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 Occident (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 Occident. 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.
Occident is located in Rush 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 Rush County: Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Henry & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Occident. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Occident:
- Rush County (The home county of Occident)
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Henderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gowdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Milroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Rugby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Saint Omer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Clarksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Saint Maurice
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Greensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knarr Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Burney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- New Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harris City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Oakville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Bentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Nulltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Springersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Everton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Metamora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Oldenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Oak Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Luxhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Maxwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Mohawk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Denny Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- New Palestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Knightstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunreith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spiceland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Straughn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Corwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- New Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Cadiz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Needham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Urmeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Markleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ingalls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Acton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Losantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Ripley County
- Batesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Gwynneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rays Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Knighthood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Fountaintown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Beech Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Shelbyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Riley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Yankee Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Beesons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cambridge City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hagerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Abington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greens Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Economy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Occident, see our County-by-County Page for Occident.
Cemeteries Near Occident ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Occident.
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 Occident - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Occident covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reddick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Rushville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84538 <2>
- Bebout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Hinchman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
- The Raleigh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Raleigh Cemetery
- Raleigh Zion Cemetery
- Rayleigh Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975624 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Occident in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Occident.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Occident, with the one closest to Occident listed first.
- Henderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Sexton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sexton is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Farmers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farmers is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Mays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Raysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raysville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Knightstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mauzy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mauzy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
- Dunreith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gwynneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Occident. See our List of 1890's Communities around Occident.
Newspapers Published in Occident ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Occident.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Occident, 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 Occident.
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 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 Occident:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Rush County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Ripley County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wayne 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 Occident, 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- Occident) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |