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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Curry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Curry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Curry, please Contact Us.


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 Curry (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 Curry. 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 and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Curry is historic, it would have been located within present day Davidson County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davidson County: Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near Curry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Curry:

  • Davidson County     (The home county of Curry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • Paragon Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
    • Dog Town ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Dog Town is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Whispering Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
    • Nashboro Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
    • Mudtavern
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
    • Berry Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Antioch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashville - Davidson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
    • Oak Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Donelson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Donelson is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
    • Nashville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rural Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
    • Green Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • Doziers ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Doziers is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
    • Marrowbone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
    • Pegram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pegram is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
    • Bearwallow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
    • Lillamay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
    • Westeria ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Westeria is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
    • Kingston Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ashland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
    • Sycamore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Bell Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Pleasant View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockertsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
    • Cheap Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
  • Dickson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • White Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bellsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
    • Spencers Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
  • Marshall County
    • Holts Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • New Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Jameson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jameson is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
    • Theta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Theta is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
    • Carters Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carters Creek is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • Hygeia Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
    • Greenbrier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
    • Crunk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crunk is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
    • White House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Coopertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coopertown is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
    • Calistia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Calistia is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Jernigan Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
    • Flewellyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • La Vergne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
    • Jefferson Pike
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
    • Smyrna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • Murphree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
      • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
    • Colonial Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Patterson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Patterson is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Jamestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
    • Leanna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Leanna is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
    • Snell ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Snell is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
    • Walter Hill Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
    • Walterhill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
    • Allisona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Allisona is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • Driftwood Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
    • Hendersonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodlettsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Shackle Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
    • Millersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ocana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocana is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
    • Station Camp ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Station Camp is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
    • Gallatin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottontown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Trousdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Trousdale is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
    • Johnsons Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
    • Hall Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hall Town is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • Brentwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
    • Nolensville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lynnwood Downs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
    • Clovercroft
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
    • Berrys Chapel Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
    • McEwen ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McEwen is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
    • Forest Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Town is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Arrington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Parry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Parry is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
    • Southall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Southall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.
    • Rural Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Lynn Christie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
      • Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
    • Belinda City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Belinda City is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
    • Mount Juliet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gladeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Beckwith
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beckwith is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
    • Leeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Leeville is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Laguardo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Laguardo is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
      • Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
    • Lebanon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Possum Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Doaks Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
      • Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Doaks
    • Cainsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cainsville is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Curry, see our County-by-County Page for Curry.

Cemeteries Near Curry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curry.

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 Curry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Curry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.

  • Whitsett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Roesch Patton Memorial Park
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery West
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Murrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (1264 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Carper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryanttown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.

While we didn't find Curry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Curry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Curry, with the one closest to Curry listed first.

  • Paragon Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
  • Glencliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glencliff is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencliff
  • Wilkerson ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilkerson is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
  • Antioch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Una
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Una is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
  • Oglesby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oglesby is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
  • Donelson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Donelson is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
  • Nashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Nashville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Nashville is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
  • Wrencoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
  • Brooklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooklin is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
  • Mount View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount View is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brentwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimbro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimbro is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
    • Callender ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Callender is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Curry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Curry.

Newspapers Published in Curry ...

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 365 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Curry, 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 Curry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Curry:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Curry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Curry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.