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 Eagan (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 Eagan. 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 southeast 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 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.
Eagan is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Bell (KY), Whitley (KY), Campbell, Grainger, Hancock, Union & Lee (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Eagan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagan:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Eagan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Clairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Pruden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minton Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Goin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Cumberland Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harrogate
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shawanee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Big Barren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Sandlick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Head of Barren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Norris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Rocky Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Fraterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Morley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Habersham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Jellico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- LaFollette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Demory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Elk Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Washburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Joppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lea Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Lulaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Maples ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Copper Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Corryton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Straight Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Isham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Smoky Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Winona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Braden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Warwicktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Maynardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Luttrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Pruden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Frakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Fonde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Capito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Premier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stony Fork Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Middlesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ingram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Wasioto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Fourmile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Knox County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Bryants Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Trosper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Artemus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Artemus is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Barbourville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Bimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Heidrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Cannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hinkle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Dewitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Girdler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Girdler is located in Knox County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Strunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Revelo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Whitley City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stearns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshes Siding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Lot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Siler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siler is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Packard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Red Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Nevisdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Verne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Louden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Louden is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Emlyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Ayers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagan, see our County-by-County Page for Eagan.
Cemeteries Near Eagan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagan.
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 Eagan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chadwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bostica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John A. Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maupin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Childress Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (979 more) ...
- Lawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Eagan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagan, with the one closest to Eagan listed first.
- Clairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Lot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jellico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Saxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Red Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Newcomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newcomb is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Carpenter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Powells River ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powells River is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells River
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagan.
Newspapers Published in Eagan ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagan, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagan.
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 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 Eagan:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Grainger County
- Knox County
- Scott County
- Union County
- Bell County
- Knox County
- McCreary County
- Whitley 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> | 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 Eagan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |