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New London, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°26′35″N 86°16′26″W / 40.44306°N 86.27389°W / 40.44306; -86.27389
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New London, Indiana
New London is located in Indiana
New London
New London
New London is located in the United States
New London
New London
Coordinates: 40°26′35″N 86°16′26″W / 40.44306°N 86.27389°W / 40.44306; -86.27389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHoward
TownshipMonroe
Elevation827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code
46979
FIPS code18-53190[2]
GNIS feature ID2830415[1]

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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New London, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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.