McClellandville, Delaware

McClellandville, Delaware
Unincorporated community
McClellandville
McClellandville
Coordinates: 39°42′34″N 75°46′37″W / 39.70944°N 75.77694°W / 39.70944; -75.77694Coordinates: 39°42′34″N 75°46′37″W / 39.70944°N 75.77694°W / 39.70944; -75.77694
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Elevation 289 ft (88 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 302
GNIS feature ID 214287[1]

McClellandville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware.[1] McClellandville is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 896 and Wedgewood Road northwest of Newark.[2]

History

A post office called McClellandville was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1908.[3] The community was named for William McClelland, a pioneer settler.[4]

McClellandville contains two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Samuel Lindsey House[5] and the Wesley M.E. Church.

References

  1. 1 2 "McClellandville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Castle County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 193.
  5. ↑ "Samuel Lindsey House". Landmark Hunter. Retrieved 28 June 2015.


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