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 Westwood (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 Westwood. 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 doctors 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.
Westwood 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 Westwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westwood:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Westwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Frontenac
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frontenac is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,599 people
- Creve Coeur
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Crystal Lake Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crystal Lake Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Country Life Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Country Life Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Life Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Ladue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ladue is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,614 people
- Huntleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntleigh is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntleigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Town and Country
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Town and Country is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
- Olivette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fernridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Des Peres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people
- Warson Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pacific
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Villa Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Gildehouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Moselle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- High Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Maxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Arnold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- House Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Otto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Scotsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Old Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Cap au Gris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Harvester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Weldon Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Peters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Dardenne Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Des Sioux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- University City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Baden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Carondelet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Dutzow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Batchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Elsah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McClusky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Granite City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nameoki
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Altamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Poag
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valmeyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Madonnaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Burksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Maeystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- East Carondelet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Cahokia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- National City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- East Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sauget
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Falling Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Alorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- 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
- Imbs
(18 miles [29 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 Westwood, see our County-by-County Page for Westwood.
Cemeteries Near Westwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westwood.
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 Westwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- The Elm Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Parkway United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212392 <2>
- St. Monica Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hiram Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hibler - Fitzgerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Father Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Father Dickson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Father Dickson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The Father Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28692 <2>
- B'nai Amoona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chesed Shei Emeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Chinese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Westwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Creve Coeur
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Des Peres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people
- Olivette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fernridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Kirkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barretts is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
- Windsor Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windsor Springs is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Springs
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Webster Groves
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westwood.
Newspapers Published in Westwood ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westwood, 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 Westwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Westwood:
- 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
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Jersey 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 Westwood, 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 from Point A (ie- Westwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |