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 Walnut Grove (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 Walnut Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Walnut Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Walnutgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Walnut Grove: Walnut Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walnut Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Walnut Grove is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Walnut Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Grove:
- Roane County (The home county of Walnut Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Graux
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Roxalana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Rushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Looneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Kester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Roane County
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- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
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- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
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- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Elmira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Clem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Wilsie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
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- Progress ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Frametown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Strange Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Rockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Gassaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Herold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Exchange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Pink
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Rocksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Arnoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Oka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Hur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Mudfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Russet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Lydia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Porter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Dink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Valley Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Gould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Bomont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Spread
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Elkhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Ira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Clay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Shock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Stumptown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Normantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Fletcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Liverpool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Kentuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Hereford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Statts Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Romance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
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- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Meadowdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Kenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairplain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
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- Odaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Wellford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Island Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Clendenin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reamer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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- Falling Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Youngs Bottom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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- Aarons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Wills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Three Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Elkview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sissonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Oxbow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Burnt House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Cantwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Rusk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Lawford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lucile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Peewee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Windy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Slate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Grove.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Grove.
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 Walnut Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Brannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coe - Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (688 more) ...
- McKown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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, Walnut Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Schilling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schilling is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Roxalana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Looneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Speed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Speed is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pink
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Gandeeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
- Countsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Rocksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Grove.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Grove ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Walnut Grove:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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 Walnut Grove, 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- Walnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |