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Graux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Windy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lucile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Burning Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Leachtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Slate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Blennerhassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kanawha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Youba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Pratts Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Guysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Carsey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Armadale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Carlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Bashan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Dorcas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Plants
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Syracuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tuppers Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Redbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Belpre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <2>
- Rockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Decaturville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nesselroad, see our County-by-County Page for Nesselroad.
Cemeteries Near Nesselroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nesselroad.
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 Nesselroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nesselroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Derenburger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Slaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rardon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Safreed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rankin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Slaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shafer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (837 more) ...
- DeBussey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Nesselroad itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nesselroad, with the one closest to Nesselroad listed first.
- Wilding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Sherman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Skull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silverton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Medina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Topins Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Topins Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topins Grove
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Odaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Lockhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Wiseburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wiseburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nesselroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nesselroad.
Newspapers Published in Nesselroad ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nesselroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nesselroad, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nesselroad.
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 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 Nesselroad:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nesselroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nesselroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |