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 Williamsport (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 Williamsport. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Williamsport is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Floyd, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Williamsport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamsport:
- Johnson County (The home county of Williamsport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Meally
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
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- Thelma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Butcher Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Van Lear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Van Lear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Whitehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Nippa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Wittensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Nero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Hagerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Paintsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Boyd County
- Boltsfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Breathitt County
- Bays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Jeriel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Beetle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Isonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Newfoundland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Ibex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Auxier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watergap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Dwale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 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 <1>
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blue River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Ivel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goodloe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- David
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Dana
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Mousie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Raven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Patrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Richardson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Charley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Peach Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Georges Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Ben Bow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Noris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Cando ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Cordell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Painters Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Ivyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Falcon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Wheelersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Gypsy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Flat Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Marshallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Gapville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Maggard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Salyersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beauty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hode
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Cannel City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Malone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Gulnare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Varney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Coal Run Village
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Sidney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Raccoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Belfry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Greyeagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dingess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Stonecoal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Fort Gay
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Dunlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Doane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Effie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Wilsondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Hubbardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Echo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Kiahsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Armilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williamsport, see our County-by-County Page for Williamsport.
Cemeteries Near Williamsport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamsport.
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 Williamsport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamsport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gambill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <2>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenny Wiley Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (753 more) ...
- Waddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whipporwill 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>
While we didn't find Williamsport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williamsport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Lowmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Sip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Barnetts Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Prestonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richardson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peach Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Charley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Bonanza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Georges Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Flatgap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williamsport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamsport.
Newspapers Published in Williamsport ...
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 Williamsport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamsport, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williamsport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Williamsport:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Mingo County
- Wayne 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 Williamsport, 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- Williamsport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |