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 Tanner (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 Tanner. 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 and doctors 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.
Tanner is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Lewis & Ritchie.
Below are the counties that are near Tanner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tanner:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Tanner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- De Kalb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Newberne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Normantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Truebada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Conings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sand Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Progress ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Arnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Wilsie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Lloydsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Rollyson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Elmira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Heaters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Freed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Big Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Arnoldsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Rocksdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Beech
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pink
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Losie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Lydia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Ira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Dink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Saint Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Duckworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Coldwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- New Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Miletus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Big Isaac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Doak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tichenal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Vadis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Hurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Alum Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Cox Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Valley Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Smith Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Lightburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Garton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Adlai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Schultz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Horseneck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Burnt House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Slab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Pullman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cantwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oxbow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Triplett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Millard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Graux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Reedy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Looneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- McKim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Plum Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Meadville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Lucile
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Peewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Leachtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Dallison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tanner, see our County-by-County Page for Tanner.
Cemeteries Near Tanner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tanner.
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 Tanner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tanner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodford Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- The Frederick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Run Cemetery
- N.H. Frederick Cemetery
- Nicholas H. Frederick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590590 <2>
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Mt. Olive Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Burnt House.
- Keyster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tanner had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- De Kalb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- White Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Burnt House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Nobe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nobe is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobe
- Newberne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hazelgreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Coxs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goffs is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tanner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tanner.
Newspapers Published in Tanner ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tanner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tanner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tanner.
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 Tanner:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tanner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Tanner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |