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 New Columbus (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 New Columbus. 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.
New Columbus is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near New Columbus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Columbus:
- Madison County (The home county of New Columbus)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Markleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Western Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Country Club Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- North Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Ingalls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackford County
- Shamrock Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Janney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Desoto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bentonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Rigdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Matthews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Hackleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Luxhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Strawtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Aroma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Fishers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Monterey Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Cicero
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Warrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Charlottesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Mohawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- McCordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Kennard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Mount Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Knightstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spiceland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warren Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Williams Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Charlesmac Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Meridian Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- North Crows Nest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Crows Nest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Losantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Farmland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mays
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Gings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Fountaintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Clover Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Knighthood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- East Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Columbus, see our County-by-County Page for New Columbus.
Cemeteries Near New Columbus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Columbus.
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 New Columbus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Columbus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peewee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Capp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Booco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmeson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keesling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Keesling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- The Keesling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellison Cemetery
- New Keesling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85582 <2>
- Grovelawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovelawn Cemetery
- The Grovelawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Lawn Cemetery
- Vandeventer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 New Columbus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Columbus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Alliance
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Markleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milners Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
- Warrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alfont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Wilkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Columbus. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Columbus.
Newspapers Published in New Columbus ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Columbus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Columbus, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Columbus.
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 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 New Columbus:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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> | 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 New Columbus, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Columbus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |