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 Westland (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 Westland. 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.
Westland is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Westland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westland:
- Hancock County (The home county of Westland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Charlottesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Wilkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- New Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Gem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Bartholomew County
- Rugby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Saint Omer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Paul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Burney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Bentonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nulltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklin County
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Luxhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Fishers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Newark Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Knightstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunreith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Spiceland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Straughn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Rocklane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Needham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Stones Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Smith Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bargersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Ingalls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Markleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Acton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Castleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Homecroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Indianapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Meridian Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Manilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Mays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gowdy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Falmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Morristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Fountaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Knighthood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Rays Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Clover Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Candleglo Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Beech Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Fairland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Beesons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- East Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westland, see our County-by-County Page for Westland.
Cemeteries Near Westland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westland.
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 Westland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Shiloh Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haskett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinchman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Sugar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carthage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Sixmile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Westland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
- Cleveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Gwynneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Farmers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Willow Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Raysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Raysville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Knightstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westland.
Newspapers Published in Westland ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westland, 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 Westland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Westland:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Rush County
- Shelby 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 Westland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |