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 Newton Stewart (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 Newton Stewart. 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 and hospitals 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.
Newton Stewart is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Crawford, Dubois, Lawrence, Martin & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Newton Stewart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newton Stewart:
- Orange County (The home county of Newton Stewart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
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- French Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Abydel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- West Baden Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Chambersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
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- Paoli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Mahan Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Bromer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
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- Orleans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Eckerty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- West Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Beechwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Carefree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Alfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Cannelburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Birdseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Celestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kyana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Dubois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Saint Anthony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Huntingburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ireland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Depauw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
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- Frenchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- New Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Corydon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Valley City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Crandall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Georgia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Huron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Lawrenceport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Stonington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Hartleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Williams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bono
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Windom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loogootee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Saint Croix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Siberia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Branchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Apalona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Bristow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leopold
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ranger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Magnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Otwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Velpen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Highbank Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Stendal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Algiers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mariah Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Clay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Lamar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Warrick County
- Heilman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Claysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Saltillo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Campbellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Chenaultt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Roberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Concordia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Rhodelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Battletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Oolite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lodale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newton Stewart, see our County-by-County Page for Newton Stewart.
Cemeteries Near Newton Stewart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newton Stewart.
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 Newton Stewart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newton Stewart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eckerty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swift Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patoka Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patoka Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Waddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newton Stewart had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newton Stewart, with the one closest to Newton Stewart listed first.
- Wickliffe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wickliffe is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Eckerty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Taswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birdseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Mentor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Mifflin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Schnellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Doolittle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle Mills
- Celestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kyana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newton Stewart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newton Stewart.
Newspapers Published in Newton Stewart ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton Stewart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newton Stewart, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newton Stewart.
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 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 Newton Stewart:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Meade 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 Newton Stewart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newton Stewart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |