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 Williamsport (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 Williamsport. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Williamsport is located in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County: Carroll, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, Beaver (PA), Lawrence (PA) & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Williamsport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamsport:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Williamsport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- East Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
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- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Calcutta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- La Croft
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County
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- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
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- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- East End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East End is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Mechanicstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watheys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pekin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- New Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Apex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Cadiz Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Hopedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Cream City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- New Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Stratton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Osage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Island Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Toronto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bergholz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- East Lewistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- North Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Boardman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Canfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lowellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Struthers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Patmos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Minerva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Churchill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Allegheny County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Murdocksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Leetsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Edgeworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Moon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Duff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Osborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coraopolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Esther ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Cannelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hookstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shippingport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- New Galilee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Fernway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Zelienople
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ogle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ogle is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Portersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Enon Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- S.N.P.J
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- New Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Moravia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mount Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Wampum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Ellport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Robinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Dinsmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Candor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Cross Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Shank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williamsport, see our County-by-County Page for Williamsport.
Cemeteries Near Williamsport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamsport.
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 Williamsport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamsport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Clarkson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowries Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Township Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Columbiana County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calcutta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Beaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (481 more) ...
- Scotch Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longs Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kembles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Williamsport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williamsport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamsport, with the one closest to Williamsport listed first.
- Clarkson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Cannons Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannons Mill is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannons Mill
- Sprucevale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale
- East Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Calcutta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Signal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Signal is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Mill Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- East Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Fairfield is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Achor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Achor is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achor
- Negley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Negley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negley
- Congo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williamsport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamsport.
Newspapers Published in Williamsport ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamsport, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williamsport.
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 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 Williamsport:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Williamsport, 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- Williamsport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |