Carpenter, Delaware
Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
39°49′06″N 75°27′52″W / 39.81833°N 75.46444°W / 39.81833; -75.46444Carpenter is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[1] Carpenter is located where Delaware Route 92 crosses the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (now CSX Transportation's Philadelphia Subdivision), 6.5 miles northeast of Wilmington.[2][3]
History
Carpenter's population was 18 in 1900,[4] 52 in 1925,[5] and 100 in 1960.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Carpenter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ L. W. Heck, A. J. Wraight, D. J. Orth, J. R. Carter, L. G. Van Winkle, and Janet Hazen: Delaware Place Names, National Geological Survey Bulletin 1245, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1966, p. 25.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
- ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 175.
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.
External links
- Media related to Carpenter, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of New Castle County, Delaware, United States
County seat: Wilmington
communities
- Ashland
- Augustine Beach
- Bellevue
- Belvedere
- Blackbird
- Blue Ball
- Boyds Corner
- Brackenville
- Carpenter
- Carrcroft
- Centerville
- Christiana
- Cleland Heights
- Collins Beach
- Corner Ketch
- Deerhurst
- Delaire
- Dunleith
- Edenridge
- Elmhurst
- Farnhurst
- Faulkland
- Fieldsboro
- Flemings Landing
- Foulk Woods
- Granogue
- Green Acres
- Green Meadow
- Greenbank
- Guyencourt
- Gwinhurst
- Hanbys Corner
- Hares Corner
- Hillcrest
- Holloway Terrace
- Holly Oak
- Kirkwood
- Lancashire
- Liftwood
- Lindamere
- Loveville
- Lynnfield
- Marshallton
- Mathews Corners
- Mayfield
- McClellandville
- McDaniel Heights
- McDonough
- Meadowbrook
- Mechanicsville
- Milford Crossroads
- Mill Creek
- Milltown
- Minquadale
- Monroe Park
- Montchanin
- Mount Cuba
- Mount Pleasant
- Naaman
- Naamans Gardens
- Ogletown
- Overlook Colony
- Pembrey
- Penarth
- Pennrock
- Perth
- Pennyhill
- Phillips Heights
- Pleasantville
- Porter
- Prices Corner
- Quarryville
- Red Lion
- Riverside
- Rockland
- Sharpley
- Shellburne
- Silverside Heights
- Silverside
- Silview
- Smyrna Landing‡
- Stanton
- State Road
- Stockdale
- Summit Bridge
- Talleys Corner
- Talleyville
- Tavistock
- Taylors Bridge
- Tybouts Corner
- Twin Oaks
- Ways Corner
- Webster Farm
- Welshire
- Westover Hills
- Wilmont
- Windybush
- Woodbrook
- Wooddale
- Woodside Hills
- Worthland
- Wrangle Hill
- Yorklyn
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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