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

Parent County
Kent County was created 8 August 1673 from St. Jones County.

Populated Places
Cities:

Towns:

Communities:

Hundreds:

Military:


 * Dover Air Force Base

Gazetteers

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

Probate

 * Guardianship
 * Inestate
 * Wills

Web Sites

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