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Welcome to New London ...

New London is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New London, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

When the people of New London refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use New Londoner<2>

New London is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for New London: 804 & 686<4>

Communities Also Named New London ...

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

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.<7>

From that list, the New London post office opened in 1881.

We also found New London in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the New London area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. 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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/