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 Terry Creek (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 Terry Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Terry Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Terry Creek: Terry Crk. (or less commonly used: Terry Ck. or Terry Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Terry Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Terry Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Terry Creek is located in Campbell 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 Campbell County: McCreary (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson, Claiborne, Scott & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Terry Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Terry Creek:
- Campbell County (The home county of Terry Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Stanfill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Elk Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Silica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- LaFollette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Habersham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Shea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Fincastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Jellico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Demory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Pine Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Boy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Rocky Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fraterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Norris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Leinarts
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Oliver Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Robertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Claxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Clairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Speedwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pruden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Gernt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Heiskell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mahan Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Petros
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Sunbright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tupper Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Annadel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Burrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Coalfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Wartburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lancing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roane County
- Kelley Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Straight Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Smoky Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Helenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Hughett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Braden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Warwicktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Paulette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Pearl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Frakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pruden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Fonde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Capito
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Strunk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Parmleysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Ritner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Ayers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Red Ash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Emlyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Packard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nevisdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Verne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Louden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louden is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Terry Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Terry Creek.
Cemeteries Near Terry Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terry Creek.
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 Terry Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Terry Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Stanfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meredith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allred Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baird Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elk Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8823 <2>
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- The Lloyd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Cemetery
- Smith Creek Cemetery
- Biard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (913 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Samp Meredith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Terry Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Terry Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Terry Creek, with the one closest to Terry Creek listed first.
- Pioneer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buckeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Elk Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Jeffers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- Norma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Caryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- LaFollette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newcomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Terry Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Terry Creek.
Newspapers Published in Terry Creek ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terry Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terry Creek, 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 Terry Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Terry Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Campbell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Claiborne County
- Fentress County
- Knox County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Union County
- Bell County
- McCreary County
- Wayne 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 Terry Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Terry Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |