Welcome to London ...
London is located in Shelby County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of London, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
London is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: London lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named London ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named London - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California, Colorado, 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.
- Indianapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
- Beech Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bargersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
- McCordsville is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <3>
- New Whiteland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Whiteland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
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 1854.
We also found London in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for London.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Shelby, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |