Near Millsboro in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gumboro United Methodist Church

Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

1. Gumboro United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Gumboro United Methodist Church traces its roots from the post Civil War era when a group of local citizens organized under the name of Union Methodist Episcopal Church. In the early 1870s the Church purchased the structure used by the Gumboro Methodist Protestant Church for $350.00. The members of the M.P. Church subsequently joined this congregation. On March 17, 1881 the Church incorporated as “Union Methodist Episcopal Church of Gumboro Hundred.” A second incorporation took place on June 5, 1890 when the name was changed to “Gumboro M.E. Church.” In 1924 David R. Baker donated the present site where a new church was erected and dedicated the following year.

Erected 1996 by The Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-106.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1891.

Location. 38° 28.766′ N, 75° 21.859′ W. Marker is near Millsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County. Marker is on Main Street (County Road 413) near Shell Station Road (County Road 427), on the right when traveling north. Located 1 Block east of Delaware Rt. 26. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 36633 Main St, Millsboro DE 19966, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gumboro School (approx. ¼ mile away); Bethel Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Westwoods Methodist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Jones Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gumboro Hundred (approx. 2.9 miles away); Line United Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Bethany United Methodist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Hickory Hill Methodist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millsboro.

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Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

2. Gumboro United Methodist Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.