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 Gimberlings Mill (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 Gimberlings Mill. 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 Gimberlings Mill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gimberlings Mill: Gimberlings Ml. (or less commonly used: Gimberlings Mll.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gimberlings Mill is located in Juniata County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Gimberlings Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gimberlings Mill:
- Juniata County (The home county of Gimberlings Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Swales
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Thompsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knousetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mexico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Port Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Ingleby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Woodward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Aaronsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Livonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Penn Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Potters Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Rebersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Greenburr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Loganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Caprivi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Westwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Middlesex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Schlusser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Enola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- New Kingstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- West Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Bears Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Paxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Millersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rife
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Halifax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Berrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elizabethville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pillow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Enders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enterline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Loyalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Dauphin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Alfarata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Burnham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Honey Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Juniata Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yeagertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lumber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Milroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reedsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Malta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Herndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mandata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Asherton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Mile Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Sunbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Northumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Farnsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Keefers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Eshcol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Blain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Elliottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Mecks Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- New Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Klingerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Beaver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- McClure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benfer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Middle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Bannerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Aline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Troxelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Coon Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Shadle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Glen Iron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Pardee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Cherry Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Laurelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Millmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hartleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Mifflinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Linntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gimberlings Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Gimberlings Mill.
Cemeteries Near Gimberlings Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gimberlings Mill.
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 Gimberlings Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gimberlings Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Koons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Niemonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemonds Cemetery
- The Niemonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Susquehanna Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244254 <2>
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lantz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson's Lock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Lock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
- The Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46466 <2>
- Auker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Richfield Mennonite Cemetery
- Shelleys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44444 <2>
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Faith Lutheran Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Locust Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <2>
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Gimberlings Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gimberlings Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gimberlings Mill, with the one closest to Gimberlings Mill listed first.
- Maze
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maze is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
- Cocolamus
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolamus
- Swales
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- East Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Salem is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem
- Evendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evendale is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evendale
- McAlisterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wardville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
- Dimmsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dimmsville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmsville
- Oakland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Van Wert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Thompsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nekoda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nekoda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoda
- Knousetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gimberlings Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gimberlings Mill.
Newspapers Published in Gimberlings Mill ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gimberlings Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gimberlings Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gimberlings Mill.
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 websites either 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 Gimberlings Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gimberlings Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gimberlings Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |