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 Booth (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 Booth. 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 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.
Booth is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Booth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Booth:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Booth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Laurel Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
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- Little Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Granville
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Morgantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Osage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Smithtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Arnettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Brookhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Baker Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Kasson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Adaland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Valley Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
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- Meriden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Pepper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Philippi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Shinnston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Wyatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Haywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Jimtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Despard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Gore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Grant Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Samaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Barrackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Neel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Garden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Masontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gladesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Kingwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceton Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Tunnelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Fetterman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Pruntytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Oreide
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Yates ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Flemington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Round Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Anthem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Fairchance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Morris Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- New Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Woodside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Shoaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Adah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adah is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Spraggs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Fordyce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Gump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Ceylon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Jollytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Khedive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bissell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Deemston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Marianna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Ten Mile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Booth, see our County-by-County Page for Booth.
Cemeteries Near Booth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Booth.
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 Booth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Booth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Beverly Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dents Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnettsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lough - Teagarden - Cordray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Booth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Booth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Laurel Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Little Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Uffington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Lowsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Opekiska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Opekiska is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opekiska
- Morgantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Arnettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clinton Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Dellslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Booth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Booth.
Newspapers Published in Booth ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Booth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Booth, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Booth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Booth:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington 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 Booth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Booth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |