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 Pattonville (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 Pattonville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Madison (IL), Monroe (IL), Saint Clair (IL), Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles & Saint Louis.
Below are the counties that are near Pattonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pattonville:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Pattonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Saint Ann
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edmundson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Woodson Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodson Terrace is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,033 people
- Hazelwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Breckenridge Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
- Champ
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Earth City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Overland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
- Saint John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,319 people
- Sycamore Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Maryland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Vigus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <1>
- Gray Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Catawissa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Murphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Peaceful Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- High Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Arnold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flamm City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Byrnes Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- House Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Imperial
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Otto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Scotsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Old Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Chain-of-Rocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Winfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Fountain N' Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Harvester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Portage Des Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- O'Fallon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dardenne Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- University City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Baden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Cheltenham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Deer Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Chautauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McClusky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Delhi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Nutwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jerseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Macoupin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Piasa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Granite City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nameoki
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Melville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Brooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Belmont Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- East Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Godfrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <1>
- East Carondelet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Saint Louis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sauget
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <1>
- Fairmont City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Washington Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Alorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <1>
- Dupo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <1>
- Falling Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Imbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pattonville, see our County-by-County Page for Pattonville.
Cemeteries Near Pattonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pattonville.
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 Pattonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pattonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Fee Fee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hiram Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Monica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chinese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Charles Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Park Cemetery
- The Lake Charles Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Charles Cemetery
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Florissant.
- The Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spanish Land Grant Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433491 <2>
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pattonville had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pattonville, with the one closest to Pattonville listed first.
- Bridgeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Vigus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Kinloch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Fernridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Creve Coeur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Olivette
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Florissant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Normandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellston is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Cross Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pattonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pattonville.
Newspapers Published in Pattonville ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pattonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pattonville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pattonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pattonville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Calhoun County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Pattonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pattonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |