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 Stringtown (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 Stringtown. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Stringtown is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Bracken (KY), Mason (KY), Adams, Clermont, Clinton & Highland.
Below are the counties that are near Stringtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stringtown:
- Brown County (The home county of Stringtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Neel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Ellsberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Higginsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Arnheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Bradysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Youngsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Emerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Harshasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Seaman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Utopia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Felicity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chilo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Point Isabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Neville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nicholsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bantam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Williamsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Mowrystown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Buford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Needfull
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Hollowtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Harwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Folsom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- North Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Shackleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Berrysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Elmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Summit County
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Powersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Foster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Neave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Neave is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neave
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Mentor
(24 miles [38.6 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
- California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flagg Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Spring
- Gubser Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gubser Mill is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gubser Mill
- Kohler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kohler is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Fleming County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Flemingsburg Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flemingsburg Junction is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg Junction
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Dalesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Nepton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
- Pleasureville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Elizaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Ewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Flemingsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beechburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Foxport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Harrison County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Sylvandell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
- Oddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Pence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Cottageville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Tollesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Charters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Vanceburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- South Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Minerva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mays Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rectorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Weedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- Nicholas County (KY)
- Pleasant Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pendleton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Caddo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caddo is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Carntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carntown is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carntown
- Browning Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Corner
- Bachelors Rest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Ivor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ivor is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
- Mount Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Peach Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peach Grove is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- McKinneysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneysburg
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Four Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Menzie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Menzie is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menzie
- Robertson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Bratton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Mount Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stringtown, see our County-by-County Page for Stringtown.
Cemeteries Near Stringtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stringtown.
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 Stringtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stringtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howard Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Redoak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Devore Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charleston Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Hiett Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillman Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Stringtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stringtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- South Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Redoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redoak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak
- Levanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Levanna is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levanna
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Minerva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Moranburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moranburg is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moranburg
- Hiett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiett is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiett
- Neel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Ellsberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Higginsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fernleaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fernleaf is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernleaf
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stringtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stringtown.
Newspapers Published in Stringtown ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stringtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stringtown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stringtown.
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 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 Stringtown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Clermont County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Summit County
- Bracken County
- Campbell County
- Fleming County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Nicholas County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson 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 Stringtown, 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- Stringtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |