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 Forest Grove (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 Forest Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Forest Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Forest Grove is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Grove:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Forest Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Dixmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Glenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Emsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- McKees Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Ben Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ben Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Coraopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Fairywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Ingram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Pennsbury Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Apollo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- South Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Ambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Aliquippa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Fernway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Seven Fields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Fox Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Valencia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mars
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Callery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Watters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Evans City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Zelienople
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fairhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Brownstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Ellport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Wampum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- MacDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Cokeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- McMurray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Canonsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burgettstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Strabane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Finleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Trafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Burrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Murrysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Larimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Shaner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Irwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- North Irwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Rillton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- East End
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Walkers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Glenmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Wellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Toronto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mingo Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Steubenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Deandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Island Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Brilliant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Shank Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weirton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ohio County (WV)
- Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Grove.
Cemeteries Near Forest Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Grove.
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 Forest Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piskover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Petrie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coraopolis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zedeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Glenfield.
- The St. Mary Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363690 <2>
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Forest Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Montour Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montour Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Junction
- Groveton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Groveton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Glenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Emsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Ingram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Chartiers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- McKees Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Coraopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Beechcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechcliff
- Crafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Grove.
Newspapers Published in Forest Grove ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Grove, 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 Forest Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Forest Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Ohio 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 Forest Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Forest Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |