Baltimore Hundred
Hundred in Delaware, United States
Baltimore Hundred | |
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Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 302 |
GNIS feature ID | 217267[1] |
Baltimore Hundred is a hundred in the southeastern section of Sussex County, Delaware, United States.[2] Baltimore Hundred was formed in 1775 from Worcester County, Maryland. Its primary community is Millville. The old colonial term "hundred" is used to describe a sectioned area of the county in which 100 farms should fit. The Hundred was home to 3 villages, Selbyville, Roxanna and Ocean View.[3]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "What's the Baltimore Hundred & Where Is Horntown?". Mary Grey & George Welburn. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ "Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware". deahgp.genealogyvillage.com. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
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Municipalities and communities of Sussex County, Delaware, United States
County seat: Georgetown
communities
- Adams Crossroads
- Adamsville‡
- Angola
- Argos Corner
- Atlanta
- Bacons
- Bayard
- Belltown
- Blanchard
- Broad Creek
- Broadkill Beach
- Bunting
- Cannon
- Carpenters Corner
- Cedar Beach
- Cedar Creek
- Clarksville
- Concord
- Cool Spring
- Cross Keys
- Fairmount
- Federalsburg
- Flea Hill
- Gravel Hill
- Gumboro
- Harbeson
- Hollymount
- Hollyville
- Indian Beach
- Jimtown
- Johnson
- Lowe
- Middleford
- Midway
- Mission
- Nassau
- North Shores
- Oakley
- Oak Orchard
- Old Furnace
- Omar
- Overbrook
- Pepperbox
- Phillips Hill
- Pinetown
- Portsville
- Primehook Beach
- Quakertown
- Redden
- Reliance‡
- Scotts Corner
- Shortly
- Staytonville
- Stockley
- Sussex Shores
- Sycamore
- Ward
- Warwick
- Wescoats Corner
- Westwoods
- Whaleys Corners
- Whitesville
- Williamsville
- Wood Branch
- Woodland
- Zoar
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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