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New London, Wisconsin

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It stands in New London City. It lies in ZIP code area 54961. The Survey maps it on the New London quadrangle. 7,348 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 768 feet above sea level.

New London within Waupaca County

On record in New London

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

In the county-history sources

826 words on this township

History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, published 1890 names this settlement in its chapter on New London City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

The City of New London is located on Sections 1, 12, and 13, of the Town of Mukwa, and also on a contiguous portion of Outagamie County. Like many Western towns, its growth from an insignificant hamlet to an important city has been truly phenomenal ; and we can not think that New London has seen its best days. Its natural and acquired advantages, its capital, its push, all will combine to save it from the fate of so many mushroom prodigies of the West.

Passage source: History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, published 1890.

New London has 36 stores, 3 saw mills, 1 excelsior mill, 1 furniture factory, 1 planing mill, 1 grist mill, 2 breweries, 1 bottling works, 4 wagon works, 1 bee-hive factory, 1 grain elevator, 1 haypressing establishment, 1 bank, 5 hotels, 6 churches, a good high school and ward and parochial schools, and 1 nev>rspaper.

Passage source: History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, published 1890.

We have been permitted to copy a well written paper, giving an account of the first school taught in New London. It is from the pen of Mrs. C. L. Allen, formerly Miss Maria Millerd, and first read before the Old Settlers' Society, of New London:

Passage source: History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, published 1890.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on New London City - it names this place 2 more 2 times.

Fires near this place

67 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of New London between 1994 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning32
Equipment and vehicle use13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Smoking1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 July 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesMERGER FIRE
2 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 July 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPOPPYS ROCK
15 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
11 July 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesHIGHWAY 54 DITCHLINE
11 July 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesHIGHWAY 54 DITCHLINE TWO
20 June 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Waupaca County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of New London: 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black Creek Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Turney Hill Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
A Matz Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
B Duch Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Givens Road Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Mary Lemke Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Murphy Construction CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
New London PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
R Lathrop Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
R Lathrop Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Waupaca County

Storms near this place

36 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New London in 36 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 14 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1997Thunderstorm WindNew London1 hurt, $20,000no account filed
August 2013Tornado (EF2)New London$1,000,000Another fast-moving tornado formed within a line of severe thunderstorms and raced to the southeast. The tornado struck a church, causing severe damage (DI 9, DOD 6 and 7). A large portion of the roof collapsed, causing failure of two walls. A wall on a new portion of the church was pushed in. In addition, hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Several homes along the path sustained damage, mainly from fallen trees. The tornado exited Waupaca County about one mile south of New London at about 12:25 am CDT. The average path width in Waupaca County was 100 yards.
July 2019Tornado (EF0)New London$100,000A tornado formed at 11:09 AM CDT and damaged a few trees before entering Outagamie County at 11:10 AM CDT about 1.4 miles south of New London.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNew London$100,000Thunderstorm winds downed more than 1,000 trees throughout New London. A 28 foot trailer was blown onto its side and a section of the roof of the Sara Lee plant was damaged. At least 2 homes sustained damage from fallen trees.
August 2007LightningNew London$7,500no account filed
August 2005Tornado (F0)New London$1,000no account filed
April 2026FloodNew London-Widespread low-land flooding occurred in Waupaca County, resulting in considerable flood damage along the Wolf River from New London to Fremont to 97 homes. Evacuations occurred in the town of New London for multiple days. Power and gas was shutoff as flood waters impacted many homes and businesses.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNew London-Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large pine tree near New London. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
April 2022HailNew London-Quarter size hail fell in New London.
September 2021HailNew London-Quarter size hail fell near New London.
September 2021HailNew London-Penny size hail fell in New London.
September 2021HailNew London-Golf ball size hail fell in New London.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindNew London-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in New London. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindNew London-A thunderstorm wind gust to 58 mph was measured in New London.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindNew London-Thunderstorm winds snapped 5 large pine trees in New London.
June 2015Heavy RainNew London-Heavy rain caused minor street flooding at some intersections in New London.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindNew London-Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs throughout New London.
June 2013HailNew London-Nickle size hail fell at New London.
July 2012HailNew London-Walnut size hail fell at New London.
July 2012HailNew London-Hail up to quarter size fell at New London.
September 2012HailNew London-Penny size hail fell in New London.
July 2012HailNew London-Nickel size hail fell north of New London.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindNew London-Thunderstorm winds produced a measured 60 mph gust at New London.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindNew London-Thunderstorm wind gusts to 80 mph downed numerous trees and power lines, making State Highway 54 from Northport to New London nearly impassible.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindNew London-A spotter measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 65 mph at New London.
March 2008Heavy RainNew London-Heavy rain fell across most of Waupaca County. The highest precipitation totals were 1.30 inches on the west side of New London and 1.27 inches at Weyauwega.
May 2006HailNew London-no account filed
April 2005Thunderstorm WindNew London-no account filed
June 2005Funnel CloudNew London-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNew London-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNew London-no account filed
July 1999FloodNew London-no account filed
August 1998HailNew London-no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindNew London-no account filed
August 1998HailNew London-no account filed
August 1998HailNew London-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Waupaca County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Northport3.1 miles7
Shaw Landing4.1 miles8
Carmel4.8 miles7
Ostrander5.2 miles7
Royalton6.7 miles7
Nowell (historical)7.4 miles7
North Readfield7.5 miles8
Readfield8.5 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on New LondonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1569868The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1570226. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.