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 Morning Star (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 Morning Star. 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.
Morning Star 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 Morning Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morning Star:
- Meigs County (The home county of Morning Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Syracuse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
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- Racine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dorcas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
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- Welshtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
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- Spiller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
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- Keno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
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- Pomeroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plants
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
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- Middleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thomas Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Pratts Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
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- Coolville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Youba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Guysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
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- Stewart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
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- Beebe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
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- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Armitage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
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- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
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- Cheshire
(11 miles [17.7 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 west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Westbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Gallipolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
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- Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
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- Ewington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
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- Edna ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rio Grande
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- Pattonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Wilkesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
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- Arbaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
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- Oreton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
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- Moonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Hope ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
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- Redbush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
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- Decaturville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Porterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- 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)
- Napier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
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- Vincent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
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- Barlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
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- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Willowdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Wilding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Angerona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- West Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Letart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
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- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Point Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Pliny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County (WV)
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- Roane County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Reedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Lucile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Blennerhassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slate is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morning Star, see our County-by-County Page for Morning Star.
Cemeteries Near Morning Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morning Star.
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 Morning Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morning Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Syracuse Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Minersville Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (834 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ottobine 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>
While we didn't find Morning Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morning Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Syracuse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Racine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bashan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Antiquity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hazael
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hazael is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael
- Keno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pomeroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morning Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morning Star.
Newspapers Published in Morning Star ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morning Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morning Star, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morning Star.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Morning Star:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane 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 Morning Star, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morning Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |