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 Hepbron (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 Hepbron. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hepbron is located in Kent County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: Kent (DE), New Castle (DE), Cecil & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Hepbron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hepbron:
- Kent County (The home county of Hepbron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Still Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Kennedyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Worton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Betterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mile Tree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Dogwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Gibson Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Riviera Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Lake Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Pine Grove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Cape Saint Claire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Bellerive Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Clearview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Dorado Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Green Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Anthonyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Curtis Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Charles Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harewood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bird River Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Bowleys Quarters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Bradshaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Upper Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Hartland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Middle River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wampler Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Templeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Bridgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Marydel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ridgely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Whiteleysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Earleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Cecilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Perry Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Saint Augustine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Frenchtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Principio Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Michaelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Perryman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Belcamp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Havre de Grace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Edgewater Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Crumpton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sudlersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Barclay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Wye Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Blackiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Hartly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Spruance City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Cheswold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Vandyke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Odessa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- McDonough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Kirkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Saint Georges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County (PA)
- Chrome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hepbron, see our County-by-County Page for Hepbron.
Cemeteries Near Hepbron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hepbron.
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 Hepbron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hepbron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Fountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Still Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Hepbron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hepbron.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hepbron, with the one closest to Hepbron listed first.
- Lynch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Still Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Kennedyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Worton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Betterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Hanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Melitota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melitota is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melitota
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McGinnes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
- Crumpton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rolphs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hepbron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hepbron.
Newspapers Published in Hepbron ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hepbron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hepbron, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hepbron.
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 Hepbron:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Hepbron, 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' (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- Hepbron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |