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 Bays Branch (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 Bays Branch. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Bays Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bays Branch: Bays Br. (or less commonly used: Bays Brnch.)
- While the name of this community is Bays Branch, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bays Branch may originally have been Bay's Branch.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bays Branch might be written as Bay Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bays Branch is located in Floyd County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd County: Breathitt, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Bays Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bays Branch:
- Floyd County (The home county of Bays Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Auxier
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Watergap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
- Dwale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Blue River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- David
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Manton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Bays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rousseau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Rock Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Elliott County
- Isonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- East Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nero
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Meally
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Butcher Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Collista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Paintsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thelma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Asa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Mousie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Raven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Garner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Vest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Leburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Tina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Hindman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Patrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Richardson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Charley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Peach Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Ben Bow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Georges Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cando ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Cordell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Noris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Blaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Gypsy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Ivyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Painters Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Gapville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Marshallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Gunlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Wheelersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Flat Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lakeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Debord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Beauty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lovely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Ophir
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Cannel City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Malone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Gulnare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Owsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Varney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Pikeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fords Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Raccoon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Canada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shelbiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Belknap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Greyeagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Stonecoal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Dunlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Fort Gay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Doane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wilsondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Effie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bays Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Bays Branch.
Cemeteries Near Bays Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bays Branch.
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 Bays Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bays Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- Governors Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Music Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Music Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (646 more) ...
- Hampton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Bays Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bays Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bays Branch, with the one closest to Bays Branch listed first.
- East Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prestonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bonanza
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Dotson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Dwale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Barnetts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Gypsy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Alphoretta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oil Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Ivyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Gapville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bays Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bays Branch.
Newspapers Published in Bays Branch ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bays Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bays Branch, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bays Branch.
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 Bays Branch:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Elliott County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Wolfe County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bays Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bays Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |