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 Chesmar (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 Chesmar. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Chesmar is located in Kent County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: Kent (DE), New Castle (DE), Cecil & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Chesmar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chesmar:
- Kent County (The home county of Chesmar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Mile Tree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Chestertown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morganec Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Lynch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Still Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Betterton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Gibson Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Lynwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Cape Saint Claire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Riviera Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Bellerive Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Saint Margarets
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Pine Grove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Clearview Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Green Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Anthonyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Curtis Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harewood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bowleys Quarters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Bird River Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Fort Howard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Bradshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Bridgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Templeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Goldsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ridgely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Whiteleysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Earleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cecilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Hack Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Perry Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Saint Augustine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Perryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charlestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Michaelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Abingdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Van Bibber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Crumpton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Sudlersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Barclay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Wye Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Tappers Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Tunis Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Claiborne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Talbot Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Tunis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Hartly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Kenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Sandtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spruance City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Lakeshore Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- The Village at Wild Quail
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Vandyke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Summit Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Deakyneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Kirkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Saint Georges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chesmar, see our County-by-County Page for Chesmar.
Cemeteries Near Chesmar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chesmar.
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 Chesmar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chesmar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Chester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bond Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Still Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Chesmar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chesmar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chesmar, with the one closest to Chesmar listed first.
- Chestertown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Rolphs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
- Lynch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- McGinnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
- Worton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Kennedyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crumpton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Melitota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melitota is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melitota
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Still Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Fairlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairlee is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chesmar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chesmar.
Newspapers Published in Chesmar ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesmar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chesmar, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chesmar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chesmar:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Chesmar, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chesmar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |