Thompsonville, Delaware

Thompsonville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Thompsonville is located at the intersection of Milford Neck Road and Bennetts Pier Road, northeast of Milford.[2]

Thompsonville, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Thompsonville is located in Delaware
Thompsonville
Thompsonville
Thompsonville is located in the United States
Thompsonville
Thompsonville
Coordinates: 38°59′58″N 75°23′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID216234[1]

History

The Thompsonville Methodist Church was established in 1790.[3] A post office was established in Thompsonville in July, 1891 [4] and operated in the Thompson Store until the last mail day of March, 1902, when rural free delivery was started for the area.[5] The South Bowers Volunteer Fire Company established a fire station in Thompsonville in 1970, and eventually closed the fire station in South Bowers and moved all operations to the station in Thompsonville.[6]

References
  1. "Thompsonville". 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. "Thompsonville Methodists Mark Church's 151st Year". The News Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). October 28, 1941.
  4. "Peninsula Points". The Morning News(Wilmington, Delaware). July 20, 1891.
  5. "Thompson, 87, Retiring, Closing His Country Store". The News Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). July 5, 1962.
  6. https://www.southbowers57.com/page/history


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