List of Delaware Hundreds
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A listing of the Hundreds of Delaware. Hundreds are unincorporated subdivisions of counties, equivalent to townships, and were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. While their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference.
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[edit] Hundreds in New Castle County
| Hundred Name | Created | Parent Hundred | Primary Town | County | Origin of Name |
| Appoquinimink Hundred | 1682 | original | Townsend | New Castle County | Appoquinimink Creek |
| Blackbird Hundred | 1875 | Appoquinimink Hundred | New Castle County | Blackbird Creek | |
| Brandywine Hundred | 1682 | original | Bellefonte | New Castle County | Brandywine Creek |
| Christiana Hundred | 1682 | original | Elsmere | New Castle County | Christiana River |
| Mill Creek Hundred | 1710 | Christiana Hundred | Hockessin | New Castle County | Mill Creek |
| New Castle Hundred | 1682 | original | New Castle | New Castle County | Town of New Castle |
| Pencader Hundred | 1710 | New Castle Hundred | Glasgow | New Castle County | |
| Red Lion Hundred | 1710 | New Castle Hundred | Delaware City | New Castle County | Red Lion Creek |
| St. George's Hundred | 1682 | original | Middletown | New Castle County | St. George's Creek |
| White Clay Hundred | 1710 | Christiana Hundred | Newark | New Castle County | White Clay Creek |
| Wilmington Hundred | 1833 | Christiana Hundred | Wilmington | New Castle County | City of Wilmington |
[edit] Hundreds in Kent County
| Hundred Name | Created | Parent Hundred | Primary Town | County | Origin of Name |
| Duck Creek Hundred | 1682 | original | Smyrna | Kent County | |
| East Dover Hundred | 1859 | Dover Hundred | Dover | Kent County | City of Dover |
| Kenton Hundred | 1869 | Duck Creek Hundred | Kenton | Kent County | Town of Kenton |
| Little Creek Hundred | 1682 | original | Leipsic | Kent County | Little Creek |
| Milford Hundred | 1830 | Mispillion Hundred | Milford | Kent County | City of Milford |
| Mispillion Hundred | 1682 | original | Harrington | Kent County | Mispillion Creek |
| North Murderkill Hundred | 1855 | Murderkill Hundred | Camden | Kent County | Murderkill Creek |
| South Murderkill Hundred | 1855 | Murderkill Hundred | Felton | Kent County | Murderkill Creek |
| West Dover Hundred | 1859 | Dover Hundred | Hartly | Kent County | City of Dover |
St. Jones Hundred was created in 1682 and was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823.
Dover Hundred was divided into East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred in 1859.
Murderkill Hundred was created in 1682 and was divided into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred in 1855.
[edit] Hundreds in Sussex County
| Hundred Name | Created | Parent Hundred | Primary Town | County | Origin of Name |
| Baltimore Hundred | 1775 | Worcester County, Maryland | Millville | Sussex County | |
| Broad Creek Hundred | 1775 | Somerset County, Maryland | Bethel | Sussex County | |
| Broadkill Hundred | 1696 | original | Milton | Sussex County | |
| Cedar Creek Hundred | 1702 | Broadkill Hundred | Milford | Sussex County | |
| Dagsboro Hundred | 1773 | Worcester County, Maryland | Millsboro | Sussex County | |
| Georgetown Hundred | 1863 | Broadkill Hundred | Georgetown | Sussex County | |
| Gumboro Hundred | 1873 | Dagsboro Hundred | Sussex County | ||
| Indian River Hundred | 1706 | Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred | Angola | Sussex County | |
| Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred | 1692 | original | Lewes | Sussex County | |
| Little Creek Hundred | 1774 | Somerset County, Maryland | Laurel | Sussex County | |
| Nanticoke Hundred | 1775 | Somerset County, Maryland | Sussex County | ||
| Northwest Fork Hundred | 1775 | Dorchester County, Maryland | Bridgeville | Sussex County | |
| Seaford Hundred | 1869 | Northwest Fork Hundred | Seaford | Sussex County |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The University of Delaware Library (2001). The Hundreds of Delaware. Retrieved August 17, 2005.
- The Delaware Genealogical research Guide (1997). Delaware Counties and Hundreds. Retrieved August 17, 2005.
- The Historical Society of Delaware. Delaware Counties. Retrieved August 17, 2005.
- The Historical Society of Delaware. Delaware's Hundreds. Retrieved August 17, 2005.
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