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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gouge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gouge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gouge, 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 Gouge (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 Gouge. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Gouge is historic, it would have been located within present day Carter 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 Carter County: Avery (NC), Mitchell (NC), Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Gouge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gouge:
- Carter County (The home county of Gouge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Fish Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Siam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Elizabethton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Biltmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Roan Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gap Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Shell Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Buladeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Heaton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Greene County
- Milburnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Norris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Trade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Childress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Piney Flats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Bluff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Ruthton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Galloway Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Holston Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Lella ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Thom ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Unicoi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Bumpus Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- East Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Austin Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oakland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Johnson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- North Johnson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Flourville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Green Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Todd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Roten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Brownwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mount Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Elk Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Elk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Chestnut Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Seven Devils
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County (NC)
- Jonas Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Buladean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Richlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bakersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Tipton Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Penland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Rominger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Matney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Foscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
- Norris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Green Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Double Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Sioux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Day Book
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Ramseytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Micaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Higgins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gouge, see our County-by-County Page for Gouge.
Cemeteries Near Gouge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gouge.
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 Gouge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gouge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Neely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Huss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1108 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Gouge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gouge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gouge, with the one closest to Gouge listed first.
- Fish Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Siam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Valley Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Blevins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Hopson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Elk Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Elizabethton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- White Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Gap Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gouge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gouge.
Newspapers Published in Gouge ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gouge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gouge, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gouge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gouge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Gouge, 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> | 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- Gouge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |