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 Morningside (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 Morningside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Morningside is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Morningside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morningside:
- Washington County (The home county of Morningside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Marietta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sandhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Devola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Yankeeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Alden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Whipple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Churchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Newell Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Gasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Youba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Big Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Armadale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Stewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Vanderhoof
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Amesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Guysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Meigs County
- Tuppers Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Fly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Antioch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Edwina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Laings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Hackney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Neelysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Todds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Joy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Malta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McConnelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Wrightstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Crooked Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Harriettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Dungannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Dexter City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Caldwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Olive Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Doddridge County (WV)
- Duckworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Neptune
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Willowdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Willow Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Horseneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Schultz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- DeLong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Adlai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Petroleum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- League
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Rusk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Ellenboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cantwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Hannahdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Friendly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Meadville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Adonis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- McKim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Sistersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Windy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- North Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Parkersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Blennerhassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Lubeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morningside, see our County-by-County Page for Morningside.
Cemeteries Near Morningside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morningside.
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 Morningside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morningside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Williamstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Williamstown (WV).
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79702 <2>
- Kinnaird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lynch Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (742 more) ...
- Beech Grove Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Uhl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Morningside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morningside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Marietta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Marietta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marietta
- Harmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Reno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Caywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caywood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caywood
- Stanleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Yankeeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Rainbow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Sitka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morningside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morningside.
Newspapers Published in Morningside ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morningside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morningside, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morningside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Morningside:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Doddridge County
- Jackson County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler 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> | 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 Morningside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morningside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |