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 Moberly (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 Moberly. 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 southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Moberly is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Floyd, Washington, Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Moberly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moberly:
- Harrison County (The home county of Moberly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
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- Depauw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
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- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
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- Corydon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
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- New Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Borden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starlight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Blackiston Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
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- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Jeffersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sellersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Speed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Arctic Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arctic Springs is located in Clark County
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- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carefree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
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- Leavenworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
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- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- English
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grantsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Birdseye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
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- Schnellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
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- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Youngs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Bromer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
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- Paoli
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
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- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
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- French Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Orleans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Magnet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
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- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Saint Croix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Derby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leopold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Sassafras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
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- Ranger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
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- Siberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
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- Bristow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hardinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Livonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Harristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
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- Smedley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
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- Campbellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bartle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
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- Saltillo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
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- Chenaultt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Irvington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stephensport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
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- Bullitt County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Cupio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
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- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Howard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County (KY)
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- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Saint Dennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
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- Pleasure Ridge Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Valley Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Shively
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kosmosdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Prairie Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- German Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Parkway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parkway Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Audubon Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Battletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Cold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Beechland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Wolf Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Lodale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Roberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Brandenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Andyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Concordia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moberly, see our County-by-County Page for Moberly.
Cemeteries Near Moberly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moberly.
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 Moberly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moberly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- Pitman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Bernards Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conrad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Chapel United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Satenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Conrad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wagner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moberly had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moberly, with the one closest to Moberly listed first.
- White Cloud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Cloud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Depauw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Wyandotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Leavenworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Barren is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Barren
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Byrneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Byrneville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moberly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moberly.
Newspapers Published in Moberly ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moberly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moberly, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moberly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Moberly:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade 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> | 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 Moberly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Moberly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |