Local events in New London
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Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How New London began
New London was first settled in 1816 by families who named it, like so many Firelands towns, for the Connecticut town British forces had burned during the Revolution -- in this case New London, Connecticut, home to a share of the earliest arrivals. The village grew slowly as a farm-market town through the nineteenth century and incorporated in 1853. In the early twentieth century it became nationally known, briefly and oddly, as 'Ferretville,' the center of America's domestic ferret-breeding industry, with local farms raising an estimated 20,000 ferrets a year. A Carnegie library built in 1914 and open since 1916 stands in the village.
Settled 1816, incorporated 1853, by Early settlers from Connecticut, including some from New London, Connecticut.
Where the name comes from
New London was named for New London, Connecticut, described as 'the native home of a share of the early settlers' -- one of the nine Connecticut towns burned by British forces in the Revolutionary War, whose displaced residents received Firelands land claims.
Before the town
No Native American village, trail, or site specific to New London is recorded here. Huron County's broader Native history includes the Treaty of Fort Industry (1805), which cleared the Firelands, of which New London Township is part, for settlement.
Timeline
- — Abner Green, a Revolutionary and War of 1812 veteran from Vermont, builds the first log house in New London Township in February, roofed with basswood bark, and raises the first corn crop in the township that year.
- — The first permanent settlement is made at New London.
- — New London Township is organized, with the first election on the first Monday in April at William Sweet's house; the village is called the Merrifield Settlement from 1817 to 1822.
- — The first state election in the township draws twenty votes; the early township records are burned with Sherman Smith's house about 1818 or 1819.
- — The place is called Kinsley's Corners until 1837, and King's Corners from 1840 until its incorporation as New London in 1853.
- — The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railroad begins to run through the town, and the place grows rapidly.
- — The village suffers its first serious fire.
- — The village, covering about 800 acres, is incorporated in the fall; the first council meets December 3 with R. C. Powers as mayor, John Thorn recorder and J. O. Merrifield treasurer; in the same year the first window sash, door and blind manufactory is established.
- — The census counts 678 residents.
- — On November 17 a fire destroys property worth $40,000 to $50,000.
- — The census counts 1,011 residents.
- — New London has about 1,500 people, two miles of brick-paved streets, its own electric lighting plant and a post office with receipts over $12,000, and its farmers breed ferrets that are shipped all over the United States.
- — The village's Carnegie library is built.
- — The Carnegie library opens to the public.
- — The census counts 2,023 residents, up from 1,656 in 1940.
- — The census counts 2,696 residents, the village's peak; it falls to 2,416 by 2020.
Stories
Ferretville, U.S.A.
For a stretch of the early twentieth century, New London was known beyond Huron County by a nickname that had nothing to do with its Connecticut namesake: 'Ferretville.' Wikipedia says the surrounding region raised around 20,000 ferrets annually, and the 1909 Huron County history notes that New London farmers bred ferrets that were shipped all over the United States.
Merrifield Settlement, Kinsley's Corners, King's Corners
The place that became New London had four names in its first forty years. John Corey built the first log cabin on the village site in 1816, and the Sampsons, Merrifields, Hendryxes, Kinsleys and Dr. Christopher Bates followed. From 1817 to 1822 it was the Merrifield Settlement; from 1822 to 1837 Kinsley's Corners; from 1840 to 1853 King's Corners. Then in 1850 the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railroad started through the town, and it grew fast, and in the fall of 1853 the 800-acre village was incorporated under the name New London. The new council met on December 3 with R. C. Powers as mayor. It had two serious fires in its first two decades, in 1851 and on November 17, 1872, when forty to fifty thousand dollars of property burned.
Abner Green's chest
The first settler in the New London neighborhood was Abner Green, who came in February 1815 with his wife and three daughters and put up a small cabin roofed with basswood bark. His furniture and farm tools were few and simple, and the 1909 county history says he carried them on his back in a box, a 'chest captured from General Proctor,' a relic of the War of 1812, in which Green served as a sergeant after earlier service as a soldier of the Revolution. He cleared two or three acres, raised the township's first corn with the ax and the hoe, held religious meetings at his cabin, and in 1823 moved to southern Ohio, dying about 1826 of a wound said to have been received at Fort Malden under General Harrison.
Photographs
Photo: Digital Public Library of America, No known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · archive.org · archive.org
Historic places
1 place in New London on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Gregory HouseBuilding · New London · listed 1984
- Address
- 1 E. Main St.
- Where
- New London, Huron County · ZIP 44851
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1984
- NRIS reference number
- 84003746
- Coordinates
- 41.08503, -82.39804
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
New London's upground reservoir, filled by pumping from Buck Creek, just outside the Village of New London The water here
- New London Village77% of residentsBuck Creek, impounded in New London's upground reservoir
- Rural Lorain Co. Water A23% of residentsMostly Lake Erie (bought from Avon Lake); some New London Reservoir and Ashland wells
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside New London's boundary: 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 high-hazard dam, 3 public schools, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 public charging site, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Laurels of New London The5 of 5 stars · New London
- Address
- 204 W Main St, New London, OH 44851
- Certified beds
- 50
- Residents on an average day
- 46
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 5 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- CIENA HEALTHCARE/LAUREL HEALTH CARE
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 929-1563
- Medicare ID
- 365656
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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New London Fire DepartmentNew London
- Address
- 30 Prospect Street, New London, OH 44851
- Coordinates
- 41.08416, -82.40101
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
High-hazard dams (1)
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New London ReservoirVermilion River - Offstream · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 04/19/2022)
- River or stream
- Vermilion River - Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 39 ft
- Storage
- 5,365 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1975
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Huron County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Fitchville
- Last inspection
- 05/25/2021
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00952
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (3)
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New London Elementary School3 of 5 stars · New London
- Address
- 1 Wildcat Dr, New London, OH 44851
- School district
- New London Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 455
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 23
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 76.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 026815
- NCES school ID
- 390477202954
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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New London High School4 of 5 stars · New London
- Address
- 1 Wildcat Dr, New London, OH 44851
- School district
- New London Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 231
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 20.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 80.6%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 93.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 026823
- NCES school ID
- 390477202955
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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New London Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · New London
- Address
- 1 Wildcat Dr, New London, OH 44851
- School district
- New London Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 189
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 9
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 70.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 142281
- NCES school ID
- 390477204621
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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New London Public LibraryCentral library · New London
- Address
- 67 S. Main St., New London, OH 44851
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- New London Public Library
- Open
- 2,184 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 5,986 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 11,440
- System's loans, FY2024
- 36,261
- People the system serves
- 5,925
- Phone
- (419) 929-3981
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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New London Area Historical SocietyHistorical society · New London
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- New London
- Coordinates
- 41.08451, -82.39075
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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New London Police DepartmentNew London
- Address
- 115 East Main Street, New London, OH 44851
- Coordinates
- 41.08541, -82.39615
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Public EV charging (1)
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GAS DEPOT STATION2 Level 2 · New London
- Address
- 11 Akron St, New London, OH 44851
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)
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Roth Manufacturing CorpToxics Release Inventory · New London
- Address
- 81 E Washburn St, New London, OH 44851
- County
- Huron County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4485WRTHMN81EWA
- EPA registry ID
- 110004696829
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (2)
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2025-05-07 · New London
- Reported
- 2025-05-07
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- New London, Huron County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2505EPA0000721
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Herbicide(S) Nos (Not Specified)2026-07-14 · New London
- Reported
- 2026-07-14
- What spilled
- Herbicide(S) Nos (Not Specified)
- Largest amount reported
- 1,800 gallons
- Where
- New London, Huron County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001282
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches New London, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44851 New London | 45% | New London's upground reservoir, filled by pumping from Buck Creek, just outside the Village of New London | 5.2 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1969 | New London Local · 3 stars overall | 1.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in New London, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2019: 2 of 3 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Village of New London Park and Rec Tax Levy | 97 | 85 | Passed (53.3% for), unofficial |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: New London Income Tax | 372 | 192 | Passed (65.96% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: New London Village Roads 3.5 mills (3.5 mills) | 181 | 310 | Failed (36.86% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: NEW LONDON VILL PUBLIC PARKS & REC | 246 | 301 | Failed (44.97% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-20 | Member of Council | Michael Crabbs 344, 40.81%; Jason R. Anderson 263, 31.2%; Adam Gullett 236, 28.0% |
| 2023-07-20 | Mayor | Robert R. Thomas II 471, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council | Steven Roeder (Write-in) 52, 39.39%; Jennifer Ball (Write-in) 41, 31.06%; Alison B. Chapin (Write-in) 39, 29.55% |
| 2019-11-05 | MAYOR | John W. Martin 192, 38.17%; Robert Thomas 311, 61.83% |
| 2019-11-05 | COUNCIL | Steve Ball 276, 47.83%; Wiliam H. Curtis 301, 52.17% |
| 2015-11-03 | MAYOR | Darwin K. Anderson 59, 10.87%; John W. Martin 253, 46.59%; Marion L. Paramore 231, 42.54% |
| 2015-11-03 | COUNCIL | William H. Curtis 452, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-10-15
- Financial Audit, 2020 to 2021, released 2024-09-24
The county
Huron County: 10 ZIP codes, 30 cities, villages and townships, 60,416 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on New London, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 2.49 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 35.8 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 23.1 in
- a normal year brings 42.8 in
- a normal year
- 40.0 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2.49 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 4.18 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 4.08 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.15 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 4.35 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 5.23 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.90 | 0.0 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 3.39 | 0.2 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.49 | 4.6 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.52 | 18.3 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.23 | 7.7 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.34 | 1.6 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 55.3 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 21.7 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 70.5 in |
| Wettest day on record | 5 July 1969 — 5.88 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 1 March 1954 — 11.74 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 1 February 1978 — 19.78 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside New London, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
48,602 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for New London: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 14
- those placed on the map inside New London
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| State water loans | 5 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 3 |
| Hazardous waste | 2 |
| Public drinking water | 2 |
| Composting | 1 |
| State sewer loans | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| THE COLES GROUP - MICKEY MART - NEW LONDON | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE OF PLT 1 | Composting report | |
| THE COLES GROUP - MICKEY MART - NEW LONDON | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| HANVILLE-WELLINGTON TRANSMISSION LINE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE OF PLT 1 | Composting inspection | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| SOUTH GREENWICH - NEW LONDON | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE OF PLT 1 | Composting inspection | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE OF PLT 1 | Composting report | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE OF PLT 1 | Composting inspection | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| NEW LONDON VILLAGE PWS | Public drinking water inspection |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is New London, Ohio in?
New London is a village in Huron County, Ohio, with 2,400 residents.
When was New London, Ohio founded?
New London was settled 1816; incorporated 1853. Founders on record: Early settlers from Connecticut, including some from New London, Connecticut. Source
How did New London, Ohio get its name?
New London was named for New London, Connecticut, described as 'the native home of a share of the early settlers' -- one of the nine Connecticut towns burned by British forces in the Revolutionary War, whose displaced residents received Firelands land claims. Source
What ZIP code is New London, Ohio?
Most of New London is in ZIP code 44851.
Where does New London, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for New London (New London Village): New London's upground reservoir, filled by pumping from Buck Creek, just outside the Village of New London.
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