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 Old Ashippun (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 Old Ashippun. 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 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.
Old Ashippun is located in Dodge County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Old Ashippun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Ashippun:
- Dodge County (The home county of Old Ashippun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Ashippun
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Neosho
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Rubicon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Hustisford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Huilsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Clyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Iron Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Neda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Juneau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Horicon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Reeseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Fall River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Saint Kilian
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Kewaskum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Elmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Campbellsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- New Fane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Byron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Ixonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Grellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Sullivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Johnson Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Helenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- West Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Brown Deer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Wauwatosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- River Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- West Allis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- Hales Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Freistadt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Mequon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
- Horns Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Cedarburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Thiensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Racine County
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Little Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Troy Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- La Grange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Lake Beulah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Whitewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- East Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Lake Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Saint Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Slinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Cedar Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Rugby Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Allenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Cedar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Rockfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Monterey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Stonebank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Oconomowoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Okauchee Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Oconomowoc Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Chenequa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Nashotah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Summit Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Merton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Delafield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Ashippun, see our County-by-County Page for Old Ashippun.
Cemeteries Near Old Ashippun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Ashippun.
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 Old Ashippun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Ashippun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monterey Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Monterey Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Monterey.
- The Monterey Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Monterey Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Monterey Methodist Wegner Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196670 <1>
- Monterey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashippun Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redemptionist Fathers Catholic Seminary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenview Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Old Ashippun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Ashippun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Ashippun, with the one closest to Old Ashippun listed first.
- Ashippun
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Monterey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Alderley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alderley is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderley
- Neosho
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Ixonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Pipersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
- Okauchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- North Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Monches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monches is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monches
- Hustisford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Nashotah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Ashippun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Ashippun.
Newspapers Published in Old Ashippun ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Ashippun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Ashippun, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Ashippun.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Old Ashippun:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Fond du Lac County
- Jefferson County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Old Ashippun, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Ashippun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |