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Unincorporated community in Indiana, US

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

CountryUnited States

Elevation

^[1]

781 ft (238 m)

Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

ZIP code

46126

London, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place

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Coordinates: 39°37′28″N 85°55′03″W / 39.62444°N 85.91750°W / 39.62444; -85.91750
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Township	Moral
Elevation ^[1]	781 ft (238 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46126
GNIS feature ID	2830532^[1]

London is an unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

London was platted in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community took its name from London, the capital of England.^[3] A post office was established at London in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1959.^[4]

On September 9, 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 on a Boston – Baltimore – Cincinnati – Indianapolis – St. Louis route, collided in midair with a Piper Cherokee during its descent over Fairland, Indiana in Shelby County. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 crashed into a cornfield near London, killing all 78 passengers and 4 crew members on board. The student pilot who was flying the Cherokee was also killed.^[5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated London as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.^[6]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: London, Indiana
↑ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 455.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for London, England.
↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
↑ Aircraft Accident Report, Allegheny Airlines, Inc., DC-9, N988VJ, and a Forth Corporation, Piper PA-28, N7374J, Near Fairland, Indiana, September 9, 1969 (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. July 15, 1970. NTSB-AAR-70-15. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shelbyville
City	Shelbyville	Map of Indiana highlighting Shelby County
Towns	Edinburgh‡ Fairland Morristown St. Paul‡
Townships	Addison Brandywine Hanover Hendricks Jackson Liberty Marion Moral Noble Shelby Sugar Creek Union Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Blue Ridge Boggstown Carrollton‡ Flat Rock Fountaintown Geneva Gwynneville London Marietta Marion Pleasant View Waldron
Other communities	Bengal Brookfield Clover Village Fenns Freeport Lewis Creek London Heights Meiks Meltzer Middletown Morven Mount Auburn Norristown Pleasure Valley Prescott Rays Crossing Sleepy Hollow Smithland Sugar Creek Walkerville Wilson Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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