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 Valley View (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 Valley View. 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 Valley View ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Valley View: Valley Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley View.
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 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.
Valley View is located in Walker 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 Walker County: DeKalb (AL), Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Whitfield & Hamilton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Valley View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley View:
- Walker County (The home county of Valley View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Chattanooga Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Moons
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fantasy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Warren Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Lookout Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dewberry Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Lytle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lytle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Chickamauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Blue Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Dafron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Boynton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Indian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Cloudland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cole City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon County
- Hill City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Tunnel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Varnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cohutta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Waring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Plainview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Red Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Crown Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Cartersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Beaty Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Bankhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henagar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Bryant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Rash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Mineral Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Bent Tree Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Wildwood Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Grundy County (TN)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tiftonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Milbro Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Chattanooga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- East Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Orchard Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Brainerd Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Hillsboro Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Whiteside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Powells Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Condra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Condra is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Comfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Orme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sequatchie County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Cartwright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley View, see our County-by-County Page for Valley View.
Cemeteries Near Valley View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley View.
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 Valley View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellis Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mission Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lookout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chickamauga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (569 more) ...
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Valley View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Eagle Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Moons
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gerber ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gerber is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Chickamauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wauhatchie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Morganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Henrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys
- Red Belt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Belt is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Belt
- Hooker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley View.
Newspapers Published in Valley View ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley View, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Valley View:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Gordon County
- Whitfield County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Bradley County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie 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 Valley View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Valley View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |