Broadkill Hundred near Milton in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cedar Creek Hundred

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

1. Cedar Creek Hundred Marker

Inscription. Originally known as Cedar Hook Hundred. Before 1683 that part of hundred lying north of Cedar Creek formed part of St. Jones County, now Kent County. When Mispillion Creek was made northern boundary of Sussex County, the northern part of present hundred was consolidated with southern part lying between Cedar Creek and Primehook Creek.

Erected 1932 by Historic Markers Commission. (Marker Number S-27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1683.

Location. 38° 47.571′ N, 75° 15.286′ W. Marker is near Milton, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Broadkill Hundred. It is on Coastal Highway (Delaware Route 1), on the right when traveling north. On Route 1, east side of highway, just north of Creek. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28465 Paynter Rd, Milton DE 19968, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zion United Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mansion Farm: the David Robbins Homestead (approx. 1.9 miles away); White's Chapel United Methodist Church

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Songbirds (approx. 2.2 miles away); History of Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 2.6 miles away); Delaware Bay Initiative (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Morris Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Wood Ducks (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milton.

Also see . . . Cedar Creek Hundred. The counties of Delaware were originally divided into Hundreds based on the English use of dividing up counties. On October 25, 1682, William Penn directed that Delaware be divided into hundreds for the purposes of taxation. A "hundred" is an old English Saxon land division which is smaller than a county or shire and larger than a tithing. It comprised ten tithings of ten freeholder families each or one hundred families. The hundreds of Delaware originally served as judicial or legislative districts, but now they remain only as a basis for property tax assessment. (Submitted on October 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Cedar Creek Hundred Marker, looking south along State Route 1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010

2. Cedar Creek Hundred Marker, looking south along State Route 1

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,618 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.