New London, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 40°26′36″N 86°16′17″W / 40.44333°N 86.27139°WCoordinates: 40°26′36″N 86°16′17″W / 40.44333°N 86.27139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Howard |
| Township | Monroe |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| ZIP code | 46979 |
| FIPS code | 18-53190[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 440082[2] |
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.
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 / 40.44333°N 86.27139°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[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "New London, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Morrow, Jackson (1909). History of Howard County, Indiana, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. p. 336.
- ^ Morrow, Jackson (1909). History of Howard County, Indiana, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. p. 338.
- ^ 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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