London, Indiana

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

39°37′28″N 85°55′03″W / 39.62444°N 85.91750°W / 39.62444; -85.91750CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyShelbyTownship MoralElevation

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781 ft (238 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

46126

GNIS feature ID2830532^[1]

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

History

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.