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 Russellville (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 Russellville. 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.
Russellville is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Bracken (KY), Mason (KY), Adams, Clermont, Clinton & Highland.
Below are the counties that are near Russellville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Russellville:
- Brown County (The home county of Russellville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Ash Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
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- Arnheim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Neel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
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- White Oak Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Valley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Valley
- Sardinia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
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- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Emerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Youngsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Seaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harshasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
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- Bradysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Utopia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Felicity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Point Isabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Chilo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Bantam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Hulington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hulington is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulington
- Nicholsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nicholsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Fair Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Westboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Mowrystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Buford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Hollowtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Needfull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Folsom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Berrysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Shackleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Elmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Newfain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Scioto County
- Rarden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit County
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Rock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Powersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Foster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Neave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neave is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neave
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Mentor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mentor is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flagg Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Spring
- Gubser Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gubser Mill is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gubser Mill
- Kohler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kohler is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Fleming County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Dalesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Flemingsburg Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flemingsburg Junction is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg Junction
- Pleasureville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Foxport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Beechburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Flemingsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nepton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Pence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Tollesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Burtonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- South Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rectorville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mays Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Weedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- Pendleton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Carntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carntown is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carntown
- Ivor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ivor is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
- Caddo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caddo is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Peach Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peach Grove is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Bachelors Rest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Browning Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Corner
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Robertson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Bratton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Mount Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russellville, see our County-by-County Page for Russellville.
Cemeteries Near Russellville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russellville.
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 Russellville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Russellville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Old Russellville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Associated Reformed Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Russellville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Linwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glaze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bohrer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wardlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Redoak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Devore Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Russellville had a population of 324 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Russellville had a population of 510 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Ash Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Redoak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redoak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak
- Arnheim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Eckmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eckmansville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckmansville
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Levanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Levanna is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levanna
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Valley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Valley
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Russellville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Russellville.
Newspapers Published in Russellville ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russellville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russellville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russellville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Russellville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Bracken County
- Campbell County
- Fleming County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson 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> | 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 Russellville, 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- Russellville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |