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History · London Township

London Township’s post office opened in 1877, and 30% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1954 on.

1877first post office
0on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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How London Township began

When was London Township founded?

1877

The London Township post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 291149 years
Founding year: the first London Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about London Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of London Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of London Township’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how London Township’s history is told.

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The story

How London Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of London Township.

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London was platted in 1900. The community was named after New London, Connecticut. The London post office closed in 1996.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

London Township on the map, 1954 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of London Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

London Township on the 1954 USGS mapLondon Township on the 1982 USGS map1954Hayward sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of London Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to London Township

Nobody well known was born in London Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ryan HannamAmerican football player · b. 1980
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Jane BloomingdaleAmerican politician in the state of Iowa · b. 1956
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Matt JohnsonAmerican politician in North Dakota · b. 1871
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
London
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside London Township
Deer CreekLondonMockingbird Hill

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

MyrtleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLyle TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOakland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShell Rock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about London Township’s history

What year was London Township founded?

The London Township post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.