South Murderkill Hundred in Felton in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Geographic Center of Delaware

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Geographic Center of Delaware Marker

Inscription.
In the vicinity of this marker, a Flat Outline Map of the State
would be exactly balanced.

In 1989, a curious seventh grader from the Caesar Rodney School District asked where the center of Delaware was located. With the help of his teacher and the Kent County Department of Planning, it was determined that the geographic center of the state was located approximately eleven miles south of Dover in the field just south of this marker, on the Killen Farm.

Erected 2008 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.

Location. 39° 0.353′ N, 75° 32.676′ W. Marker is in Felton, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in South Murderkill Hundred. It is on Midstate Road (Delaware Route 12). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Felton DE 19943, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Jonathan Caldwell (approx. one mile away); Rescue House of Prayer (approx. 1.6 miles away); Town of Felton

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Felton Railroad Station (approx. 1.7 miles away); Honor and Remember (approx. 1.7 miles away); North Murderkill Hundred (approx. 2.3 miles away); Laws Chapel (approx. 3 miles away); Immigrant Jewish Farmers (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Felton.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. Geographic Center of Delaware Marker

Dwelling located nearest the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,374 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.