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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 Village (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 Village. 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 London Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for London Village: London Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named London Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for London Village.
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 hospitals 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.
London Village is located in Kent County.
To see how the shape of Delaware's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: New Castle, Sussex, Caroline (MD), Kent (MD), Queen Anne's (MD), Cape May (NJ), Cumberland (NJ) & Salem (NJ).
Below are the counties that are near London Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to London Village:
- Kent County (The home county of London Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Alexanders Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Star Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Summerfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Felton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Deakyneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Blackbird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vandyke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Port Penn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Argo Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Slaughter Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Waples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Scotts Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Bridgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Marydel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Goldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Templeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bridgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Warwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cecilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Millington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sassafras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Dogwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Barclay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ingleside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Sudlersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ruthsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Crumpton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wye Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Bay Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Turkey Point Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
- Dividing Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Fairton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Paynters Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
- Bivalve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Roadstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bridgeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Port Norris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to London Village, see our County-by-County Page for London Village.
Cemeteries Near London Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of London Village.
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 Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for London Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Downham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barratts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whatcoat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 London Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of London Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from London Village, with the one closest to London Village listed first.
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Felton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frederica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around London Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around London Village.
Newspapers Published in London Village ...
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 London Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of London Village, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for London Village.
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 London Village:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
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 London Village, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- London Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |