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 Pumphrey (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 Pumphrey. 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.
Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Pumphrey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pumphrey:
- Anne Arundel County (The home county of Pumphrey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Arundel Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Linthicum
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patapsco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Glen Burnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Danza Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
- East Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Park Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park Village
- Harmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Dorsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Curtis Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Carroll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Oaklee Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Beechfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Edmondson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Charles Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Hampden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Baltimore Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Halethorpe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arbutus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Dundalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Frederick Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Sparrows Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Garden Village Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Henryton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Freedom Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Sykesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Piney Ridge Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Lakeview Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Berrywood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Morgan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick County
- Mount Airy Village West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Joppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Lynchs Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Fallston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Van Bibber
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Wimbledon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Amoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Elkridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawyers Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Ilchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Woodland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Aladdin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellicott City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenshire Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Saint Johns Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Rock Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Cliffs City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Worton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chestertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mile Tree Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Spencerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Ashton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brinklow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Cloverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Bonifant Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Colesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- West Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Bowie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Collington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Glenn Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Beltsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Goddard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Greenbelt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Bay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheslou Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Mattapex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Kent Narrows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Indian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grasonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pumphrey, see our County-by-County Page for Pumphrey.
Cemeteries Near Pumphrey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pumphrey.
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 Pumphrey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pumphrey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Benton - Shipley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Andover Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ring - Caples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scanlon Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Cromwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- John Wesley UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wesley UMC Cemetery
- The John Wesley UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Curtis Creek Furnace Burying Ground
- Furnace Branch Cemetery
- John Wesley Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-739 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327873 <2>
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Haven Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pumphrey had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pumphrey, with the one closest to Pumphrey listed first.
- Linthicum
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Shipley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shipley is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Cromwell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Curtis Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Clifford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Halethorpe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patapsco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Wellham Crossroads ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellham Crossroads is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellham Crossroads
- Glen Burnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Winans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Winans is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Winans
- Winans ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winans is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans
- Saint Denis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Denis is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Denis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Claremont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Carroll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pumphrey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pumphrey.
Newspapers Published in Pumphrey ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pumphrey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pumphrey, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pumphrey.
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 Pumphrey:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Anne Arundel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <4> | 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 Pumphrey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pumphrey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |