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 Kingsbury (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 Kingsbury. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingsbury:
- Meigs County (The home county of Kingsbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Pomeroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welshtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welshtown is also located in Meigs County
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- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is also located in Meigs County
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- Thomas Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keno is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Middleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Syracuse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bashan is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tuppers Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langsville is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Vanderhoof
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Guysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Coolville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Youba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Armitage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
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- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Carlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Ewington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Kerr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Westbrook Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Edna ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edna was located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Gallipolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Orbiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Candy Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Carbon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
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- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Union Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Pattonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rempel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Chesterhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Todds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Vales Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ural was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Oreton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Zaleski
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Decaturville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Porterfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Napier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Skull Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mozelle was located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove was located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ravenswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Browning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Browning was located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beatysville was located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Wilding
(20 miles [32.2 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 Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Letart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Flatrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Point Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Windy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wesley was located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Leachtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingsbury, see our County-by-County Page for Kingsbury.
Cemeteries Near Kingsbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingsbury.
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 Kingsbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingsbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hemlock Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (823 more) ...
- Burlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Kingsbury had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
- Hemlock Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hemlock Grove is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Burlingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burlingham is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingham
- Flora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flora is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chester is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Pomeroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pratts Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minersville is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Alfred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alfred is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garden is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Snowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snowville is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Harrisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bradbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury is also located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingsbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingsbury.
Newspapers Published in Kingsbury ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingsbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingsbury, 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 Kingsbury.
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 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 Kingsbury:
- 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
- Wirt 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 Kingsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |