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 Liberty (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 Liberty. 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 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.
Liberty is located in Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County: Grundy, Hamilton, Marion & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty:
- Sequatchie County (The home county of Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Cartwright
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Pailo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Mineral Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Bent Tree Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Sand Switch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Greenhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Coalmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Lankford Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Sartain Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monteagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Signal Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Summertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Walden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Falling Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Signal Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Fountain Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Flat Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Hickory Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Condra
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Whiteside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Kimball
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richard City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Graysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Chalybeate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Viola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Long Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Eliza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dafron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Blue Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Wildwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cole City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fantasy Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Flintstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Happy Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Moons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Dewberry Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty.
Cemeteries Near Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty.
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 Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Condra Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cookston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grayson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pickett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brock & Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Presnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (612 more) ...
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Liberty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty, with the one closest to Liberty listed first.
- Shirleyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Daus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Whitwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Inman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Falling Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Gruetli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Sequatchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mount Airy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Cagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty.
Newspapers Published in Liberty ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Liberty:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sequatchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker 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 Liberty, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |