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 Ela Wada Terrace (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 Ela Wada Terrace. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ela Wada Terrace is located in Hamilton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Ela Wada Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ela Wada Terrace:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Ela Wada Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Brainerd Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- East Brainerd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Ryall Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Hillsboro Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
- East Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Auburn Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Kings Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Milbro Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Orchard Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Mineral Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Wildwood Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- East Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Countryside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Etola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Whiteside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Powells Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Condra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Kimball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- East View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Oldfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ocoee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ball Play
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rhea County
- Graysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Cartwright
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- Cartersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Bryant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Dafron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Boynton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Poplar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Wildwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Gregory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Tennga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- John Ross Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Warren Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Lytle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Fantasy Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Lookout Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Parrett Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Tunnel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Rocky Face
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Ruralvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ela Wada Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Ela Wada Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Ela Wada Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ela Wada Terrace.
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 Ela Wada Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ela Wada Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Citizens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brainerd Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilliland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood East Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakewood Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memory Gardens East
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14448 <2>
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (636 more) ...
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Ela Wada Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ela Wada Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ela Wada Terrace, with the one closest to Ela Wada Terrace listed first.
- Tyner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Jersey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jersey is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Chattanooga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chattanooga
- Kings Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Orchard Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ooltewah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chattanooga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ela Wada Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ela Wada Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Ela Wada Terrace ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ela Wada Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ela Wada Terrace, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ela Wada Terrace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ela Wada Terrace:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Ela Wada Terrace, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ela Wada Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |