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 New 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 New 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
New London is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Des Moines, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near New London. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New London:
- Henry County (The home county of New London)
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Oakland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swedesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Olds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Des Moines County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Kline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Dodgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Sperry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Mediapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Lockridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Perlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Pleasant Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- South Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Pilot Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Houghton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Sawyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Mount Hamill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Wever
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Big Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Morning Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Elrick Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Wapello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Oakville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Columbus Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cotter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Grandview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Letts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gladwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Stockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bonaparte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Birmingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kilbourn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Crawfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coppock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Havre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Ainsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Niota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pontoosuc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Dallas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Colusa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Disco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Disco is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Adrian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Gulf Port
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Carman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oquawka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <1>
- Milroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Olena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Biggsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Rozetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Stronghurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- New Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keithsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Anson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Dumas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New London, see our County-by-County Page for New London.
Cemeteries Near New London ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New 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 New London - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New London covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Farlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ferrel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jaggar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- Lowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Renner Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Danville 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New London had a population of 580 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New London had a population of 1,825 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Mount Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Roscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Dodgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Traxler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Traxler is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler
- Oakland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sperry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New London. See our List of 1890's Communities around New London.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New 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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around New London.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New London. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New London and those printed in the larger area surrounding New London.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of New London.
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 professional and volunteer 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 New London:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Jefferson County
- Lee County
- Louisa County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Mercer County
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 New London, 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- New London) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |