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 Blueville (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 Blueville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Blueville is located in Taylor County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Taylor County: Barbour, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia & Preston.
Below are the counties that are near Blueville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blueville:
- Taylor County (The home county of Blueville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Knottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pruntytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Brydon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Flemington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Adaland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Kasson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Berryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Meriden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Valley Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Philippi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pepper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Wellington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Elk City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Doddridge County
- Big Isaac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saltwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Anmoore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Despard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Meadowbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Shinnston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spelter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Quiet Dell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Stonewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Craigmoor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Aberdeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Jane Lew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Valley Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Neel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Samaria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Pleasant Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Mount Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Eldora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Palatine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Whitehall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Smithtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Little Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Arnettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Laurel Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Brookhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Granville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Hagans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Osage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gladesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Tunnelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arthurdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Tigheville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Whyte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Leadsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Midvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Elkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Parsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Hambleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Pierce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Coketon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Teter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Swamp Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Reger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Buckhannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Hutton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Red House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Fairchance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Point Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Morris Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Atlantic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Mount Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blueville, see our County-by-County Page for Blueville.
Cemeteries Near Blueville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blueville.
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 Blueville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blueville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Bluemont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluemont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77798 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grafton National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Current Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grafton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Virginia National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knottsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amnon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Boyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McConkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Blueville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blueville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blueville, with the one closest to Blueville listed first.
- Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Knottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Pruntytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Irontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irontown
- Neel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Valley Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- McGee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blueville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blueville.
Newspapers Published in Blueville ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blueville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blueville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blueville.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blueville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blueville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blueville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |