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 Oak Lea (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 Oak Lea. 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 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 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.
Oak Lea is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Oak Lea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Lea:
- Howard County (The home county of Oak Lea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Font Hill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
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- Saint Johns Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Marydell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village of Dorseys Search
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ellicott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Ilchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Marriottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Dorsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Jessup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Annapolis Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harmans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Linthicum Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Pumphrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Maryland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Severn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Beechfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edmondson Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Oaklee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Hampden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baltimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Charles Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Frederick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hollofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Carriage Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Catonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Milford Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Windsor Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Randallstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Henryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Gaither
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Eldersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Lakeview Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Klee Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Stone House Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Smith Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Oak Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Bartholows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Green Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Monrovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Libertytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Ijamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Hess
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Fallston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Wimbledon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Amoss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Joppatowne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Putnam Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brinklow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Blackburn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Spencerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Camelback Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- West Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Adelphi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Berwyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Goddard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Greenbelt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- College Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glenn Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Blackrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Riverwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Cherrydale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Langley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Salona Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Lea, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Lea.
Cemeteries Near Oak Lea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Lea.
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 Oak Lea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Lea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Pauls RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cavey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Sanctuary Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Cemetery
- The Crestlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Linthicum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Dorsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bihy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Oak Lea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Lea.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Lea, with the one closest to Oak Lea listed first.
- Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dorseys Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dorseys Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseys Run
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellicott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oella is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oella
- Oakland Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Hollofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Clarkson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Ilchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marriottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- West Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Lea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Lea.
Newspapers Published in Oak Lea ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Lea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Lea, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Lea.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Oak Lea:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- York County
- Arlington County
- Fairfax 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 Oak Lea, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Lea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |