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 Mowrystown (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 Mowrystown. 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 and 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.
Mowrystown is located in Highland 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 Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Mowrystown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mowrystown:
- Highland County (The home county of Mowrystown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Hollowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
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- Sugar Tree Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
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- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Highland County
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- Sicily ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
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- Needfull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
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- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
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- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
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- Shackleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
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- Hoagland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
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- Berrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
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- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Emerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
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- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Seaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Tranquility
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
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- Youngsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
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- May Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
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- Harshasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
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- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
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- Louden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Louden is located in Adams County
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- Wheat Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
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- Dunkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Fincastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Sardinia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
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- Arnheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Ash Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fivemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
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- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- White Oak Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Valley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Valley
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Marathon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Afton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Newtonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Bantam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Owensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hulington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hulington is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulington
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Westboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- New Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Blanchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Lees Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
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- Memphis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Terrace Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Newfain
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
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- Poplar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
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- Cynthiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
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- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
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- Humboldt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
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- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Rarden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Youngs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Summit County
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Butlerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pleasant Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
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- Cozaddale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
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- Comargo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
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- San Je Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Morrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
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- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
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- Rock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Brooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- California
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mentor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mentor is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Flagg Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Spring
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Pence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
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- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Minerva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
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- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Pendleton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Carntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carntown is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carntown
- Ivor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivor is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mowrystown, see our County-by-County Page for Mowrystown.
Cemeteries Near Mowrystown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mowrystown.
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 Mowrystown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mowrystown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- McNeely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Petithory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mowrystown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bells Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sardinia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biehn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Colored Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fincastle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (540 more) ...
- Malcom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sonner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Mowrystown had a population of 261 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mowrystown had a population of 353 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mowrystown, with the one closest to Mowrystown listed first.
- Taylorsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Sardinia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Gath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gath is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Hollowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Emerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- East Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Danville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Danville
- Winkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winkle is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pricetown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Needfull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mowrystown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mowrystown.
Newspapers Published in Mowrystown ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mowrystown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mowrystown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mowrystown.
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 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 Mowrystown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Warren County
- Bracken County
- Campbell County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Pendleton 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 Mowrystown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mowrystown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |