New London, Indiana

New London is an unincorporated community, and former incorporated town, in Monroe Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

New London, Indiana
Unincorporated community
New London
New London
Coordinates: 40°26′36″N 86°16′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHoward
TownshipMonroe
Elevation
820 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
46979
FIPS code18-53190[1]
GNIS feature ID440082[2]

History

New London was laid out and platted in 1845.[3] It was incorporated as a town in 1848.[4] In the 1870 census in had 240 people in the town. Although by the next census New London was unincorporated and Greentown had replaced it as the counties third incorporated place.[5]

Geography

New London is located at 40°26′36″N 86°16′17″W.

New London has an unusually large, and beautiful cemetery for its size. The cemetery is nearly half the size of the town. New London also has a folk tale of an underground passageway somewhere within the town and was also said used for the actual underground railroad movement in the fight for emancipation in America.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "New London, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Morrow, Jackson (1909). History of Howard County, Indiana, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. p. 336.
  4. Morrow, Jackson (1909). History of Howard County, Indiana, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. p. 338.
  5. Division, US Census Bureau Administration and Customer Services. "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-29.


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