Welcome to London ...

London is located in Monroe 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 1832.

London is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

London is located in the (734) area code.

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, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

• Ann Arbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <4>
• Romulus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
  • Romulus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <4>
• Ypsilanti
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <4>
• Monroe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Flat Rock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Saline
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <4>
• Tecumseh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <4>
• Milan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Dundee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
• Belleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>

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 1832.

We also found London in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/