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 Sugar Ridge (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 Sugar Ridge. 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 Sugar Ridge ...
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 Sugar Ridge: Sugar Rdg. (or less commonly used: Sugar Rdge. or Sugar Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sugar Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Ridge.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County: Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall, Rockdale & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Sugar Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Ridge:
- Gwinnett County (The home county of Sugar Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Suwanee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Duluth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Regency Woods
(11 miles [17.7 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 Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Dacula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banks County
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(15 miles [24.1 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Statham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Free Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Hardman Place
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hickory Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Buffington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Colemans Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Ball Ground
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Chattahoochee Heights
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Sturbridge Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Mount Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Holly Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Vinings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Place Manor
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Fair Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Barrettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(17 miles [27.4 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge 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)
- Mountain Woods
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Dunwoody West
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Stone Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bermuda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Montreal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Brookhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Cumming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Johns Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Preston Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Lake Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Hundred
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Gay Lan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Gaines Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Woodbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Flowery Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Blackshear Place
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Candler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Gainesville Mills
(17 miles [27.4 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 Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Braselton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hoschton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Talmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Arcade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Nelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Canoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Zingara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Split Silk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Between
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Youth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Sugar Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Ridge.
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 Sugar Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Douglass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Connolly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Suwanee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 <2>
- Sudderth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Suwanee Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lockridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadlawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Brandon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Teague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sugar Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugar Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Ridge, with the one closest to Sugar Ridge listed first.
- Buford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Suwanee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Duluth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ocee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Flowery Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oscarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Coal Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Lawrenceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Drew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Sweet Water
(12 miles [19.3 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 Sugar Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Sugar Ridge ...
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 Sugar Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Ridge, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Ridge.
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 websites either 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 Sugar Ridge:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gwinnett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 Sugar Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Sugar Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |