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 Kingston (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 Kingston. 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.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Kingston is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Bartholomew, Franklin, Jennings, Ripley, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Kingston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingston:
- Decatur County (The home county of Kingston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Saint Maurice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Knarr Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- New Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Harris City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Millhousen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Saint Omer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rugby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Newbern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Grammer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Petersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Clifford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jewell Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Alsace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Alsace is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
- Saint Leon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Moores Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Kyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bright is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Dillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Nulltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Everton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Connersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Springersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Enochsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Oldenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Metamora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Yellow Bank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Youngs Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Brookville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- South Gate
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- New Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- Hancock County
- Charlottesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Dunreith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Knightstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Straughn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Zenas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Butlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Queensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- North Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Jacinto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Johnson County
- Edinburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Parke County
- Stumptown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Lookout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Penntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penntown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penntown
- Osgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Otter Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Delaware
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Sunman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpke Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Holton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Gowdy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Falmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Mays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Waldron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Blue Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Rays Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Norristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Wilson Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Riley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Gwynneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Knighthood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beech Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Billingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Beesons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingston, see our County-by-County Page for Kingston.
Cemeteries Near Kingston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingston.
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 Kingston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swails Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- Layton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forsythe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kingston had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Saint Maurice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- McCoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCoy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Smiths Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossing
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingston.
Newspapers Published in Kingston ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingston, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Kingston:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Decatur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Dearborn County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Parke County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Butler 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 Kingston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |