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 Potomac Ferry (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 Potomac Ferry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Potomac Ferry is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Washington (MD), Clarke (VA), Loudoun (VA) & Berkeley.
Below are the counties that are near Potomac Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potomac Ferry:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Potomac Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lower Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Bloomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Bardane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ranson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Shepherdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kabletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Summit Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Baker Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Scrabble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Martinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Darkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Falling Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gerrardstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Cherry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Stotlers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sleepy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Mount Airy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Knoxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Petersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Burkittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boss Arnold Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Lander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Point-of-Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Potomac Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Adamstown Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Howard County (MD)
- Long Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Dickerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Beallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Poolesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Blocktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Antietam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Gapland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trego is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Rohrersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eakles Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zittlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Boonsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Wingerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Milnor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Gaylord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Wadesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Boyce
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Kerfoot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Landmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Zulla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Delaplane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Grimes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Welltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- White Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Albin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Armel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Shockeysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Echo Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Chambersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Day - Mar Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Georges Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Morrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Purcellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucketts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Round Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silcott Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Milldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potomac Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Potomac Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Potomac Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potomac Ferry.
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 Potomac Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potomac Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bolivar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
- The Brownsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brownsville Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uvilla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Lovettsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Potomac Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Potomac Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potomac Ferry, with the one closest to Potomac Ferry listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Weverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weverton is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weverton
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Knoxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bakerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Halltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halltown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Neersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neersville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neersville
- Georges Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Uvilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvilla
- Lovettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Duffields
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duffields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffields
- Petersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potomac Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potomac Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Potomac Ferry ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potomac Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potomac Ferry, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potomac Ferry.
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 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 Potomac Ferry:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Morgan County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Franklin County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- 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 Potomac Ferry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potomac Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |