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 Barto (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 Barto. 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 and hospitals 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.
Barto is located in Berks County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Barto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barto:
- Berks County (The home county of Barto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Eshbach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Bechtelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huffs Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Landis Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Boyertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Colebrookdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Milford Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Steinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Argus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Trumbauersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Quakertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Sellersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Derstines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Perkasie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Ashfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Hazard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Bowmanstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Palmerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- New Mahoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Parryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Mertz Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Weissport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- South Pottstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Fricks Lock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Kenilworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Parker Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Slonaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bucktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Pughtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Seven Stars
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knauertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Saint Davids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Edgemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Green Countrie Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Haverford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Churchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Red Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Terre Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Blue Ball
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Earl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Denver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Powder Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Hensingersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Hosensack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Alburtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Macungie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dillingerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Old Zionsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Emmaus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Wescosville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Palm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- East Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Hoppenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Halfway House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Leithsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Seidersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- North Catasauqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Hellertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Freemansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Wassergass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Howertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Lower Saucon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roxborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Port Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andreas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mantz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rauschs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Rene Mont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Deer Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- New Ringgold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Hughesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Raven Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Warren Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Phillipsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barto, see our County-by-County Page for Barto.
Cemeteries Near Barto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barto.
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 Barto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hereford Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Christ Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huff Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huff Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Huffs Church
- The Huff Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huff Union Church Cemetery
- Huff's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Huff's Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45157 <2>
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Church Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rauch Hertzog Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Mountain Marys Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Barto in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barto.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barto, with the one closest to Barto listed first.
- Eshbach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Bechtelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Niantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Niantic is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niantic
- Clayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- New Berlinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Sassamansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassamansville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassamansville
- Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Landis Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Huffs Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Shanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shanesville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boyertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilbertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barto.
Newspapers Published in Barto ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barto, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barto.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Barto:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Barto, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |