Welcome to New London ...

New London is located in Howard County<1>.

The location of New 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 New London, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

When the people of New London refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use New Londoner<3>

New London is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: New London lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for New London: (765)

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, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, 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.

• Kokomo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
• Frankfort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Tipton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>
• Greentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <5>
• Flora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Rossville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <5>
• Galveston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <5>
• Walton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <5>
• Bunker Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <5>
• Windfall City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
  • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 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 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 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 1847.

We also found New London in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New London.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov