Williamsville, Kent County, Delaware
Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
38°53′44″N 75°30′36″W / 38.89556°N 75.51000°W / 38.89556; -75.51000Williamsville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Williamsville is located at the intersection of Williamsville Road and Deep Grass Lane, south of Houston.[2]
It was known as Guinea-Town, until an official name change in 1827.[3]
Williamsville was the site of the Williamsville Colored School (1920–1929).[4]
Griffith's Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[5]
References
- ^ "Williamsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Laws of the State of Delaware". August 3, 1829 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Exterior view of Williamsville Colored School in Kent County prior to new construction".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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Municipalities and communities of Kent County, Delaware, United States
County seat: Dover
communities
- Adamsville‡
- Andrewville
- Berrytown
- Big Stone Beach
- Bishops Corner
- Blackiston
- Brownsville
- Canterbury
- Carpenters Bridge
- Chapeltown
- Cowgills Corner
- Dinahs Corner
- Downs Chapel
- Dutch Neck Crossroads
- Hazlettville
- Hickman
- Hollandsville
- Kitts Hummock
- Little Heaven
- Little Hell
- Marydel
- Mastens Corner
- Moores Corner
- Pearsons Corner
- Petersburg
- Pickering Beach
- Port Mahon
- Sandtown
- Seven Hickories
- Smyrna Landing‡
- South Bowers
- Star Hill
- Thompsonville
- Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
- Williamsville
- Willow Grove
- Woodland Beach
- Wrights Crossroads
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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