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 Garrison (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 Garrison. 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 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.
Garrison is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Carter, Fleming, Greenup, Mason, Rowan, Adams (OH) & Scioto (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Garrison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garrison:
- Lewis County (The home county of Garrison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
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- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
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- Vanceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Firebrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
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- Camp Dix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
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- Charters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
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- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
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- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
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- Burtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
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- Tollesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cottageville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
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- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Princess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Millseat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Boone Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
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- Smiths Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
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- Kehoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
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- Carter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County
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- Wesleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
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- Smoky Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
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- Counts Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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- Olive Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pactolus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Grayson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Gimlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Ault
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
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- Bruin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Ryan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Foxport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Muses Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Mount Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
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- Beechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Wallingford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
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- Plummers Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
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- Poplar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Dalesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- South Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Tygarts Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- South Shore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
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- Frost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lloyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Greenup
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Argillite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Rectorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
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- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Haldeman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
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- Gates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Elliottville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Blue Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
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- Lynx
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Wrightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Jaybird
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Dunkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- West Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brown County (OH)
- Ellsberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Hanging Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pedro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Coal Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pike County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Camp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County (OH)
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- Coopersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wetmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Pond Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Lombardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Arion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- New Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Franklin Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Summit County (OH)
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Summit County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garrison, see our County-by-County Page for Garrison.
Cemeteries Near Garrison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garrison.
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 Garrison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Waring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bruce Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brightman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Set Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Witten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (717 more) ...
- Veach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDermitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Garrison had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garrison, with the one closest to Garrison listed first.
- Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Tannery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tannery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Pond Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vanceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rugless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rugless is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugless
- Smiths Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Tygarts Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- South Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Stout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Warnock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garrison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garrison.
Newspapers Published in Garrison ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garrison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garrison, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garrison.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Garrison:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Mason County
- Rowan County
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Summit 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 Garrison, 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 from Point A (ie- Garrison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |