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 Billie Creek Village (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 Billie Creek Village. 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 Billie Creek Village ...
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 Billie Creek Village: Billie Crk. Vlg. (or less commonly used: Billie Ck. Vlg. or Billie Cr. Vlg.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Parke County: Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Billie Creek Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Billie Creek Village:
- Parke County (The home county of Billie Creek Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nyesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Bellmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Judson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Annapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Guion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Bridgeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Perth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
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- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Benwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Bee Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Brazil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Billtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Knightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Billville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Cloverland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Turner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Harveysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Veedersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Mellott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Newtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Coatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- New Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- North Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Waveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Yountsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Waynetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ladoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Crawfordsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Portland Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Blakesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Bainbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Roachdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Putnamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Barnard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Summit Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Dana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Universal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Saint Bernice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Cayuga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
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- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Fontanet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Sandcut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Shepardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Seelyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- New Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Libertyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Spelterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Terre Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
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- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Farrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Kidley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Raven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Clays Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scottland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Kentucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Nevins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meeks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Vermilion Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Belgium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Billie Creek Village, see our County-by-County Page for Billie Creek Village.
Cemeteries Near Billie Creek Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Billie Creek Village.
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 Billie Creek Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Billie Creek Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Memory Garden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Overman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Hethcoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Billie Creek Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Billie Creek Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Billie Creek Village, with the one closest to Billie Creek Village listed first.
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nyesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Leatherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Catlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Bellmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Coloma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coloma is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Annapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Hollandsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollandsburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsburg
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mecca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jessup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Billie Creek Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Billie Creek Village.
Newspapers Published in Billie Creek Village ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Billie Creek Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Billie Creek Village, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Billie Creek Village.
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 Billie Creek Village:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Parke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Montgomery County
- Putnam County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Clark County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Billie Creek Village, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Billie Creek Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |