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 Penns Creek (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 Penns Creek. 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 Penns Creek ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Penns Creek: Penns Crk. (or less commonly used: Penns Ck. or Penns Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Penns Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Penns Creek may originally have been Penn's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Penns Creek might be written as Penn Creek.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Penns Creek is located in Snyder 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 Snyder County: Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Penns Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penns Creek:
- Snyder County (The home county of Penns Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Middleburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Globe Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Paxtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Kreamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kratzerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Troxelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Beavertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benfer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Beaver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Livonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fiedler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Wolfs Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Ingleby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Aaronsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rebersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Zerby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Penn Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Spring Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Greenburr
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Loganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Tylersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Rote
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Youngdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Avis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castanea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- McElhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Dunnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Lamar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Grovania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Jerseytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pillow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rife
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Elizabethville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Fisherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Enders
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Lykens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Richfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knousetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Swales
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Seven Stars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- McAlisterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mifflintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Collomsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Maple Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Antes Fort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Duboistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- South Williamsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grimesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Williamsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jersey Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Garden View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Alfarata
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Honey Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Milroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Mooresburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Exchange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Selinsgrove Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Asherton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Northumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mile Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Herndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Augustaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Potts Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Mandata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Watsontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Malta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Pfoutz Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Eshcol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Klingerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Valley View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Mifflinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Red Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Mazeppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Linntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pardee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- West Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penns Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Penns Creek.
Cemeteries Near Penns Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penns Creek.
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 Penns Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penns Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Cedars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hassingers Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Penns Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penns Creek, with the one closest to Penns Creek listed first.
- Middleburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swengel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swengel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swengel
- Millmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Rand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rand is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand
- Hartleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Paxtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Kreamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Laurelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penns Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penns Creek.
Newspapers Published in Penns Creek ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penns Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penns Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penns Creek.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Penns Creek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Snyder County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Penns Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Penns Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |