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 Buckhorn (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 Buckhorn. 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.
Name Variations for Buckhorn ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Buck Horn.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buckhorn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckhorn.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Buckhorn is located in Perry County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher & Owsley.
Below are the counties that are near Buckhorn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckhorn:
- Perry County (The home county of Buckhorn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Gays Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
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- Saul
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Chavies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Krypton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Yerkes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Butterfly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
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- Busy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Busy is located in Perry County
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- Bonnyman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
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- Dice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Avawam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Stacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Combs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Bell County
- Beverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Whick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Jetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Copebranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Clayhole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Lost Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Chenowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Flintville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Kragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hardshell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Quicksand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Teges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Barcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Eriline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Laurel Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Sextons Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Fall Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Garrard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Goose Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Big Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Bledsoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Tyner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Gray Hawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Annville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McKee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dabolt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Foxtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Fisty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Emmalena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Vest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hindman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Littcarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Garner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Redfox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Knox County
- Woollum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Bush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Lone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Athol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Tallega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Saint Helens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Primrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Vada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Beattyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idamay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Heidelberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Zoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Sizerock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Thousandsticks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Bear Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Hyden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wooton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Wendover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smilax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Stinnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Essie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Hoskinston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Asher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Hallie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Netty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Ova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Mistletoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Ricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Southfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Lerose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Pebworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Vincent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Travellers Rest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Powell County
- Barker Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Bethany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Mary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Lexie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Belknap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Campton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lee City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Helechawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Pine Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckhorn, see our County-by-County Page for Buckhorn.
Cemeteries Near Buckhorn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckhorn.
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 Buckhorn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckhorn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Deaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Justice Riley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stamper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loose Angel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Figured Beech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butterpoint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Callahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Buckhorn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buckhorn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
- Gays Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Crockettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Chavies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Sebastian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Shoulderblade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Teges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Jetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Ned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Eversole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eversole is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eversole
- Southfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Copebranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lost Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Conkling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Conkling is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling
- Ammie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ammie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckhorn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckhorn.
Newspapers Published in Buckhorn ...
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 Buckhorn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckhorn, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckhorn.
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 Buckhorn:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knott County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Owsley County
- Powell County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 Buckhorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckhorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |