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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lovelace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lovelace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lovelace, please Contact Us.
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 Lovelace (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 Lovelace. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lovelace is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkes County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Lovelace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lovelace:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Lovelace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Ronda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- North Wilkesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moravian Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Fairplains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Vashti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stony Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Liledoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Millersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Taylorsville Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Little River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Obids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Transou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Glendale Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Draco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Kings Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Cedar Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Concord ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Oxford Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Long Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Monbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Murrays Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Conover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Calahaln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Pino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Grapewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Cinnamon Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Donnaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Robin Hood Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Love Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Houstonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Statesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Barium Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Woodleaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- State Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Thurmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Zephyr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rockford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Stony Knoll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Devotion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Swan Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Hamptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Branon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Footville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Yadkinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lovelace, see our County-by-County Page for Lovelace.
Cemeteries Near Lovelace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lovelace.
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 Lovelace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lovelace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Harmony.
- The Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990084 <3>
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.
Lovelace itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lovelace, with the one closest to Lovelace listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Osbornville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Gilreath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Dellaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Marler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Swan Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Vashti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Eagle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Olin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lovelace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lovelace.
Newspapers Published in Lovelace ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lovelace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lovelace, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lovelace.
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 Lovelace:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lovelace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lovelace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |