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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 (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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 is primarily located in Dane County. A portion of London extends into Jefferson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.

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:

  • Dane County     (The home county of London)
    • The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Cambridge is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
    • Deerfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Deerfield is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
    • Rockdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rockdale is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Marshall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Marshall is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
    • Pierceville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pierceville is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Cottage Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
    • Door Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Door Creek is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
    • Albion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Albion is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hope is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Edgerton Beach Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
    • Stoughton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoughton is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
    • Burke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burke is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
    • Columbus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Columbus is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
    • Keyeser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
    • Fall River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fall River is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Otsego
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Otsego is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
    • North Leeds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
    • Englewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Englewood is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Doylestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Doylestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Arlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Arlington is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Poynette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Poynette is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
    • Rio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
    • Astico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Astico is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
    • Reeseville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Reeseville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
    • Lowell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Clyman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyman is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Ashippun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashippun is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
    • Beaver Dam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
    • Hustisford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hustisford is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
    • Juneau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Juneau is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Neosho
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Neosho is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
    • Dayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dayton is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Attica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Attica is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
    • Lake Ripley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
    • Lake Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
    • Waterloo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
    • Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Milford is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
    • Lake Koshkonong
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
    • Carcajou
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
    • Fort Atkinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
    • Johnson Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
    • Grellton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Grellton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
    • Helenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Helenville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
    • Cold Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Rock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Edgerton is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
    • Fulton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fulton is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Indianford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Indianford is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
    • Milton Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Milton Junction is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
    • Cooksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooksville is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Milton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Milton is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
    • Lima Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lima Center is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
    • Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Evansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Evansville is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
    • Janesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Janesville is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
    • Johnstown Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
    • Johnstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnstown is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Walworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
    • Whitewater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
    • La Grange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • La Grange is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • Richmond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Heart Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
    • Little Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Lauderdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from London, with the one closest to London listed first.
    • Oconomowoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Summit is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
    • Dousman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dousman is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Monterey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Monterey is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Summit Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
    • Oconomowoc Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Ottawa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Okauchee Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
    • Okauchee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
    • Waterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Waterville is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Eagle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
    • Nashotah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people

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.

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 in 1895, London had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cambridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cambridge is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
  • Deerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Deerfield is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Lake Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
  • Utica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Utica is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Aztalan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Aztalan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztalan
  • Nora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nora is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
  • Marshall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marshall is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
  • Milford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Waterloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Pierceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierceville is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Cottage Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Door Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Door Creek is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
    • Deansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Deansville is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville

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 158 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. 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 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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'.