Corner Ketch, Delaware

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Corner Ketch, Delaware
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Corner Ketch
Coordinates: 39°44′57″N75°44′28″W / 39.74917°N 75.74111°W / 39.74917; -75.74111
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Elevation
328 ft (100 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 302
GNIS feature ID216072 [1]

Corner Ketch is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Corner Ketch is located at the intersection of Corner Ketch Road and Doe Run Road, north of Newark. [2]

The origin of the name "Corner Ketch" is obscure. According to tradition, travelers were cautioned to be careful at the dangerous crossroad: "Watch out! They'll catch ye at the corners". [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Corner Ketch". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  3. "The Oddest Named Town in Every State". The Active Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  4. "The backstory on odd Delaware place names".