Headnote
SUSSEX COUNTY, situated in the south part of Delaware, with the Atlantic ocean and Delaware bay on the east. Area, 860 square miles. Face of the country, level and marshy; soil, sandy. Seat of justice, Georgetown. Pop. in 1810, 27,750; in 1820, 24,057; in 1830, 27,115; in 1840, 25,093; in 1850, 25,935. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Delaware

Sussex County, Delaware (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SUSSEX COUNTY, situated in the south part of Delaware, with the Atlantic ocean and Delaware bay on the east. Area, 860 square miles. Face of the country, level and marshy; soil, sandy. Seat of justice, Georgetown. Pop. in 1810, 27,750; in 1820, 24,057; in 1830, 27,115; in 1840, 25,093; in 1850, 25,935.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 348.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Bridgeville, DE City or Town
Concord, DE City or Town
Georgetown, DE City or Town
Laurel, DE City or Town
Milton, DE City or Town
Ocean View, DE City or Town
Date Title
Jacob Blockson to William Still, December 26, 1858
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