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History · New London Township

New London Township’s post office opened in 1831, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 94% of U.S. towns · #70 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Its Register listings are the Miller-Bissell Farmstead. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1908 on, and the census since 1870.

1831first post office
2on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
Add an old photoShare a memory
From New London Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How New London Township began

When was New London Township founded?

1831

The New London Township post office opened in 1831, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 678 in 18702020 census: 3,226195 years

How historic is New London Township?

A

More historic than 94% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first New London Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade

What drives New London Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, New London Township is more historic than 94% of U.S. towns, #70 of 993 in Ohio. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its age lowest.

A
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of New London Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1831, from the first post office: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194047.1% of homes (±8.0) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%A+National Register2 listings, 6 historic buildings, 18.7 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 94%
NewerOlder
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 93%

Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so New London Township’s 18.7 sits above most of its state (81% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 6 historic buildings outnumber those of 72% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.0 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about New 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 writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19083 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1972. Watch New London Township change.Old housesHalf of New London Township’s homes were built before 1950.Deep rootsA post office since 1831: 195 years of New London Township.
★ What stands out · Help out

Start New London Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New London Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewJ. Ford Laning: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

New London Township on the map, 1908 to 1972

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

New London Township on the 1908 USGS mapNew London Township on the 1960 USGS mapNew London Township on the 1972 USGS map1908New London 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 New London Township.

The story

How New London Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of New London Township.

Read it all →

The first permanent settlement at New London was made in 1816. The village was named after New London, Connecticut, the native home of a share of the early settlers. New London was incorporated in 1853. In the early 20th century, New London (popularly known as "Ferretville") was the center of the American ferret industry, with the surrounding region raising around 20,000 ferrets annually.

New London is home to a Carnegie library, built in 1914 and open since 1916.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

New London Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s3 items
J. Ford Laning1906J. Ford LaningPublic school, New London, Ohio1907Public school, New London, OhioPublic school, New London, Ohio1907Public school, New London, Ohio
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today4 recent
New London, OH Public Library2020New London, OH Public LibraryMap of Huron County Ohio Highlighting New London Village2015Map of Huron County Ohio Highlighting New London Vill…MapGregory House in New London2014Gregory House in New LondonOHMap-doton-New London2004OHMap-doton-New London
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

J. Ford Laning
Retake this viewJ. Ford Laning, 1906

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on New London Township’s page.

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

2 historic places in New London Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
6
each building in a district counts
first listed
2002
Miller-Bissell Farmstead
Miller-Bissell Farmstead
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Miller-Bissell FarmsteadGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

New London Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 2,696

Between 678 and 2,696 people in every census since 1870.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on New London Township’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Biglow Airfieldairport
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside New London Township
BarrettDayEast CreekGolding

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.

Clarksfield TownshipIts storyB+Rochester Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRuggles Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFitchville TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about New London Township’s history

What year was New London Township founded?

The New London Township post office opened in 1831, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does New London Township rank for history?

New London Township is more historic than 94% of U.S. towns, #70 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in New London Township?

2 listings: 1 building, among them the Miller-Bissell Farmstead (listed 2002, the first). 6 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in New London Township?

47% of New London Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.0 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1950.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (7), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.