Welcome to London ...

London is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of London has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

The area code for London: (334)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Pike Road
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
  • Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <4>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Shorter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
  • Shorter is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <4>
• Mitchell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
• Mount Meigs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Meigs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
  • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
• Waugh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
  • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
• Tysonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tysonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
  • Tysonville is located in Macon County
• Fitzpatrick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
  • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
• Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fusihatchi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
  • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County

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 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.

We also found London on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for London.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for London. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/