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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about London. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added London to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with London, please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of London is historic, it would have been located within present day Atchison County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atchison County: Fremont (IA), Page (IA), Holt, Nodaway, Nemaha (NE), Otoe (NE) & Richardson (NE).
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:
- Atchison County (The home county of London)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Westboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Rock Port
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Phelps City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Watson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Corning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Craig
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maitland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Mound City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Big Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Fortescue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- New Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Burlington Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Clearmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skidmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Maryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pickering
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hopkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arkoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Gaynor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Orrsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Barnard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- High Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Farragut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Blanchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Northboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- College Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Coin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Braddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shambaugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Clarinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Essex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hawleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Hepburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hepburn is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Taylor County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Siam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Ladoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Nemaha County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Brownville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nemaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <2>
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richardson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Barada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Arago ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Shubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rulo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <2>
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.
- London Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Six Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarkio Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tarkio Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tarkio.
- The Tarkio Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Home Cemetery
- Tarkio Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29370 <3>
- Walkup Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lamar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ohio Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Quitman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Quitman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.
London itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- York ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Dotham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dotham is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
- Westboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burlington Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Blanchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Roseberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roseberry is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Clearmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Skidmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- College Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Milton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
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 156 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 London:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Atchison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Fremont County
- Page County
- Taylor County
- Nemaha County
- Richardson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- London) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |