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 Flag Spring (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 Flag Spring. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Flag Spring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Flag Spring: Flag Spg. (or less commonly used: Flag Spng. or Flag Sprng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Flag Spring is located in Phelps County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Flag Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flag Spring:
- Phelps County (The home county of Flag Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Saint James
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <2>
- Rosati
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Rolla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <2>
- Doolittle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Edgar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Springs
- Edgar Springs is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar Springs <2>
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Steelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
- Steelville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <2>
- Wesco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Leasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
- Leasburg is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <2>
- Cook Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Elaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Argo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Bourbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Bourbon is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <2>
- Cherryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <2>
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Lake Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Lecoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Sligo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Howes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Lenox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Japan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Boone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Elmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Strain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Champion City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Champion City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <2>
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Gerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Gerald is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <2>
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Redbird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Bem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Bland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bland is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <2>
- Owensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <2>
- Rosebud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <2>
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Vichy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Lanes Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Lindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Paydown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Belle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Belle is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <2>
- Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>
- Brinktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Byron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Koenig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
- Devils Elbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Devils Elbow is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Elbow <2>
- Washington County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flag Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Flag Spring.
Cemeteries Near Flag Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flag Spring.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flag Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Flag Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flag Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flag Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. James Cemetery Corporation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery Corporation
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery Corporation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. James Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Matlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matlock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Branstetter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branstetter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branstetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Beeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wishon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wishon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wishon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maramec Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maramec Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maramec Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beeler Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Flag Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flag Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flag Spring, with the one closest to Flag Spring listed first.
- Saint James
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <2>
- Safe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Fanning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - High Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Rolla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <2>
- Jake Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Redbird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Vichy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
- Lois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Leduc ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lanes Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Steelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
- Steelville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <2>
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flag Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flag Spring.
Newspapers Published in Flag Spring ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flag Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flag Spring, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flag Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Flag Spring:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Phelps County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gasconade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Maries County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Osage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Phelps County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Phelps County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flag Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Phelps County: www.phelpscounty.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Flag Spring, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flag Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flag Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0250, Longitude: -91.6038 In this case, the coordinates for Flag Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |