Little Creek Hundred in Cheswold in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Little Creek Hundred

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Little Creek Hundred Marker

Inscription. Originally embraced all lands south of Leipsic Creek and north of Little Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1869 western half was detached and joined to western half of Duck Creek Hundred to form Kenton Hundred.

Erected 1966 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number KC-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 39° 13.17′ N, 75° 35.133′ W. Marker is in Cheswold, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Little Creek Hundred. It is on Main Street close to Moorton Road. Marker is next to the post office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cheswold DE 19936, 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

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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: Kenton Hundred (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cheswold Volunteer Fire Company (about 600 feet away); Floyd Durham (1918-2010) (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Little Creek Hundred (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fork Branch Nature Preserve (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Fork Branch Nature Preserve (approx. 2.7 miles away); Welcome to Fork Branch Nature Preserve (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheswold.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. Little Creek Hundred Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,596 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.