Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about London (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for London. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
London is located in Madison County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
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:
- Madison County (The home county of London)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Summerford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Chrisman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Plumwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Range
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- South Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Chuckery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Mount Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingscreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- South Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Cortsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- New Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Kenwood Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Villa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Northridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Shawnee Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Greenlawn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Sabina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Port William
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Powell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Ostrander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Hyatts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Yatesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Cook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Jeffersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomingburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hagler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Octa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Washington Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lake Darby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darbydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Galloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lincoln Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Pleasant Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Deems ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Hilliard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Grape Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Yellow Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- New Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Wilberforce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Orient
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Matville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Darbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Grange Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Pherson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- New Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Duvall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Williamsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ross County
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Unionville Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Milford Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Marysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Raymond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Institution Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Infirmary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
- The Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lafayette Cemetery
- Upper Gwynne Farm Cemetery
- Paint Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Somerford Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Sifrit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Glade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that London had a population of 3,318 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, London had a population of 10,316 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Lafayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Summerford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Myers ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lilly Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nioga is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- Big Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Plain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Gillivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- South Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Range
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Kiousville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kiousville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chenoweth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chenoweth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Georgesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
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 the Vicinity of 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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around London.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of London. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of London and those printed in the larger area surrounding London.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of 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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to London:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about London, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- London) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |