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 Highgate Springs (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 Highgate Springs. 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 Highgate Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Highgate Springs: Highgate Spgs. (or less commonly used: Highgate Spngs. or Highgate Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Highgate Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highgate Springs .
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Highgate Springs is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County : Clark (IN) , Floyd (IN) , Harrison (IN) , Bullitt , Hardin , Oldham , Shelby & Spencer .
Below are the counties that are near Highgate Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highgate Springs:
Jefferson County (The home county of Highgate Springs)
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Meadowview Estates (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Meadowview Estates is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview Estates Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
Cambridge (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Cambridge is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
Houston Acres (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Houston Acres is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Acres Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
Broad Fields (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Broad Fields is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Fields Plymouth Village (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Plymouth Village is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Village Springlee (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Springlee is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlee Lincolnshire (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Lincolnshire is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnshire Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
Saint Regis Park (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Saint Regis Park is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Regis Park Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
Buechel (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Buechel is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel Kingsley (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Kingsley is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
Strathmoor Gardens (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Strathmoor Gardens is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor Gardens Wellington (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Wellington is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
Anderson County
Van Buren (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Van Buren is located in Anderson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Bullitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Hunters Hollow (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Pioneer Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
Brooks (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Fox Chase (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
Hebron Estates (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
Hillview (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Hillview is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
Mount Washington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Whitfield (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Whitfield is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Shepherdsville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Solitude (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Solitude is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Bardstown Junction (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction Clermont (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Hardin County
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
West Point (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Howard (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Howard is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Rose Terrace (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace Dietz Acres (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres Prichard Place (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Prichard Place is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place Colesburg (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Colesburg is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg Henry County
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Jericho (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Jericho is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Smithfield (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Pendleton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Eminence (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Sulphur (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Pleasureville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
New Castle (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Meade County
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Pilcher Landing (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing Hughes Landing (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Hughes Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing Muldraugh (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Van Voorhis Manor (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor Lickskillet (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Lickskillet is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet Rock Haven (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Rock Haven is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven Grahamton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Grahamton is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton Nelson County
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Highgrove (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Highgrove is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove Lenore (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Lenore is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore Deatsville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Deatsville is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville Samuels (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Samuels is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Coxs Creek (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
Hunters (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Hunters is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Bourbon Springs (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs Nazareth (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Nazareth is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Withrow (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Withrow is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow Bloomfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Cravens (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Cravens is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Oldham County
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Orchard Grass Hills (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
River Bluff (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
River Bluff is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
Pewee Valley (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Crestwood (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Goshen (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Goshen is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
Harmony Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Harmony Village is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village Buckner (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville La Grange (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner Westport (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Shelby County
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Lincoln Ridge (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge Simpsonville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Finchville (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Finchville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville Chestnut Grove (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Figgs (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Figgs is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Shelbyville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Southville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Southville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Clay Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Clay Village is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village Christianburg (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Christianburg is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg Cropper (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Cropper is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper Spencer County
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Normandy (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Normandy is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Yoder (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Yoder is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Taylorsville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Little Mount (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Little Mount is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Wakefield (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Wakefield is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Mount Eden (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Mount Eden is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden Trimble County
Mount Pleasant (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant Clark County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Arctic Springs (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs Oak Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Jeffersonville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Utica (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Watson (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Watson is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Clarksville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Prather (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Prather is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Blackiston Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village Sellersburg (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Speed (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Speed is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Charlestown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Bennettsville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Bennettsville is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville Floyd County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
New Albany (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Floyds Knobs (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Galena (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Galena is located in Floyd County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Georgetown (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Greenville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Harrison County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Locust Point (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Lanesville (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Elizabeth (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
New Middletown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Crandall (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Bradford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Bradford is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Corydon Junction (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction Dogwood (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood New Salisbury (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Corydon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Laconia (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Palmyra (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Jefferson County (IN)
Chelsea (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Chelsea is located in Jefferson County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Scott County (IN)
Lexington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Washington County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Bartle (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Bartle is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle New Pekin (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
New Pekin is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highgate Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Highgate Springs .
Cemeteries Near Highgate Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highgate Springs.
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 Highgate Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highgate Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Breckinridge Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Forest Home Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Resthaven Memorial Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Memorial Cemetery The Resthaven Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery Resthaven Cemetery Resthaven Memorial Park Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75706 <2>
Prather Family Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Evergreen Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jeffersontown Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Country Home Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Cave Hill Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Cave Hill National Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
St. Louis Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
St. Michael Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery The St. Michael Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Louisville . The St. Michael Cemetery has also been known as:
St. Michael - Gods Acre St. Michael - Gottes Acker Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75889 <2>
Continue List (423 more) ...
Calvary Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Louisville Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Clark Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Highgate Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highgate Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highgate Springs, with the one closest to Highgate Springs listed first.
Buechel (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Buechel is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel Beechwood Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Beechwood Village is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
Saint Matthews (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Prestonia (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Prestonia is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia Fern Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jeffersontown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Lyndon (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Lyndon is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <1>
Clifton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Clifton is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Okolona (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Smyrna (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Smyrna is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Longview (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Longview is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Middletown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Continue List (17 more) ...
Anchorage (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Lakeland (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Lakeland is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Goose Creek (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Goose Creek is also located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highgate Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highgate Springs .
Newspapers Published in Highgate Springs ...
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 295 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highgate Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highgate Springs, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Highgate Springs.
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 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 Highgate Springs:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Jefferson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Anderson County Bullitt County Hardin County Henry County Meade County Nelson County Oldham County Shelby County Spencer County Trimble County Clark County Floyd County Harrison County Jefferson County Scott County Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highgate Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Highgate Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highgate Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.