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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pleasant Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Valley, please Contact Us.
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 Pleasant Valley (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 Pleasant Valley. 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 Pleasant Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pleasant Valley is historic, it would have been located within present day Harrison 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 Harrison County: Belmont, Carroll, Guernsey, Jefferson & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley:
- Harrison County (The home county of Pleasant Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Deersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Tappan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Conotton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Feed Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Bowerston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Station Fifteen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Holloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Lafferty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Oco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Hendrysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Morristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Bannock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Blainesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Crescent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- East Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leavittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Sherrodsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Atwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valleyview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Wattsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Hibbetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Salineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- New Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- East Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Londonderry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Antrim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Birmingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
- Middlebourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Odell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Winterset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Brady ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Clio ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Easton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Kimbolton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dillonvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Olszeski Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Fernwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Wintersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Osage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Noble County
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Industry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Dennison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uhrichsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Midvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Tuscarawas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Barnhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Roswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Gnadenhutten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Peoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Beech Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Dutch Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Shank Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Follansbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hooverson Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weirton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Marshall County (WV)
- Benwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Clearview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Wheeling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Valley.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley.
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 Pleasant Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deersville Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tappan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scio Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Lees Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
- The Ridgeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridge Church Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (593 more) ...
- Conotton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conotton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Conotton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40377 <3>
- Plum Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Run Hill Top Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Pleasant Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Laceyville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Laceyville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
- Deersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Tappan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Scio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Clendening ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clendening is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendening
- Bowerston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- New Rumley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tippecanoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Valley.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Valley ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Valley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Valley.
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 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 Pleasant Valley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Guernsey County
- Jefferson County
- Noble County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pleasant Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |