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Welcome to London ...

London is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of London, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

London is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: London lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for London: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named London ...

While we believe that this London is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named London. Those communities are located in the following counties: Conecuh, Marengo and Saint Clair County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 27 communities that are also named London - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (3), Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for London.

Communities near London ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near London.

  • Montgomery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shorter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mount Meigs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
  • Waugh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
  • Tysonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tysonville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
  • Fitzpatrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
  • Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around London. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for London.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of London. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around London.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around London. See our Newspapers Page for London.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for London ...

Looking for more information about London? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to London, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for London.

Adding London to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of London in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for London was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the London post office opened in 1898. The London post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for London.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around London - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the London area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the London area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/