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 Rolling 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 Rolling 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.
Rolling 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 Rolling Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolling Woods:
Butler County (The home county of Rolling Woods)
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Gano (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Gano is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano Olde West Chester (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Olde West Chester is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde West Chester West Chester (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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>
Beckett Ridge (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Beckett Ridge is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Ridge Tylersville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Tylersville is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville Wetherington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Wetherington is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington Bethany (5 miles [8 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 Stockton (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Stockton is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Kyles (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Kyles is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Furmandale (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Furmandale is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furmandale East Hamilton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
East Hamilton is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
Brown County
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Vera Cruz (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Vera Cruz is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz Fayetteville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Saint Martin (27 miles [43.5 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 (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Fivemile is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Locust Ridge (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Locust Ridge is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge Bardwell (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Bardwell is located in Brown County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
Clermont County
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Branch Hill (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Branch Hill is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill Loveland (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Epworth Heights (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights Beechwood ‑ Historic(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Beechwood is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Mount Repose (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Mount Repose is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose Mulberry (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Mulberry is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Day Heights (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Mount Carmel (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Mount Carmel is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Viking Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Viking Village is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village Summerside (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Summerside is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside Ashdale (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Ashdale is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale Craver (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Craver is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
Clinton County
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Blanchester (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Clarksville (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Midland (25 miles [40.2 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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Westboro is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro New Burlington (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
New Burlington is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington North Kingman (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
North Kingman is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
Greene County
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Bellbrook (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Roxanna (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Roxanna is located in Greene County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna Spring Valley (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Hamilton County
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Highpoint (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Highpoint is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint Sharonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Evendale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Blue Ash (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Glendale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Springdale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Dillonvale (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Dillonvale is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale Montgomery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Lincoln Heights (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
Reading (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Woodlawn (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
Amberley (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Amberley is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberley Population from the 2020 Census: 3,535 people
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Carlisle (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Oakwood Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Germantown (22 miles [35.4 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 northeast)
Preble County
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
West Elkton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Gratis (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Camden (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Morning Sun (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Morning Sun is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun Ingomar (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Ingomar is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar College Corner (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Lake Lakengren (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
Warren County
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Landen (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Mason (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Shadow Lake Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village Maineville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Hageman (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Hageman is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman Murdock (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Murdock is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock South Lebanon (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Comargo (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Comargo is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo Cozaddale (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Cozaddale is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale Greentree Corners (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Greentree Corners is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners Lebanon (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Hunter (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Hunter is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
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 Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
West Harrison (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Bright (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Bright is located in Dearborn County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hidden Valley (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Logan (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Logan is located in Dearborn County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Greendale (28 miles [45.1 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 (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Guilford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Saint Leon (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
Franklin County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Scipio (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio Peoria (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Rockdale (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mount Carmel (26 miles [41.8 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 (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
New Trenton is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton Bath (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Bath is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Cedar Grove (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
South Gate (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
South Gate is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
Union County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Contreras (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Contreras is located in Union County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras West College Corner (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Boone County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Constance (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Constance is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance Stringtown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Stringtown is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Taylorsport (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Taylorsport is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsport Francisville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Francisville is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville Hebron (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Bullittsville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville Florence (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Limaburg (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Limaburg is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaburg Burlington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Devon (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Devon is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon Idlewild (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Idlewild is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild Oakbrook (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Oakbrook is located in Boone County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbrook
Campbell County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Dayton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Bellevue (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Fort Thomas (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Newport (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Woodlawn (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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)
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)
Crestview (19 miles [30.6 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
Ross (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Ross is located in Campbell County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
Kenton County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Covington (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Kenton Hills (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Kenton Hills is located in Kenton County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Hills Ludlow (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Bromley (17 miles [27.4 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
Park Hills (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Kenton Vale (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 south)
Crescent Springs (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Fort Mitchell (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Fort Wright (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Villa Hills (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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolling Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Rolling Woods .
Cemeteries Near Rolling Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolling 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 Rolling Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolling Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Smeizer Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Runyan Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Cummins Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Brookside Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Coleman Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Oak Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Rest Haven Memorial Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Keltner Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Reformed Dissenting Presbyterian Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Plainfield Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
St. Anthony Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
United Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (559 more) ...
Hopewell Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Union Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 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>
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 Rolling Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolling Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolling Woods, with the one closest to Rolling Woods listed first.
Gano (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Gano is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano Pisgah (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Pisgah is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Grainthorpe ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Grainthorpe is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainthorpe Sharonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
West Chester (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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>
Hazelwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Hazelwood is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Brecon (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Brecon is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecon Miltomson (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Miltomson is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltomson Crescentville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Crescentville is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville Evendale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Socialville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Socialville is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socialville Rialto (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Rialto is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto Continue List (25 more) ...
Glendale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Blue Ash (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Tylersville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Tylersville is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolling Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolling Woods .
Newspapers Published in Rolling 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolling Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolling Woods, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> . A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolling Woods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rolling 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
Montgomery County
Preble County
Warren County
Williams County
Dearborn County
Franklin County
Union County
Boone County
Campbell County
Kenton County
Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rolling 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 Rolling Woods, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rolling Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.