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 Winona (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 Winona. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Winona 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 Winona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winona:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Winona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Teegarden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Adair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adair is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Coleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- North Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Hanoverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexander is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Leetonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Mechanicstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Wattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Hibbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Malvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Dellroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 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 Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Apex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Irondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Bergholz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Osage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Island Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Alliance Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Patmos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Maple Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Ellsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- East Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- North Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keans was located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Rootstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Mishler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Ravenna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Belfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Waynesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Hartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Myersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lordstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 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
- South Canal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Niles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Girard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Churchill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Maplewood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Klines Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Mineral City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Cannelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 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
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Esther was located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ohioville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hookstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Enon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Mount Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Robinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- New Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- East Moravia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mahoningtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winona, see our County-by-County Page for Winona.
Cemeteries Near Winona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winona.
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 Winona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Figley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Georgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arter Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Winona had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- New Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Garden is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Teegarden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Coleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- North Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexander is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Hanoverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Dungannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millport is also located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Washingtonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winona.
Newspapers Published in Winona ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winona, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winona.
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 Winona:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Winona, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |