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 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 Richland County.
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 Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
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:
- Richland County (The home county of London)
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Shelby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vernon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shenandoah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Maybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olivesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Bailey Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruggles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mifflin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Nova
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Hayesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jeromesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- McKay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Perrysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Tiro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Crestline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- New Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Galion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Chatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Bucyrus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Broken Sword
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Milan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berlinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- North Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Berlin Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Shinrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Delphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Coble Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Celeryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Steuben
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Fitchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Batemantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- North Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Nunda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Fredericktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Martel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- River Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Iberia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mount Gilead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sandusky County
- Bellevue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Caroline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Carrothers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Attica Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Attica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Scipio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Bloomville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Lodi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Flat Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Republic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Lattasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- West Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Funk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- New Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Congress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Duenquat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wyandot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
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.
- Dunkard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hazel Brush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Brush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Brush Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Shelby.
- Springmill Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shelby - Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coltman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ganges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- McBride Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42259 <3>
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- German Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (507 more) ...
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical German Reform 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.<4>
While we didn't find London in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of London.
These communities are listed based on their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
- Shelby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vernon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Toledo Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Shenandoah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Spring Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Tiro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Epworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Epworth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Adario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adario is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adario
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 46 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. 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 first visit 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 Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Marion County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wayne County
- Wyandot 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> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |