Near Millsboro in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gumboro Hundred
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011
1. Gumboro Hundred Marker
Erected by The (Delaware) Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-57.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
Location. 38° 31.27′ N, 75° 21.389′ W. Marker is near Millsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Millsboro Highway (Delaware Route 24) near Lynch Road (County Route 413), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34153 Millsboro Hwy, Frankford DE 19945, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Delawares Beaches. It is also 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: Westwoods Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jones Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Bethany United Methodist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Carey's Camp (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Carey's Camp (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gumboro School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gumboro United Methodist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hickory Hill Methodist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millsboro.
Regarding Gumboro Hundred.
this page online
Counties in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania were divided into hundreds in the seventeenth century, in imitation of the English system. They survive in Delaware (see List of Delaware Counties and Hundreds), and were used as tax reporting and voting districts until the 1960s, but now serve no administrative role, their only official legal use being in real-estate title descriptions
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011
2. Gumboro Hundred Marker amid the farm lands in Sussex County
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011
3. Gumboro Hundred Marker,looking south on Millsboro Highway (Delaware Route 24)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,221 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
