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 Pierce (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 Pierce. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Pierce is located in Green 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 Green County: Adair, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Pierce. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pierce:
- Green County (The home county of Pierce)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Liletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
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- Exie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
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- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Roachville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
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- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Kemp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Keltner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
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- Weed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
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- Gradyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
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- Nell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
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- Coburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Kellyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Bliss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
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- Flatwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
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- Coral Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
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- Slick Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
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- Kino
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Cave City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eighty Eight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Highland Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Casey County
- Atterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Dubre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
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- Marrowbone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
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- Bakerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Grider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Dougan Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Cloyds Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Burkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stockholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Grayson County
- Wheelers Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Upton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Nolin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Pascal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hardyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Bunnell Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Horse Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
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- Munfordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hammonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
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- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Gleanings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Hodgenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tonieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Jessietown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Phillipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Raywick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Salleetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
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- Belltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Calvary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
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- Greenbriar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
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- Peck Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
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- Saint Mary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
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- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Stiles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Russell Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Esto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Bengal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Wright's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Mac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Campbellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Horn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Maple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
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- Acton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pierce, see our County-by-County Page for Pierce.
Cemeteries Near Pierce ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pierce.
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 Pierce - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pierce covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Curry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rayburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wisdom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irving Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liletown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Philpot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandidge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pierce in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pierce.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pierce, with the one closest to Pierce listed first.
- Crailhope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Donansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
- Liletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Thurlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thurlow is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurlow
- Webbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Fry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fry is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Defries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Defries is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defries
- Pascal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Savoyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Knob Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Keltner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pierce. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pierce.
Newspapers Published in Pierce ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierce.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pierce, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pierce.
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 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 Pierce:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Casey County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Nelson County
- Russell County
- Taylor 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> | 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 Pierce, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |