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 Morattico (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 Morattico. 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 southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Morattico is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Middlesex, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Morattico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morattico:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Morattico)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Monaskon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
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- Alfonso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
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- Griffins Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
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- Merry Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
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- Ottoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
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- Richtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
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- Millenbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
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- Lankford Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
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- Weems
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
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- Kilmarnock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County
- Central Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
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- Dunnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tappahannock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
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- Minor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
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- Lloyds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
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- Beazley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
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- Occupacia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
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- Layton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
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- Loretto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
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- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Glenns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
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- Adner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- North
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Gloucester Courthouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Belroi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
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- Money
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Clay Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- James City County
- Norge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Contra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
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- Crouch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mattaponi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Plain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
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- Walkerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Cauthornville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Romancoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Manquin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beulahville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Cardinal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
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- Mathews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Nesting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Plum Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunstall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Lara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Rainswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Morrisons Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Bundick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
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- Coan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Blackwells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Lynhams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Fleeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
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- Reedville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Simonson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
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- Downings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Rich Neck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
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- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Naylors
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
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- Tallent Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
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- Newland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
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- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Griffiths Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
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- Kinsale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nomini Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
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- Tucker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Machodoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
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- Bryant Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Leedstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- York County
- Barlows Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
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- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Piney Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Dameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coltons Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morattico, see our County-by-County Page for Morattico.
Cemeteries Near Morattico ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morattico.
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 Morattico - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morattico covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glebe Landing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (115 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Morattico in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morattico.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morattico, with the one closest to Morattico listed first.
- Bayport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Litwalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
- Downings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Water View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Water View is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View
- Ivondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Monaskon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Montague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montague is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Jamaica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Mollusk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Bowlers Wharf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Church View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Emmerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Ottoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Merry Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morattico. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morattico.
Newspapers Published in Morattico ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morattico.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morattico, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morattico.
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 Morattico:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- York County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 Morattico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Morattico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |