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 Bonnieville (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 Bonnieville. 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 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.
Bonnieville is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Bonnieville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonnieville:
- Hart County (The home county of Bonnieville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Priceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
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- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Munfordville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
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- Logsdon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
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- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
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- Rowletts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
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- Canmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Hardyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
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- Cub Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnell Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
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- Dogcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
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- Horse Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Keltner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Pickett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Cave City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Highland Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Hiseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
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- Beckton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
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- Haywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
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- Kino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Constantine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Horn Back Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Stockholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Bee Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kyrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Rhoda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Rocky Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Sunfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Big Clifty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leitchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
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- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Allendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Roachville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spurrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Nolin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
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- White Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Glendale Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
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- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Star Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
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- White Mills Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
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- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
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- Hodgenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gleanings
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Roanoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Raywick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
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- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Stiles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
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- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
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- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
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- Blue Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Nelsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Mac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Bengal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Saloma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Wright's
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonnieville, see our County-by-County Page for Bonnieville.
Cemeteries Near Bonnieville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonnieville.
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 Bonnieville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonnieville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gaddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brackett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copelin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Craddock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bonnieville had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bonnieville had a population of 260 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonnieville, with the one closest to Bonnieville listed first.
- Priceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Kessinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Hinesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinesdale is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesdale
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Munfordville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Woodsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodsonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsonville
- Wheelers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Lines Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pike View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Rowletts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonnieville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonnieville.
Newspapers Published in Bonnieville ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonnieville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonnieville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonnieville.
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 websites either 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 Bonnieville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 Bonnieville, 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- Bonnieville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |