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 Whispering Pines (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 Whispering Pines. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie 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 Outagamie County: Brown, Calumet, Shawano, Waupaca & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Whispering Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whispering Pines:
- Outagamie County (The home county of Whispering Pines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Kimberly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Appleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Combined Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Little Chute
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Apple Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
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- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
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- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
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- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
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- Black Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Chicago Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
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- Hortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Shiocton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Sniderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
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- Wrightstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Askeaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
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- Greenleaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
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- Hobart
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hobart is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Morrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morrison is located in Brown County
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- De Pere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Ashwaubenon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Lark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Wayside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
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- Allouez
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Kaukauna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Forest Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Stockbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Hilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Brant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Brillion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Potter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Quinney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Calumetville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Garnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Gladstone Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Johnsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Linden Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Malone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Minawa Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Calvary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Reedsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Collins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Grimms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Hickory Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Menchalville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Taus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Cato
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Rosecrans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Steinthal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Maribel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Clarks Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Mills is located in Manitowoc County
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- Valders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valders is located in Manitowoc County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Briarton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
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- Rose Lawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Laney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Frazer Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Lunds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Slab City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Ostrander
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Gills Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Weyauwega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Clintonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Manawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Baldwins Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Waushara County
- West Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Menasha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Fox Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Neenah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Adella Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Medina Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Allenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Oshkosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Winneconne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Harbor Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Zittau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Stony Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Reighmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whispering Pines, see our County-by-County Page for Whispering Pines.
Cemeteries Near Whispering Pines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whispering Pines.
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 Whispering Pines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whispering Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Appleton Highland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Highland Memorial Park
- The Appleton Highland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Appleton Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
- Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Chute Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Whispering Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whispering Pines.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whispering Pines, with the one closest to Whispering Pines listed first.
- Appleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Kimberly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Darboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darboy is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darboy
- Combined Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Little Chute
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Apple Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Mackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Menasha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Kaukauna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Neenah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Snells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snells is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whispering Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whispering Pines.
Newspapers Published in Whispering Pines ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whispering Pines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whispering Pines, 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 Whispering Pines.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Whispering Pines:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Outagamie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- Winnebago 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 Whispering Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whispering Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |