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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 Mills (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 Mills. 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 Mills ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for London Mills: London Mls. (or less commonly used: London Mlls.)

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 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.

London Mills is primarily located in Fulton County. A portion of London Mills extends into Knox County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near London Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to London Mills:

  • Fulton County     (The home county of London Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • Ellisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <2>
    • Fairview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bybee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bybee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
    • Babylon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Avon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
    • Blyton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
    • Fiatt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
      • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <2>
    • Checkrow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
    • Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Norris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brereton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
    • Cuba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Marietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • Media
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Media have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Raritan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raritan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • De Long
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
      • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Saint Augustine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
      • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <2>
    • Maquon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Abingdon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yates City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates City
      • Yates City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates City <2>
    • Knoxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
    • Knox
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Knox County
    • Appleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
    • East Galesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Dahinda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahinda
      • Dahinda is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahinda <2>
    • Galesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Williamsfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsfield
      • Williamsfield is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsfield <2>
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • Buzzville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
    • Goofy Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
    • Havana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • Prairie City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Bushnell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Philadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
    • Bardolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <2>
    • East Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
    • Lamone Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
    • Macomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
    • University Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
    • Sciota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • Alexis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Henderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Trivoli
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivoli
      • Trivoli is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trivoli <2>
    • Brimfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
    • Laura
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanna City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Glasford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Edwards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Monica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
    • Kingston Mines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Mines
      • Kingston Mines is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Mines <2>
    • Norwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Bellevue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Mapleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <2>
  • Stark County
    • West Jersey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Jersey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • Radville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
      • Radville is located in Tazewell County
    • Talbott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
      • Talbott is located in Tazewell County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.
    • Berwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <2>
    • Cameron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Surrey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
    • Youngstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
    • Roseville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Utah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
      • Utah is located in Warren County
    • Monmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <2>
    • Gerlaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaw
      • Gerlaw is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlaw <2>
    • Shanghai City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
    • Kirkwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
      • Kirkwood is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <2>
    • Smithshire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
      • Smithshire is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <2>
    • Eleanor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eleanor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to London Mills, see our County-by-County Page for London Mills.

Cemeteries Near London Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of London Mills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for London Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.

  • West Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heartley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heartley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coal Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hermon Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermon Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermon Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hermon Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermon Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermon Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellisville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellisville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Harper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dickson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Markley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markley Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Markley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • The Markley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Abbadusky Markley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106749 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that London Mills had a population of 661 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, London Mills had a population of 367 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from London Mills, with the one closest to London Mills listed first.

  • Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Hermon is located in Knox County
  • Rapatee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapatee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
    • Rapatee is located in Knox County
  • Ellisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
    • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <2>
  • De Long
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • De Long is located in Knox County
  • Fairview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Augustine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <2>
  • Bybee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bybee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
    • Bybee is located in Fulton County
  • Maquon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Avon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
  • Babylon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Babylon is located in Fulton County
  • Abingdon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Blyton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Blyton is located in Fulton County
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    • Douglas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Knox County
    • Gilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fiatt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
      • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around London Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around London Mills.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of London Mills ...

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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around London Mills.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of London Mills. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of London Mills and those printed in the larger area surrounding London Mills.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6> of London Mills.

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 Mills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for London Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- London Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in London Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7106, Longitude: -90.2662       In this case, the coordinates for London Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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