Hi Ellen, My cousin has lived all her life in Memphis. She works in Kirksville and drives it every day. She describes the roads as "country". And always drives with caution as there is always a cow, horse, buck, etc who thinks they own the road. HAHA!! Have a fun and safe trip. And if you get a chance give us a report when you get back. All Best and have fun, Kathy in CA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen R. White" <whitee@msu.edu> To: <MOSCOTLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 5:54 AM Subject: Re: [MOSCOTLA] Re: Visit to Scotland County > So if you see a gray Honda minivan wandering aimlessly around in a couple of > weeks you'll know its me. ;-) > > About how many minutes does it take to get from, say, Memphis, to Rutledge > or Gorin. I'm trying to get a feel for distances. Also, do people tend to > drive the speed limits around there, even out in the country? Here in > Michigan people always speed, even in town its always at least 5 mph over > the speed limit and on the highways seems like 80-85 is normal. > > Ellen > > > You're welcome--one more comment, Walt said you take the > > paved road just east of Rutledge to get to Indian Creek. > > That's true, but--the road is not marked and there are two or > > three left turn roads coming out of Rutledge--if it sounds > > like I missed it on the first try, your right. The fellow > > who lives at the turn off must get tired of folks asking if > > that is the road. When you finally get on the road and the > > pavement runs out there is a farm on your right. You can > > continue going straight, but the gravel kind of turns to the > > left before going up the hill. You cannot see the cemetery t > > until you crest the hill. It is always padlocked so you have > > to climb over the gate. The paved road kind of goes on > > longer than you think it should--making you wonder if you are > > lost again. You're not, you're just way out in the country. > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >