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 Harrisonville (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 Harrisonville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Harrisonville is located in Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Harrisonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisonville:
- Meigs County (The home county of Harrisonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
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- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
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- Langsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Thomas Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Middleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
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- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Armitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
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- Guysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- The Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Kyger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Carlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Alice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Edna ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Gallipolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rio Grande
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Candy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
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- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Carbon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Murray City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Union Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
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- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Pattonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Wellston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Rempel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Altoona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Petrea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Banner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Wrightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Chesterhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Vales Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Oreton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Hope ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Decaturville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
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- Redbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
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- Napier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
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- Porterfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
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- Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
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- Vincent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
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- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Neptune
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Skull Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Sherman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Ravenswood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Flatwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Wilding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Letart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lubeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisonville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisonville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisonville.
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 Harrisonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Shipman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horner Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gotschall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotschall Cemetery
- The Gotschall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Farley Cemetery
- Gotschell Cemetery
- Half Acre Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Woodyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pearsol Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vonschriltz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hugg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (819 more) ...
- Longstretch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Folden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harrisonville had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Snowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snowville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dyesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
- Langsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Kingsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Burlingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingham is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingham
- Valley Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Hanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Hemlock Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Bradbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisonville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisonville ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisonville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisonville.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harrisonville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 Harrisonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |