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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 Edmunds Switch (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 Edmunds Switch. 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 Edmunds Switch ...
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.
While the name of this community is Edmunds Switch, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Edmunds Switch may originally have been Edmund's Switch.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Edmunds Switch might be written as Edmund Switch.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Edmunds Switch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edmunds Switch:
- Scioto County (The home county of Edmunds Switch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Scioto Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- South Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrison Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Hales Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Minford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Sciotodale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Powellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Blue Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jaybird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Cora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Patriot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rio Grande
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Edna ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Alice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Rempel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pattonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Petrea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Limerick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pedro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Sherritts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Hanging Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Aid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Andis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Greasy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Shyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Sargents
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Zahn's Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Greggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Riverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Piketon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Oreton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Millseat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cliffside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cannonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Catlettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Princess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Kehoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Boone Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Frost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- South Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- South Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Greenup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Raceland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Firebrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Beale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Kenova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ceredo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edmunds Switch, see our County-by-County Page for Edmunds Switch.
Cemeteries Near Edmunds Switch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edmunds Switch.
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 Edmunds Switch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edmunds Switch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Scioto Furnace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pinkerman United Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloom Switch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bloom Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Webster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bussey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stidham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Furnace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (804 more) ...
- Titus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colegrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Edmunds Switch had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edmunds Switch, with the one closest to Edmunds Switch listed first.
- Scioto Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- South Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gephart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gephart is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
- Harrison Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Lyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lyra is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra
- Hales Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Wallace Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Mills
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Eifort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eifort is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eifort
- Sciotoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Massie is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Olive Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edmunds Switch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edmunds Switch.
Newspapers Published in Edmunds Switch ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edmunds Switch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edmunds Switch, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edmunds Switch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Edmunds Switch:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Cabell County
- Mason County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Edmunds Switch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edmunds Switch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |