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 Cluster (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 Cluster. 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 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.
Cluster is located in Pleasants 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 Pleasants County: Washington (OH), Ritchie, Tyler & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Cluster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cluster:
- Pleasants County (The home county of Cluster)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Horseneck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Willow Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Schultz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Adlai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Sugar Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Freed
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Big Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Duckworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmer County
- Newberne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Medina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Willowdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Neptune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- League
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Rusk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Ellenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oxbow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cantwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Pennsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Reedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Millard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Plum Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Meadville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McKim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Friendly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adonis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sistersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Paden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Moses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Windy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lucile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Peewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Dallison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Parkers Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Kanawha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leachtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Youba
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beebe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Big Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Vanderhoof
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Meigs County (OH)
- Tuppers Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Fly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Graysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Edwina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Benwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Hackney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Harriettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Crooked Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Dungannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- South Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Olive is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Yankeeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Newell Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Harmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Steel Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Deucher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Gasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Devola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Devola is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Belpre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cluster, see our County-by-County Page for Cluster.
Cemeteries Near Cluster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cluster.
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 Cluster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cluster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sinclair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Newport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McMullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp - Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (709 more) ...
- Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cluster had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cluster, with the one closest to Cluster listed first.
- Borland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Borland is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Horseneck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Lower Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Newport
- Willow Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Yankeeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Deerwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deerwalk is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwalk
- Schultz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Newell Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallyho is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Dallison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dell is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cluster. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cluster.
Newspapers Published in Cluster ...
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 Cluster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cluster, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cluster.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cluster:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Pleasants County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble 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 Cluster, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cluster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |