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 Old Farm (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 Old Farm. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Old Farm 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 Old Farm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Farm:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Old Farm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Signal Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Midvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Tiftonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Chattanooga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fountain Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Pailo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Mineral Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bent Tree Acres
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- East Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Wildwood Lake
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Countryside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Etola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Palmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Sartain Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Monteagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Whiteside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Powells Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Condra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- South Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richard City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Comfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Meigs County
- East View
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Rhea County
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Cartwright
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Daus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Cartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Beaty Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Eliza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newnan Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dafron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Indian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ellie Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Graysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Poplar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Cole City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- John Ross Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Fantasy Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Flintstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Moons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Dewberry Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Parrett Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Tunnel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cohutta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Trickum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Varnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Rocky Face
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Waring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Farm, see our County-by-County Page for Old Farm.
Cemeteries Near Old Farm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Farm.
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 Old Farm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Farm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Boydston Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tittle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fryar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Citizens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- B'nai Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Sivley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly's Ferry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Old Farm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Farm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Farm, with the one closest to Old Farm listed first.
- Chattanooga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wauhatchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Orchard Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- East Chattanooga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chattanooga
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Rossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gerber ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gerber is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Farm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Farm.
Newspapers Published in Old Farm ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Farm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Farm, 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 Old Farm.
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 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 Old Farm:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade 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 Old Farm, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Farm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |