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 Loves (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 Loves. 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 doctors and 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.
Loves is located in Charles 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 Charles County: Calvert, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Fairfax (VA), King George (VA), Prince William (VA), Stafford (VA) & Westmoreland (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Loves. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loves:
- Charles County (The home county of Loves)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Benedict
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Independence Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Malcolm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Bryantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntington Townhouses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mattawoman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Waldorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Jewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pindell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Tracys Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Churchton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lothian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West River
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Galesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Abington Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Barstow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Bowens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Adelina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Prince Frederick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvert Towne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Central Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Huntingtown Town Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Academy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Battle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Taylors Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Golden Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Fishing Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Cedarhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Horsehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cheltenham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Blandford Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Golden Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Charlotte Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Helen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Summerseat Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Morganza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Budds Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loveville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Clements
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hurry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Arlandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Oakcrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County (VA)
- Arlington Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Groveton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Dahlgren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ninde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Somerset Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Weedonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Ambar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Edgehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Arnolds Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Woodbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Marumsco Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Quantico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Bryant Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Chiltons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Hinnom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Nash Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Machodoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Montross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loves, see our County-by-County Page for Loves.
Cemeteries Near Loves ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loves.
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 Loves - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loves covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Old Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- All Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80716 <2>
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Loves in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loves.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loves, with the one closest to Loves listed first.
- Benedict
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charlotte Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Aquasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Malcolm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Adelina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Bryantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horsehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laurel Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Huntingtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dentsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loves. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loves.
Newspapers Published in Loves ...
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 Loves.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loves, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loves.
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 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 Loves:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax County
- King George County
- Prince William County
- Westmoreland 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 Loves, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |