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 Windom (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 Windom. 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 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.
Windom is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Windom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windom:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Windom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Mullensville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
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- Turkey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
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- Rock View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
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- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
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- Keyrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
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- Fanny
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
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- Woosley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
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- Stoneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
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- Baileysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Clear Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
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- Oceana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Rocklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
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- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
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- Bald Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
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- Barrett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
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- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Pondco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
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- Twilight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
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- Bandytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
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- Bim
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Stark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Boone County
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- Cazy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Kohlsaat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Pax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Acme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Wylo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mineral City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mallory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
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- Accoville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
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- Braeholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Kistler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Man
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stirrat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Fort Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Sodom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Switzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Davy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Welch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Four
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Kimball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roderfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Keystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Gary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Iaeger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Coaldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Matoaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Bramwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Freeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lashmeet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Flipping
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Montcalm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Nemours
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Littlesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wharncliffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Thacker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
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- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Helen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Rhodell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Ury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Bolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Redbird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Slab Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Eastgulf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
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- Stotesbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
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- Pineknob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Arnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
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- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Majestic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Stopover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Peapatch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Jackson Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bearwallow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Kelsa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Pocahontas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Boissevain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Abbs Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Yards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Falls Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Sayersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Bluefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Adria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Dunford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windom, see our County-by-County Page for Windom.
Cemeteries Near Windom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windom.
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 Windom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milty T Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rotenberry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Brown - Browning Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bud Mtn. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Trace Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Windom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Jesse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Newfound
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Saulsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Baileysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Oceana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGraws
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Sun Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Crany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Algoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Redbird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- North Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windom.
Newspapers Published in Windom ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windom, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windom.
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 Windom:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Tazewell County
- 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 Windom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Windom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |