Welcome to New London ...

New London is located in Campbell 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 1794.

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

New London is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for New London: (434)

Communities Also Named New London ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named New London: This one is located in Campbell County and the other is located in Caroline County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 26 communities that are also named New London - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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, 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.

• Lynchburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <5>
• Bedford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Altavista
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <5>
• Hurt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <5>
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Goode
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
  • Goode is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goode <5>
• Lowry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
  • Lowry is located in Bedford County
• Woodbine Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
  • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
• Boonsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
• Cifax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cifax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
  • Cifax is located in Bedford 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 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 1794.

We also found New London in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

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 Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/