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 Brenner Woods (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 Brenner Woods. 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.
Brenner Woods is located in Butler County .
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County : Dearborn (IN) , Franklin (IN) , Union (IN) , Hamilton , Montgomery , Preble & Warren .
Below are the counties that are near Brenner Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brenner Woods:
Butler County (The home county of Brenner Woods)
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Gano (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Gano is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano Olde West Chester (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Olde West Chester is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde West Chester West Chester (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
West Chester is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester West Chester has also been known as:
Chester
Hogtown
Mechanicsburg
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <1>
Wetherington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Wetherington is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington Beckett Ridge (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Beckett Ridge is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Ridge Tylersville (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Tylersville is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville Bethany (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Bethany is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Taylor Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Taylor Village is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village Kyles (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Kyles is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Stockton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Stockton is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Monroe (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Furmandale (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Furmandale is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furmandale
Brown County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Vera Cruz (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Vera Cruz is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz Fayetteville (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Saint Martin (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Saint Martin is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
Fivemile (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Fivemile is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Bardwell (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Bardwell is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell Locust Ridge (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Locust Ridge is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge Mount Orab (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Clermont County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Branch Hill (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Branch Hill is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill Loveland (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Epworth Heights (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights Mount Repose (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Mount Repose is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose Mulberry (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Mulberry is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Beechwood ‑ Historic(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Beechwood is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Day Heights (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Mount Carmel (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Mount Carmel is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Summerside (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Summerside is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside Viking Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Viking Village is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village Ashdale (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Ashdale is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale Williams Corners (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Williams Corners is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
Clinton County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Blanchester (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Clarksville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Midland (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Midland is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
Westboro (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Westboro is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro North Kingman (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
North Kingman is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman New Burlington (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
New Burlington is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington Martinsville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Martinsville is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
Morrisville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Morrisville is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Wilmington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Greene County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Roxanna (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Roxanna is located in Greene County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna Bellbrook (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Spring Valley (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Hamilton County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Highpoint (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Highpoint is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint Evendale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Sharonville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Loveland Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park Blue Ash (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Montgomery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Remington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Remington is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington Kenwood (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Kenwood is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Rossmoyne (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Rossmoyne is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne Dillonvale (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Dillonvale is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale Glendale (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Deer Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Deer Park is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
Highland County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Harwood (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Harwood is located in Highland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood Needfull (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Needfull is located in Highland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull Lynchburg (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Carlisle (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Oakwood Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Germantown (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Miamisburg (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Centerville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Farmersville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
West Carrollton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Whitfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Whitfield is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Moraine (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Frytown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Frytown is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown Gem City Estates (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates Kettering (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Preble County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
West Elkton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Gratis (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Camden (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Ingomar (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Ingomar is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar Morning Sun (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Morning Sun is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun College Corner (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Warren County
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Landen (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Mason (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Maineville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Shadow Lake Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village Murdock (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Murdock is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Hageman (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Hageman is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman South Lebanon (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Comargo (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Comargo is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo Cozaddale (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Cozaddale is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale Morrow (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Greentree Corners (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Greentree Corners is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners Lebanon (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Williams County
Franklin (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Williams County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
Dearborn County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
West Harrison (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Bright (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Bright is located in Dearborn County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hidden Valley (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Logan (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Logan is located in Dearborn County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Greendale (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Greendale is located in Dearborn County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
Lawrenceburg (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Franklin County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Scipio (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio Peoria (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Rockdale (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mount Carmel (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
New Trenton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
New Trenton is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton Bath (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Bath is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
Union County (IN)
Contreras (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Contreras is located in Union County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
Boone County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Constance (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Constance is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance Stringtown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Stringtown is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Taylorsport (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Taylorsport is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsport Francisville (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Francisville is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville Hebron (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Bullittsville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville Florence (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Limaburg (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Limaburg is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaburg Devon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Devon is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon Oakbrook (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Oakbrook is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbrook Burlington (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Idlewild (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Idlewild is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
Campbell County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Bellevue (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Dayton (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Fort Thomas (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Newport (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Woodlawn (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
Southgate (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Crestview (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Crestview is located in Campbell County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
Highland Heights (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Melbourne (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Silver Grove (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Wilder (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Cold Spring (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Kenton County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Covington (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Kenton Hills (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Kenton Hills is located in Kenton County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Hills Ludlow (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Bromley (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Bromley is located in Kenton County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
Kenton Vale (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Kenton Vale is located in Kenton County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Vale Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
Latonia (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Park Hills (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Fort Mitchell (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Fort Wright (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Crescent Park (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Crescent Park is located in Kenton County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park Crescent Springs (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Villa Hills (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Pendleton County (KY)
Ivor (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Ivor is located in Pendleton County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brenner Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Brenner Woods .
Cemeteries Near Brenner Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brenner Woods.
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 Brenner Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brenner Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Runyan Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Smeizer Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Cummins Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Union Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
Stewart Cemetery
Symmes Twp. Cemetery
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43845 <2>
Keltner Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Coleman Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Rest Haven Memorial Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
United Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Hopewell Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Brookside Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Plainfield Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (560 more) ...
St. Anthony Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Laurel Memorial Gardens (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Kerr Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Brenner Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brenner Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brenner Woods, with the one closest to Brenner Woods listed first.
Brecon (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Brecon is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecon Pisgah (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Pisgah is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Miltomson (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Miltomson is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltomson Hazelwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Hazelwood is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Sixteen Mile Stand (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand Socialville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Socialville is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socialville Gano (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Gano is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano Sharonville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Evendale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
West Chester (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
West Chester is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester West Chester has also been known as:
Chester
Hogtown
Mechanicsburg
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <1>
Grainthorpe ‑ Historic(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Grainthorpe is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainthorpe Blue Ash (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Continue List (13 more) ...
Montgomery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Remington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Remington is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington Symmes (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Symmes is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symmes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brenner Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brenner Woods .
Newspapers Published in Brenner Woods ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brenner Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brenner Woods, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> . A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brenner Woods.
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 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 Brenner Woods:
Websites specific to Ohio
Pages specific to Butler County
Genealogy information for nearby counties
Brown County
Clermont County
Clinton County
Greene County
Hamilton County
Highland County
Montgomery County
Preble County
Warren County
Williams County
Dearborn County
Franklin County
Union County
Boone County
Campbell County
Kenton County
Pendleton County
Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brenner Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Butler County: https://bcohio.gov/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Brenner Woods, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brenner Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.