Whitesville, Delaware

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Whitesville, Delaware
Unincorporated community
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Whitesville
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Whitesville
Coordinates: 38°27′31″N75°25′37″W / 38.45861°N 75.42694°W / 38.45861; -75.42694
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 302
GNIS feature ID214846 [1]

Whitesville is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Whitesville is located just north of the stateline with Maryland. [2] [3] between Delmar and Selbyville. [4] Local folklore ascribes the name to Ezekiel Williams, who built the first house in the village. [5] It is the site of the Line United Methodist Church. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ Meade, Buford K. (August 1, 1982). "Report on Surveys of Delaware-Maryland Boundaries: In Cooperation with the States of Delaware and Maryland". U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Survey – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Survey, Maryland Geological (August 1, 1906). "Report". Johns Hopkins Press – via Google Books. Commencing at the Delaware and Maryland line at a point on the county road leading from Bethel Church to Whitesville, Delaware, about two hundred yards west of the residence where Enoch Truitt now resides;
  4. ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  5. ↑ Pepper, Debora (1976). "Folklore of Sussex County, Delaware". Williamsville was named for Ezekiel Williams. He owned the only house in the village at the time. A steam mill was erected and later a store. Later on a post office was put into the store.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ "Line United Methodist Church Cemetery - Whitesville, Delaware - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.


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