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 Dotsontown (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 Dotsontown. 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.
Dotsontown is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Dotsontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dotsontown:
- Greene County (The home county of Dotsontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Rheatown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Centersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Milburnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Horse Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Afton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Bolton Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Jearoldstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Water Fork Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Pine Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Woodby Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Gap Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Biltmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Tolley Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Elizabethton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Parrottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Whitesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hancock County
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Kepler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Strahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Church Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Surgoinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Block City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- New Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Amis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Persia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Blair Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Fordtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Beechwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Borden Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Colby ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Cherokee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Piney Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Bumpus Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Ernestville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Clear Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Erwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Unicoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Mill Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Limestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Telford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Ducktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Locust Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Jonesborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kansas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Allegheny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Foster Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hurricane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Huntdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Buladean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Sioux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Day Book
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dotsontown, see our County-by-County Page for Dotsontown.
Cemeteries Near Dotsontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dotsontown.
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 Dotsontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dotsontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Glaze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Vale Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whisler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1102 more) ...
- McAllister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Dotsontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dotsontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dotsontown, with the one closest to Dotsontown listed first.
- Rheatown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Limestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Broylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broylesville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broylesville
- Statemount ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Statemount is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statemount
- Brownsboro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsboro is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Matuta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matuta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matuta
- Afton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Washington College
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington College is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington College
- Milburnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Newmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tusculum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Maltsberger ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maltsberger is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltsberger
- Telford
(6 miles [9.7 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 Dotsontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dotsontown.
Newspapers Published in Dotsontown ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dotsontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dotsontown, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dotsontown.
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 Dotsontown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Dotsontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Dotsontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |