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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cumnberland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cumnberland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cumnberland, 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 Cumnberland (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 Cumnberland. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Cumnberland is historic, it would have been located within present day New Kent County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Kent County: Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen & King William.

Below are the counties that are near Cumnberland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cumnberland:

  • New Kent County     (The home county of Cumnberland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • New Kent
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tunstall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • Plum Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Ruthville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Charles City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kimages
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Westover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
    • Meadowville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Screamersville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
    • Ampt Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bensley Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Bensley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Centralia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
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    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulah Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Chesterfield Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Millers Tavern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
    • Minor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
    • Bowlers Wharf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
    • Dunnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dunbrooke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
    • Tappahannock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Beazley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Beazley is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Adner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Adner is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
    • Glenns
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • Ark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ark is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
    • Belroi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
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    • Clay Bank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • York View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • York View is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
    • Freeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
    • Money
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
    • Country Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Roanes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
    • White Marsh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Westwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Mechanicsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Atlee Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Hanover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gwathmey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Elko
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Elko is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Windsor is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Currituck Farms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
    • Green Meadows
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Glendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Glendale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Lee Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
    • Fair Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Sandston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Turner Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
    • Fort Lee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Highland Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Deep Bottom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
    • Heckler Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • James City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Norge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • King and Queen Court House
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mattaponi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Walkerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
    • Cumnor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
    • Crouch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Bruington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
    • Contra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Contra is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • Plain View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Cauthornville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Lanesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Romancoke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
    • West Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rumford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Manquin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Enfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Beulahville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
    • Tuck Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Monaskon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
    • Ottoman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
    • Millenbeck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
    • Griffins Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
    • Weems
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
    • Merry Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Saluda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Remlik
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Urbanna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Nesting
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
    • Locust Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Grafton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Hartfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Garysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Burrowsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
    • Newville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Montrose Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
    • Richmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Simons Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
    • Simonson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Simonson is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
    • Cherry Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Downings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Downings is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
    • Emmerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Naylors
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Naylors is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
    • Farnham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
    • Chippenham Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Claremont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Claremont is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Spring Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Scotland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Surry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Homewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Carsley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Carsley is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
  • Williamsburg City
    • Williamsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.
    • Barlows Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Oaktree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
    • Charles Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Charles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cumnberland, see our County-by-County Page for Cumnberland.

Cemeteries Near Cumnberland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumnberland.

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 Cumnberland - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cumnberland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.

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 Cumnberland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumnberland.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cumnberland, with the one closest to Cumnberland listed first.

  • Cohoke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cohoke is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoke
  • Lanesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lanesville is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Tallysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tallysville is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
  • Providence Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Romancoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Romancoke is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Tunstall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
  • Quinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mountcastle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
  • Walkers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Walkers is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
  • Lanexa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Barhamsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • King William
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roxbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Truhart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Truhart is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhart

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cumnberland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumnberland.

Newspapers Published in Cumnberland ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumnberland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cumnberland, 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 Cumnberland.

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 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 Cumnberland:

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 Cumnberland, 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cumnberland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.