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 London (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 London. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
London is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near London. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to London:
- Montgomery County (The home county of London)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Cecil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Pike Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Mount Meigs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Sunshine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Capitol Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Millbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Union Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Three Notch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Perote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Highland Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Blue Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Tallassee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wetumpka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Prattville Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Coosada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eclectic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Davenport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Letohatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Burkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Sandy Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Tysonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Calebee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hornady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Tuskegee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Notasulga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Orion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Meeksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Saco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Ansley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Youngblood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- McClure Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Wingard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- East Tallassee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to London, see our County-by-County Page for London.
Cemeteries Near London ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of London.
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 London - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for London covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Mathis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hardt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meriwether Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brighter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Panhandle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Judkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Manning Springs / McDade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orange 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.<2>
While we didn't find London in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of London.
These communities are listed based on their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Pike Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Meigs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Perry's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Barachias
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- Cross Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Shorter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Shopton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shopton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
- Hector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hector is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- La Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Tharin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tharin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
- Le Grand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Snowdoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around London. See our List of 1890's Communities around London.
Newspapers Published in London ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around London.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of London, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for London.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 London:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 London, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- London) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |