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 Bryant Town (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 Bryant Town. 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.
Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Westmoreland County: Charles (MD), Saint Mary's (MD), Essex, King George, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Bryant Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bryant Town:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Bryant Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Chiltons
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Baynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hinnom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Potomac Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Machodoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Nomini Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Colonial Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Griffiths Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Central Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Port Royal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Samuels Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Moss Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Olney Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DeJarnette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Layton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beazley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Dunnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Millers Tavern
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Cauthornville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Contra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Ninde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Dahlgren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hooes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Port Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Hampstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- King George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arnolds Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Ambar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Somerset Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- King William County
- Beulahville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Lancaster County
- Alfonso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Middlesex County
- Nesting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Rainswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Bundick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Newland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Tallent Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Emmerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Downings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simonson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlanding Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Solomons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Broomes Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Adelina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Drum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Mackall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Another Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Cobb Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Bel Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Benedict
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hughesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Port Tobacco Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Bryantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Coltons Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blakistone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Milestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Breton Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Bushwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Clements
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hurry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Leonardtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chaptico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bryant Town, see our County-by-County Page for Bryant Town.
Cemeteries Near Bryant Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryant Town.
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 Bryant Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bryant Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Currioman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rappahannock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Menokin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Episcopal Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bryant Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bryant Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bryant Town, with the one closest to Bryant Town listed first.
- Chiltons
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Baynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Springs
- Potomac Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Newland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Farmers Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Machodoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Rock Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Nomini Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Coles Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Milestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Leedstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Layton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bryant Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryant Town.
Newspapers Published in Bryant Town ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryant Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryant Town, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bryant Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bryant Town:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Stafford County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 Bryant Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bryant Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |