Kent County, Delaware Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Kent County Levy Court Administrative Complex 555 Bay Road Dover, DE 19901

History

 * Renamed from St. Johns County, 17 December 1682.
 * Interesting note - Kent County is one of few counties bordering another county with same same across state line, Kent County, Maryland

Populated Places

 * Cities: Dover . Harrington . Milford
 * Towns: Bowers . Camden . Cheswold . Clayton . Farmington . Felton . Frederica . Hartly . Houston . Kenton . Leipsic . Little Creek . Magnolia . Smyrna . Viola . Woodside . Wyoming
 * Communities: Highland Acres . Kent Acres . Marydel . Rising Sun-Lebanon . Riverview . Rodney Village . Woodside East
 * Hundreds: Duck Creek . East Dover . Kenton . Little Creek . Milford . Mispillion . North Murderkill . South Murderkill . West Dover
 * Military: Dover Air Force Base

Neighboring Counties
New Castle | Sussex | New Jersey Counties: Cape May | Cumberland | Salem | Maryland Counties: Caroline | Kent | Queen Anne's

Gazetteers of Places/Localities

 * United States Geographic Survey Place Names - GNIS for Kent County (over 1200 localities) (may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)

Web Sites

 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Kent County
 * The Kent County DEGenWeb Project, an member of The DEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.