# London, Wisconsin

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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, US

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

London, Wisconsin Unincorporated community Looking east in downtown London London Show map of Wisconsin London Show map of the United States Coordinates: 43°02′52″N 89°00′46″W / 43.04778°N 89.01278°W / 43.04778; -89.01278 Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Dane and Jefferson Towns Deerfield and Lake Mills Elevation 873 ft (266 m) Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT) Area code 608 GNIS feature ID 1568505[1]

**London** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area#United_States) located in the counties of [Dane](/source/Dane_County%2C_Wisconsin) and [Jefferson](/source/Jefferson_County%2C_Wisconsin) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin).[1][2] The Dane County portion of London is in the town of [Deerfield](/source/Deerfield_(town)%2C_Dane_County%2C_Wisconsin), while the Jefferson County portion is in the town of [Lake Mills](/source/Lake_Mills_(town)%2C_Wisconsin). London is on [Wisconsin Highway 134](/source/Wisconsin_Highway_134), 3 miles (4.8 km) north of [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge%2C_Wisconsin).

## History

A post office called London was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1960.[3] A large share of the early settlers being natives of [London](/source/London), England caused the name to be selected.[4]

## Recreation

The [Glacial Drumlin State Trail](/source/Glacial_Drumlin_State_Trail) passes through London.[5]

## Notable people

- [Herman J. Severson](/source/Herman_J._Severson), Wisconsin State Senator and jurist, was principal of a school in London.[6]

## Images

		- Community center

		- Moravian church

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-1) ["London"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1568505). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Jefferson County*](https://web.archive.org/web/20121025055646/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/jefferson.pdf) (PDF) (Map). [Wisconsin Department of Transportation](/source/Wisconsin_Department_of_Transportation). 2011. Archived from [the original](http://dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/jefferson.pdf) (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Dane County"](http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Dane&searchtext=&pagenum=3). Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). [*A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways*](https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA95). p. 95.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Glacial Drumlin State Trial](http://www.glacialdrumlin.com/Maps/bigmainmap.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1937, Biographical Sketch of Herman J. Severson, pg. 32

v t e Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Madison Cities Edgerton‡ Fitchburg Madison Middleton Monona Stoughton Sun Prairie Verona Villages Belleville‡ Black Earth Blue Mounds Brooklyn‡ Cambridge‡ Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield DeForest Maple Bluff Marshall Mazomanie McFarland Mount Horeb Oregon Rockdale Shorewood Hills Waunakee Windsor Towns Albion Berry Black Earth Blooming Grove Blue Mounds Bristol Burke Christiana Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield Dunkirk Dunn Madison Mazomanie Medina Middleton Montrose Oregon Perry Primrose Roxbury Rutland Springdale Springfield Sun Prairie Vermont Verona Vienna Westport York Unincorporated communities Albion Ashton Basco Daleyville Deansville Door Creek East Bristol Forward Hoffman Corners Kegonsa Kingsley Corners Klevenville London‡ Lutheran Hill Martinsville Marxville Mount Vernon Nora Norway Grove Paoli Pine Bluff Riley Roxbury Rutland Seminary Springs Springfield Corners Stone Token Creek West Middleton Neighborhoods Fitchburg Center Hope Lake Windsor Morrisonville Middleton Junction Oak Hall Indian reservation Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Wisconsin portal United States portal

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Jefferson Cities Fort Atkinson Jefferson Lake Mills Waterloo Watertown‡ Whitewater‡ Villages Cambridge‡ Johnson Creek Lac La Belle‡ Palmyra Sullivan Towns Aztalan Cold Spring Concord Farmington Hebron Ixonia Jefferson Koshkonong Lake Mills Milford Oakland Palmyra Sullivan Sumner Waterloo Watertown CDPs Hebron Helenville Ixonia Lake Koshkonong Lake Ripley Rome Unincorporated communities Blackhawk Island Busseyville Carcajou Ebenezer Grellton Heath Mills Hubbleton Koshkonong‡ Koshkonong Mounds Kroghville Lake Lac La Belle London‡ Milford Pipersville Portland‡ Vinnie Ha Ha Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Wisconsin portal United States portal

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