Mispillion Hundred

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Mispillion Hundred
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Coordinates: 38°57′0″N75°36′29″W / 38.95000°N 75.60806°W / 38.95000; -75.60806 Coordinates: 38°57′0″N75°36′29″W / 38.95000°N 75.60806°W / 38.95000; -75.60806
Country United States
State Delaware
County Kent
Elevation
59 ft (18 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 302
GNIS feature ID217257 [1]

Mispillion Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Mispillion Hundred was formed in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Its primary community is Harrington.

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References

  1. "Mispillion Hundred". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved May 27, 2011.