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 Holton (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 Holton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Holton is located in Ripley County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ripley County: Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio & Switzerland.
Below are the counties that are near Holton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holton:
- Ripley County (The home county of Holton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Otter Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Osgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Pierceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Lookout
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Cross Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpke Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Grammer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Hartsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Rugby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Elizabethtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Petersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Jewell Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clifford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Bethel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Moores Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Kyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kyle is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Alsace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Alsace is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
- Yorkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Greendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Millhousen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Letts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Sardinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Knarr Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Harris City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Letts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- New Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Greensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Enochsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Oldenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Youngs Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- South Gate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Metamora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- New Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- Yellow Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Fleming
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Kriete Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Retreat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Bryantsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Middlefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Manville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Deputy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Zenas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Butlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Jacinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Grayford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Queensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Commiskey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hayden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Bear Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Rising Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parke County
- Stumptown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Milroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Blocher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Norristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Waldron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Avonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Moorefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Allensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- East Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Lamb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Vevay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Boone County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- McVille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Rabbit Hash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Carroll County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Locust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Prestonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ghent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holton, see our County-by-County Page for Holton.
Cemeteries Near Holton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holton.
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 Holton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Otter Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zenas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Zenas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (373 more) ...
- Butlerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- State School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daubenheyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Holton had a population of 366 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Holton had a population of 457 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
- Nebraska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- New Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Marion is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marion
- Zenas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Correct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Correct is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correct
- Osgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Magdalen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Magdalen is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Magdalen
- Rexville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rexville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Millhousen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Benham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benham is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- San Jacinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Haney Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haney Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holton.
Newspapers Published in Holton ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holton.
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 websites either 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 Holton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Ripley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Ohio County
- Parke County
- Rush County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Switzerland County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Trimble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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 Holton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |