Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about New London (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for New London. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
New London is located in Huron 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 Huron County: Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Lorain, Richland, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near New London. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New London:
- Huron County (The home county of New London)
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Fitchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Clarksfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- White Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Olena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Hartland Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Delphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- North Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- East Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Wakeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Ruggles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Nova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Polk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redhaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Mifflin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hayesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jeromesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 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 New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- North Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Tiro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crestline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Chatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- North Robinson
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Berlinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shinrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- North Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Huron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bogart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Pheasant Run Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Oberlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Lagrange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- South Amherst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Belden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- River Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Pawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Risley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Litchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Westfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Gloria Glens Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Morrow County
- Blooming Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Shenandoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Ganges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Forest ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Maybee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky County
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Attica Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Omar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- 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
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caroline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Carrothers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Scipio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- West Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- West Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Aukerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Congress
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Burbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Devil Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Funk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New London, see our County-by-County Page for New London.
Cemeteries Near New London ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New London.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New London - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New London covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Grove Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forks of Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kniffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ninevah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New London had a population of 1,096 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New London had a population of 2,345 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New London, with the one closest to New London listed first.
- Ruggles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Fitchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Semples
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Semples is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semples
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Clarksfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksfield
- White Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- West Clarksfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Savannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Olena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Adario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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 New London. See our List of 1890's Communities around New London.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New London ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around New London.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New London. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New London and those printed in the larger area surrounding New London.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of New 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 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 New London:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Huron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wayne 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New London, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- New London) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |