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 Orrs Ferry (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 Orrs Ferry. 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 Orrs Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Orrs Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Orrs Ferry may originally have been Orr's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Orrs Ferry might be written as Orr Ferry.
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 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.
Orrs Ferry is located in Forsyth County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Forsyth County: Cherokee, Dawson, Fulton, Gwinnett & Hall.
Below are the counties that are near Orrs Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orrs Ferry:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Orrs Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Cumming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Statham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Free Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Hardman Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hickory Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Buffington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Colemans Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Ball Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Sturbridge Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Chattahoochee Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Mount Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Holly Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Noonday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Vinings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennesaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Barrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Peachtree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Doraville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Tucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Montreal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Stone Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- North Atlanta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Johns Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Preston Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Lake Union Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Alpharetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Sandy Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Suwanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Duluth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Berkeley Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peachtree Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Gay Lan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Gaines Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Flowery Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Blackshear Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Summer Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Westside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Candler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Gainesville Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Braselton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hoschton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Talmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dry Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Canoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Zingara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Split Silk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Between
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Nicholasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Campton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Youth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orrs Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Orrs Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Orrs Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orrs Ferry.
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 Orrs Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orrs Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Connolly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haw Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kemp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Suwanee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Suwanee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Suwanee Cemetery is located in Suwanee.
- The Old Suwanee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shadowbrook Cemetery
- Suwanee Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141144 <3>
- Sudderth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Run Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run Church Cemetery
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Run Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Suwanee Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lockridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cumming City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Orrs Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orrs Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orrs Ferry, with the one closest to Orrs Ferry listed first.
- Big Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Suwanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cumming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Webb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Duluth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Drew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Flowery Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Oscarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alpharetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chestatee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orrs Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orrs Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Orrs Ferry ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orrs Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orrs Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orrs Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Orrs Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Orrs Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Orrs Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |