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 Northup (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 Northup. 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 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.
Northup is located in Gallia 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 Gallia County: Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Cabell (WV) & Mason (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Northup. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northup:
- Gallia County (The home county of Northup)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
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- Rodney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Gallipolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
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- Cora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
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- Patriot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rio Grande
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bladen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County
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- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Rempel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfork Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Banner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
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- Pattonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
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- Coalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Scottown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Aid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Athalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Linnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Kitts Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Langsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Plants
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Hales Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Powellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Slocum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Wheelersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Wilkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Vales Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Hamden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Millseat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Normal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Westwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Raceland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Crown City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Ona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Yates Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Barboursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guyandotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Fudges Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Huntington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Culloden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Flatwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Beale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hogsett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arlee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arlee is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Apple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Fivemile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Teays Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teays Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Ceredo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northup, see our County-by-County Page for Northup.
Cemeteries Near Northup ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northup.
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 Northup - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northup covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ouster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centenary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mina Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ohio Valley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCalls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loucks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (755 more) ...
- Hulbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowvy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Northup in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northup.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northup, with the one closest to Northup listed first.
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hilton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Thivener
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thivener is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thivener
- Rodney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Clipper Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clipper Mills is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
- Gallipolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Gallipolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boggs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Moody ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mills is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Cora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Patriot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leaper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leaper is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaper
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Sand Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northup. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northup.
Newspapers Published in Northup ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northup.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northup, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northup.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Northup:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Boyd County
- Greenup County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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- Northup) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Northup, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |