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 London (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 London. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New London is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Miami & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near New London. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New London:
- Howard County (The home county of New London)
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Russiaville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Middleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
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- Shanghai
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
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- Judson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Howard County
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- Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Howard County
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- Indian Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
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- Kokomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
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- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
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- Hemlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
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- Vermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
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- Guy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Howard County
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- Greentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Elizaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
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- Pike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
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- Gadsden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
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- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
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- Northfield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
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- Ulen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Thorntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cutler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
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- Bringhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Flora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
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- Ockley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Burrows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Rockfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Pyrmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Young America
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Walton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Onward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Clymers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Logansport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- New Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Lake Cicott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Leases Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Scircleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Beard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Michigantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Boyleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Kirklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edna Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Sims
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Herbst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Mier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Rigdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Sweetser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Jalapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
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- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Ekin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Atlanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Hortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Cicero
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aroma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
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- Eagletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Strawtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Monterey Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Leisure
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Perkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Miami
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
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- North Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
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- Santa Fe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
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- Amboy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- Bowers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Buck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Americus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Delp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Battle Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Groomsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kempton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Sharpsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Tipton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Hobbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Richvalley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Burnettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Springboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Idaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New London, see our County-by-County Page for New London.
Cemeteries Near New London ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New London.
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 London - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New London covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Twin Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Prophet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petes Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kappa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- North Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 New London had a population of 251 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Russiaville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Middleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Shanghai
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Ridgeway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Groomsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kokomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Young America
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Geetingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Beard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New London. See our List of 1890's Communities around New London.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New London ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around New London.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New London. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New London and those printed in the larger area surrounding New London.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of New London.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 New London:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White 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 New London, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New London) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |