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 Ridgeview (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 Ridgeview. 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 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.
Ridgeview is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Ridgeview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgeview:
- Harford County (The home county of Ridgeview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Forest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Coopstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Bynum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Harford Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Village
- Putnam Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Amoss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Bel Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <1>
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Homestead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Jarrettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Arundel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Riviera Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Linthicum Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Pine Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Lauraville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynn Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Hydes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Kingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knoebel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Upper Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Glen Arm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Rockbrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lineboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Berrywood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Finksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Sandyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rowlandsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Conowingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Port Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Colora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Elkridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellicott City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Lawyers Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Betterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Chestertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morganec Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Glen Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Barnsley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kirks Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Mount Nebo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Colemanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Buck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Truce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mechanic Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bryansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Stewartstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- New Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Castle Fin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Draco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgeview, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgeview.
Cemeteries Near Ridgeview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgeview.
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 Ridgeview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgeview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Centre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bel Air Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Fallston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heavenly Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Ridgeview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgeview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Forest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Coopstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Bynum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Chrome Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Ferncliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Watervale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watervale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bel Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <1>
- Allibone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allibone is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allibone
- Minefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgeview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeview.
Newspapers Published in Ridgeview ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgeview, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgeview.
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 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 Ridgeview:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York 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 Ridgeview, 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- Ridgeview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |