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 Kearneysville (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 Kearneysville. 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 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.
Kearneysville is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Jefferson County: Washington (MD), Clarke (VA), Loudoun (VA) & Berkeley.
Below are the counties that are near Kearneysville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kearneysville:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Kearneysville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Bardane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
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- Jefferson Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shepherdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ranson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Middleway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Lower Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Summit Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Kabletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Baker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Swan Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Darkesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bedington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Waters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gerrardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Good
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Capon Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Holton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Cherry Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Stotlers Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sleepy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Woodmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Doe Gully
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burkittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Petersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rosemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Boss Arnold Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Frostown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lander
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Myersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Dickerson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Beallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Poolesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Antietam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Antietam Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Sharpsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Trego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trego is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rohrersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eakles Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Fairplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keedysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spielman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Claylick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Milnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Welsh Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Wingerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Waynecastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Zullinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Mercersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Fulton County (PA)
- Warfordsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Wadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Boyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Berrys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- White Post
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fauquier County (VA)
- Kerfoot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Grimes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- White Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Shockeysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Albin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Collinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cross Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chambersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Nordic Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Georges Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Bolington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wheatland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Round Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Purcellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silcott Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Pump
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Lucketts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Milldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kearneysville, see our County-by-County Page for Kearneysville.
Cemeteries Near Kearneysville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kearneysville.
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 Kearneysville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kearneysville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Kearneysville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vancleveville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elk Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Uvilla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Stone Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reformed Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Kearneysville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kearneysville, with the one closest to Kearneysville listed first.
- Leetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leetown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
- Shenandoah Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duffields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duffields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffields
- Uvilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Uvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvilla
- Shepherdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Aldridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aldridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Charles Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Halltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halltown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Bakerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bakerton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Antietam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Foltz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Foltz is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
- Darkesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kearneysville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kearneysville.
Newspapers Published in Kearneysville ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kearneysville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kearneysville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kearneysville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kearneysville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Morgan County
- Frederick County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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> | 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 Kearneysville, 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' (or 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- Kearneysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |