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 Pickard (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 Pickard. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pickard is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Boone, Carroll, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Pickard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pickard:
- Clinton County (The home county of Pickard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Scircleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Kirklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Beard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Middlefork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Geetingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Manson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
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- Cambria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Sedalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Elizaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
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- Pike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Northfield Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Whitestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Advance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cutler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Prince William
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Bringhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Owasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Flora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Deer Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Pyrmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Radnor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Galveston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Young America
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
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- Deacon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Rigdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Hackleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Swayzee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Ekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Hortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eagletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Omega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Monterey Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Noblesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- McCordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Pittsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lizton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Russiaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Shanghai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- West Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Indian Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Hemlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Kokomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Guy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Vermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Perkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Elwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Leisure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Lapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frankton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Edgewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Orestes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- River Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Traders Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Meridian Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Castleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Snacks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
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- Spring Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wolfington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Miami County
- Miami
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Bowers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Shannondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- New Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stockwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Kempton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pickard, see our County-by-County Page for Pickard.
Cemeteries Near Pickard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickard.
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 Pickard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pickard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Stowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bogan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crown View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Small Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kempton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wiles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pickard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pickard, with the one closest to Pickard listed first.
- Terhune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Scircleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Kempton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Kirklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boxley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boxley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Ekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Hillisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillisburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillisburg
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Normanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Normanda is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanda
- Elizaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Groomsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boyleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Waugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waugh is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Lamong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamong is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamong
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pickard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickard.
Newspapers Published in Pickard ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickard, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pickard.
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 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 Pickard:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton 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 Pickard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pickard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |