Welcome to New London ...
New London is located in Union County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New London, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
When the people of New London refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use New Londoner<2>
New London is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: New London lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for New London: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named New London ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named New London - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Texas, Utah, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New London.
Communities near New London ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New London.
- El Dorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huttig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Strong
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Felsenthal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Urbana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lapile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Lawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Moro Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Bolding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
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 New London. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New London.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New London.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New London. See our Newspapers Page for New London.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New London ...
Looking for more information about New 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 New London, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New London.
Adding New London to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New 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 New London was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New London post office opened in 1854. The New London post office closed in 1933.
For more details, see References and Mentions for New London.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of New London refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of New London may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New London - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the New London area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the New London area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |