Joe, I took your information and sat down a bit with the Atlas and the Landowners book and here is what I came up with at first blush. The map at the beginning of the book, which shows both counties, is said to be scaled at 2 miles to the inch. If it was reduced by 32%, then the scale now is very close to 3 miles to the inch. That seems to give about the right distances for things. I went back and looked at some of the descriptions of land in the Landowners book and I believe the distances are by shortest road. At least that seems to work in Page County. Here's why I think so. Michael Bixler is said to have land on the Shenandoah at 16 miles S of the courthouse. That location should be very close to where Rte 675 crosses the river (Bixler's Ferry). As the "crow flies", that would be only 12 to 13 miles. But, if you travel S on Rte 11 to Vehrencamp, turn out through Edinburg Gap to King's Crossing, then up to Camp Roosevelt, then across the mountain and down to the river, that is very close to 16 miles as I guestimate it (I really need one of those little wheely things that measure distances on maps). As a further check, if it was straight line, the Hawksbill Pences at 28S would be in Rockingham Co. and the Offenbackers at 30S would be about on Naked Creek. So, at first guess, it must be by road. And, it must be closest road since Martin Coffman's estate ( at the White House) is said to be 20S. The only way I can think of whereby you can get to the White House in 20 miles is the Rte 675 route previously described except you turn up the river to Salem, then to the White House. If you tried coming across the New Market Gap, that would be closer to 27 or 28 miles. I've spent only a short time on it, but it looks like the only two roads used into Page were the Rte 675 crossing (what is the name of that do you suppose?) and the Milford Road. I know some of the listers have commented on this in the past. Can anyone shed any light on my guesses? Thanks, Tom Joe Baker wrote: >> The Nov. 1985 reproduction of Lake's 1885 Atlas of Shenandoah and >> Page Counties by Samuel B. Koontz, et al., carries the following >> note, "This book has been reduced 32% from the original." I have no >> information regarding the map scale of the similar reduction of the >> atlas by G. P. Hammond. >> >> I do not know how the distance a piece of property from the >> Shenandoah County Courthouse was measured or determined. May have >> been an estimate as the crow flies. If anyone know, please post. >> >> Joe >> >> >> ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or >> VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. >> >> >> >> > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or > VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > >