Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County

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Little Creek Hundred
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Little Creek Hundred
Coordinates: 38°32′30″N075°34′59″W / 38.54167°N 75.58306°W / 38.54167; -75.58306 Coordinates: 38°32′30″N075°34′59″W / 38.54167°N 75.58306°W / 38.54167; -75.58306
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 302
GNIS feature ID217203 [1]

Little Creek Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Little Creek Hundred was formed in 1774 from Somerset County, Maryland. Its primary community is Laurel.

Little Creek Hundred is one of two Delaware hundreds of the name, the other being Little Creek Hundred in Kent County.

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.