Official Name: | London, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community and Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | London |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Shelby |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Moral |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.6244°N -85.9175°W |
Elevation Ft: | 781 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46126 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2830532 |
London is an unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
London was platted in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point.[1] The community took its name from London, the capital of England.[2] A post office was established at London in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1959.[3]
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.[4]